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Metal85
01-12-2011, 10:34 AM
UFC President Dana White announced today that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and number one contender Junior dos Santos will match wits as the coaches of season 13 of the hit Spike TV reality series.

Following the season, which begins filming later this month and begins airing on March 30, Lesnar and dos Santos will then match fists in the Octagon at a date and location to be announced in June. The winner will face current heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, who is currently sidelined with a torn rotator cuff.

“It’s gonna be a very interesting six weeks of filming,” said White during a media teleconference Tuesday. “These two will coach, then they’ll fight, and the winner of the fight will fight Cain Velasquez when he’s healthy.”

This will be the first time either fighter has appeared on The Ultimate Fighter, which began airing on Spike in 2005. The last time heavyweights coached the show was during season eight in 2008, when dos Santos’ mentor, “Minotauro” Nogueira, faced off against former champion Frank Mir. This season, the two will coach a host of welterweight hopefuls looking to secure a UFC contract.

One of the biggest success stories of recent years, Brock Lesnar’s rise to the top of the UFC has been well-documented. A former NCAA Division I wrestling champion for the University of Minnesota, Lesnar brought size, speed, and power to the Octagon in 2008, and in only his fourth professional fight, he defeated Randy Couture for the heavyweight crown. After successful defenses against Mir and Shane Carwin, Lesnar lost his belt to Velasquez at UFC 121 last October. Determined to get his championship back, Lesnar knows the quickest way to do so is through dos Santos.

“The guy’s a former world champion, he’s beat guys and held the title,” said White of Lesnar. “No matter what his record is, what the guy has accomplished in the short amount of time that he’s been in MMA is incredible. He’s obviously got a lot that he can teach, and not only him, but the staff that he has around him have a lot to teach young, up and coming guys, and that’s what it’s really all about.”

Unheralded Brazilian prospect Junior dos Santos turned into a contender overnight in 2008 when he knocked out highly-regarded veteran Fabricio Werdum in the first round. This spectacular debut was followed by finishes of Stefan Struve, Mirko Cro Cop, Gilbert Yvel, and Gabriel Gonzaga before earning a shot at the heavyweight title with a three round win over Roy Nelson. Yet instead of choosing to wait for Velasquez to return to action, dos Santos will risk his number one contender’s spot by coaching against - and then fighting - Lesnar later this year.

“Junior dos Santos is a young, up and coming guy,” said White of dos Santos. “He’s been knocking everybody out, comes off a three round war with “Big Country” (Roy Nelson) and I love when guys do that because it’s good for them, it’s good experience, it gets them in better shape and it takes them to another level. And to put this guy on the shelf for a long time is ridiculous, and much credit to him for not wanting to go on the shelf.”

~I was a little excited to hear this news:wink:

Ox 51
01-12-2011, 11:07 AM
Does this mean that Lesnar will do Wrestlemania? I had heard that the only way they would talk him into doing TUF would be to agree to let him do Wrestlemania also.

Metal85
01-12-2011, 02:25 PM
Does this mean that Lesnar will do Wrestlemania? I had heard that the only way they would talk him into doing TUF would be to agree to let him do Wrestlemania also.
oh really? I have no idea, If I was in his position id do both, get as much money as possible, but maybe thats just the part of me that hasnt had any income in 7 months talking

big in vegas
01-18-2011, 02:39 PM
oh really? I have no idea, If I was in his position id do both, get as much money as possible, but maybe thats just the part of me that hasnt had any income in 7 months talking


It'd be hard for Dana White and Vince McMahon to see eye to eye on this one, but you never know. I wouldn't want my employee going to do another big pay per view, but that's just me

Metal85
01-18-2011, 04:28 PM
It'd be hard for Dana White and Vince McMahon to see eye to eye on this one, but you never know. I wouldn't want my employee going to do another big pay per view, but that's just me
W Dana there would have to be something Def benifiting Him and or the Company for him to be ok with it, Thats for sure.

INFINITY
01-18-2011, 05:27 PM
W Dana there would have to be something Def benifiting Him and or the Company for him to be ok with it, Thats for sure.


yeah dana would want a cut of summin lol...vince could pay him 5 x what dana could,not saying the ufc is broke lol,but Vince has deep pockets..brock is not worth either..Cain will destroy him again and Santos will probably beat him also..just my opinion

Metal85
01-18-2011, 07:01 PM
yeah dana would want a cut of summin lol...vince could pay him 5 x what dana could,not saying the ufc is broke lol,but Vince has deep pockets..brock is not worth either..Cain will destroy him again and Santos will probably beat him also..just my opinion

The whole deal with that is wrestlers make more money per year, but they are on the road year round, fighters generally get around 2 fight a year and still make a good amount, plus fight bonuses, I would personally rather stand around my house minus 2 months outta the year or less depending on where your final camp is opposed to tour buses year round. JDS May get the best of him, hes not as good of a wrestler as Cain, which is the reason why Caun won bc he didnt allow Brock to smother him. We shall see what happens, im interested on how Lesnar will work out as a oach, he seems like he would b a dick but when the new season arrives wel find out

INFINITY
01-18-2011, 07:31 PM
The whole deal with that is wrestlers make more money per year, but they are on the road year round, fighters generally get around 2 fight a year and still make a good amount, plus fight bonuses, I would personally rather stand around my house minus 2 months outta the year or less depending on where your final camp is opposed to tour buses year round. JDS May get the best of him, hes not as good of a wrestler as Cain, which is the reason why Caun won bc he didnt allow Brock to smother him. We shall see what happens, im interested on how Lesnar will work out as a oach, he seems like he would b a dick but when the new season arrives wel find out


yeah there is just summin about him i dont like..im a big guy myself and am impossing and can handle my own..i love mma..how ever i would not get in the ring with brock unless im making 1 million dollars minimum :)

but i do not think he is any type of a mix martial artist,and will get dominated by these top guys right now

he is to heavy imo and really doesnt have a punch..if you can block his take down,he will get knocked out everytime..he hates to get hit,of course he knows that bcos he knows his jaw is glass :drooling:

Metal85
01-18-2011, 07:35 PM
yeah there is just summin about him i dont like..im a big guy myself and am impossing and can handle my own..i love mma..how ever i would not get in the ring with brock unless im making 1 million dollars minimum :)

but i do not think he is any type of a mix martial artist,and will get dominated by these top guys right now

he is to heavy imo and really doesnt have a punch..if you can block his take down,he will get knocked out everytime..he hates to get hit,of course he knows that bcos he knows his jaw is glass :drooling:

LOL thats why it sucks that Shane Carwin didnt win that fight that should have been stopped, I wanna see that guy be the champ, he's an engineer that fights on the side