After months of speculation and more than a dozen rumored names, UFC president Dana White today announced heavyweight contenders Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos will be coaches on the upcoming 13th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.”
“The Ultimate Fighter 13” debuts March 30 on Spike TV, and a live finale is slated for June 4. The coaches meet in a season-ending fight in June, possibly at UFC 131 in Toronto.
No interim title will be on the line when the coaches fight, though the winner gets an immediate title shot with Velasquez.
Dana says Brock vs. JDS will “definitely” happen in June.
Dana tells Vancouver to “keep your fingers crossed” because “you could be getting” Brock-JDS.
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“There were a lot of people we were looking at, and then, boom. Cain Velasquez gets hurt. And I was literally driving to work one morning and I said, ‘You know what? This makes sense. Let’s see if we can do this.’”
“I’m already prepared mentally – it’s going to be a tough season,” White said. “I deal with Brock in very short spurts. The guy fights two to three times a year, and it’s always tough. It’s going to be an interesting six weeks of filming. … (Brock) is not exactly a happy-go-lucky guy. Who knows what’s going to happen this season. I do know it’s going to be very interesting to see.”
