Exclusive: Mike Marrello selected for 7th season of “The Ultimate Fighter”

January 25, 2008 by Sam Caplan  
Filed under Jorge Rivera, UFC Fight Night 17

mike_marrello_promo1.jpg Chicago-area middleweight Mike Marrello has been selected for the seventh season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV, sources have revealed exclusively to FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com).

Marrello has compiled a 6-1-1 record in eight pro fights and was undefeated an amateur, going 4-0. He trains out of Jeff Curran’s camp in Illinois.

The 29-year old has competed for both the Xtreme Fighting Organization and King of the Cage fight promotions. His last bout was on December 1 at XFO 21, where he recorded a submission victory over Ron Fields at 2:48 of round 1.

His lone pro loss occurred this past June, when he was defeated by Terry Davinney via TKO as a result of a referee’s stoppage.

Marrello served in the Marines from 1996-2000 and was stationed in San Diego, Okinawa, South Korea, and Quantico, VA, according to his official web site.

Click here to read more about the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” And remember to keep checking FiveOuncesOfPain.com for further TUF 7 cast updates.

Sam Caplan is the President of Combat Sports Media, LLC, the parent company of FiveOuncesOfPain.com. CSM is a B-2-B outsource solution in the MMA industry and provides PR, web management, and other consulting services to MMA companies. Clients of CSM include M-1 Global and Showtime.
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7 Responses to “Exclusive: Mike Marrello selected for 7th season of “The Ultimate Fighter””
  1. Jay K. says:

    Very Cool!! Another Illinoisian to cheer for!

    Cheers from Chi-Town!

    Jay K.

  2. Chris W. says:

    Sam, any word on if Aaron Meisner will be involved with TUFF 7?

  3. Andrej says:

    Decent Prospect. Better than TUF 6 by a mile so far.

  4. Sam Cupitt says:

    Yeah I think this guy has more fights than half of TUF 6 put together.

  5. j says:

    He will be the next TUFF winner, mark my words

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