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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
15 of the 16 women competing on The Ultimate Fighter's current 20th season will get a fight at the Finale in December, according to a report from FoxSports.com.
The lone holdout is Justine Kish, as she's rehabbing a torn ACL suffered during the season, which forced her out of the competition on last week's episode, bringing Tecia Torres back into the field.
The Finale event airs live on Fox Sports 1 on Dec. 12 from the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, and the tournament winner from this season will be crowned the first ever UFC Women's Strawweight Champion.
Penick's Analysis: There's no surprise here, and Kish will obviously get her chance once she's healthy enough to compete. They were almost all a part of the Invicta roster, and as it's a brand new division, getting chosen for the show was essentially getting chosen for a roster spot. Now, depending on how those fights go, it may be a one off appearance for some of them, but they're all more than likely going to get a few opportunities inside the Octagon.
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