Dana White will know TUF coaches Friday, but won’t tell
In the week and a half since the Finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season 12, speculation has run rampant about…
In the week and a half since the Finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season 12, speculation has run rampant about who the coaches will be for the show’s 13th season, which will begin taping in early 2011.
“We should have it done by Friday,” White said.
That White said he’ll know Friday suggests that some of the fighters on Thursday night’s WEC card are in the running as possible Ultimate Fighter coaches. One option there would be the winner of Thursday’s bantamweight title fight between Dominick Cruz and Scott Jorgensen coaching against Urijah Faber, with the two coaches squaring off in the first UFC bantamweight title fight at the end of the season. Another option would be having the winner of the WEC lightweight title fight between Ben Henderson and Anthony Pettis coach against the winner of the upcoming UFC lightweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard.
“We won’t announce it for a while anyway,” White said.
Sonnen-Wand, Mir-Lesnar were previously reported to be out as TUF 13 coaches.