Will Michelle Waterson be UFC's next reality star on 'The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'?

UFC fighters are no strangers to reality competitions, and Michelle Waterson will be the latest to step a little out of her fighting comfort zone.

Waterson (14-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will be part of the cast of MTV’s show “The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars,” which is set to have its season debut on Nov. 21 at 10 p.m. ET. The news first was reported by People magazine.

The show will feature 10 alums of “The Challenge” show, all of whom were past cast members on different seasons of “The Real World.” Those reality stars will go up against 10 celebrities, including Waterson, Ariane Andrew (WWE), Kim Glass (Olympic volleyball), Shawn Johnson (Olympic gymnast), Romeo Miller (rapper), Josh Murray (“The Bachelorette”), Terrell Owens (NFL), Riff Raff (rapper), Matt Rife (comedian) and Justina Valentine (rapper).

Waterson will be playing for the MVP Vets and Players charity.

She’s not the first UFC fighter to appear on “The Challenge.” Earlier this year, Phil “CM Punk” Brooks appeared on the “Champs vs. Pros” version of the show. He was eliminated on the season’s fourth episode and won $1,000 for his charity, PAWS Chicago.

A year and a half ago, Paige VanZant set the bar for current UFC fighters appearing on reality competition shows when she was runner-up on Season 22 of “Dancing with the Stars.” Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture also appeared on past seasons of that show. VanZant in 2016 also was on a celebrity edition of “Chopped” on The Food Network.

Waterson in April suffered her first loss in the UFC. The former Invicta FC atomweight champ started her UFC run 2-0 with rear-naked choke wins over Angela Magana and VanZant, the latter of which came as the headliner for UFC on FOX 22. But in the UFC on FOX 25 co-main event, she was submitted by Rose Namajunas, who earned an upcoming title shot with the win.

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