Spike.com has released an extended video preview of "The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights," the 10th season of the UFC's popular reality series.

Since its debut in early 2005, the show has featured just one season with heavyweights and that was with just eight fighters (most of whom later dropped a weight class) and took place four years ago.

Now, the show, which debuts Sept. 16 on Spike TV, features three former UFC fighters, four NFL veterans, the final heavyweight champion of the IFL, and a former EliteXC headliner who could make this season the highest rated in "TUF" history.

"In UFC history, I don't think our heavyweight division has ever been as exciting as it is now," UFC president Dana White said in the video. "In season 10, we're looking for guys to make it even more exciting."

Check out the embedded video for a look at the 16 competitors and their coaches, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans. (Of course, seeing the footage of the Jackson vs. Evans feud only further makes the recent cancellation of their UFC 107 fight all the more bitter.) The list includes early show favorite Roy Nelson, towering NFL standout Marcus Jones and MMAjunkie.com "TUF 10" blogger Brendan Schaub, among others.

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dan

Any chance of reupping this as anything other than a .wmv? My codecs don't like playing Windows Media or Real Media videos.

If you could, it would be greatly appreciated. If not, I'll just do what most people will be doing... wait until the season starts.

hey bro ...just an idea..mabye install KLite mega codec pack n u shud b ok bro
then u can play any file
up2 u do bro
no worries
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dan

I've tried to install many different codec packages, including Windows Media codecs direct from the mplayer site. None work, it's something I can't get my head round... and I'm not installing Windows to watch wmv files, lol.