ESPN has announced the ten men and nine women who will appear in the annual Body Issue. The list includes three figures from combat sports – wrestler Adeline Gray, boxer Claressa Shields, and Mixed Martial Artist Conor McGregor.

Nathan Adrian, Olympics/swimming
Jake Arrieta, MLB
Antonio Brown, NFL
Emma Coburn, Olympics/steeplechase
Courtney Conlogue, surfing
Elena Delle Donne, WNBA
Ryan Dungey, motocross
Adeline Gray, Olympics/wrestling
Greg Louganis, Olympics/diving
Conor McGregor, MMA
Von Miller, NFL
Chris Mosier, duathlon
Nzingha Prescod, Olympics/fencing
Christen Press, soccer
April Ross, Olympics/beach volleyball
Allysa Seely, paratriathlete
Claressa Shields, Olympics/boxing
Dwyane Wade, NBA
Vince Wilfork, NFL

The featured participants include Team USA duathlete Chris Mosier, who will be the first transgender athlete to pose. Houston Texans defensive tackle Vince Wilfork will show off all of his 325 pounds. And retired diver Greg Louganis will be the oldest athlete, at age 56.

U.S. women’s national soccer team forward Christen Press said she has “always wanted a more perfect body” but realized that was partially an effect of comparing herself to her teammates.

“I’ve spent a lot of time being insecure about my body, but it’s done so much for me. It’s my tool, my vessel for my job,” Press said. “I’m very grateful for the way that I feel when I play. I feel very powerful, I feel fast, I feel unstoppable, and that’s because of my body.”

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The Body Issue will be available online July 6 and on newsstands July 8.

A number of fighters have appeared in the past including Gina Carano, Cris Cyborg (with then husband Cyrborg), Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate.

The Body Issue is ESPN The Magazine’s annual celebration of athletes’ amazing bodies, where they stop to admire the vast potential of the human form and unapologetically stand in awe of the athletes who’ve pushed their physiques to profound frontiers.

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