The Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion officially announced Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping (21-3) and Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller (24-7) as the coaches for season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter.
Filming begins next month in Las Vegas as the two middleweights attempt to coach the next crop of Ultimate Fighter hopefuls to the Finale to crown a new “TUF” winner. This season is rumored to feature bantamweight and featherweight fighters.
Miller had been originally been scheduled to face Aaron Simpson at UFC 132 but that match has been cancelled. Promotion officials noted that they are currently searching for a new opponent to face Simpson at the event. I’d expect an announcement to come within the week naming a new opponent.
The two 185-pound contenders have proven they can fight at the elite level of the sport as well.
But can they coach?
Bisping answered that question as he led two of his fighters to victory on season nine of The Ultimate Fighter. Now it’s Miller’s turn to prove himself against the brash Brit when they collide as coaches on season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, which begins filming next month in Las Vegas.
Manchester’s Bisping, winner of season three of TUF, is currently riding a three fight winning streak that includes victories over Dan Miller, Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Jorge Rivera.
California’s Miller is back in the UFC after a six year absence where he fought the likes of Jake Shields, Robbie Lawler, Tim Kennedy, and “Jacare” Souza, while also gaining worldwide fame for his stint as host of MTV’s “Bully Beatdown.” In his most recent bout, in September of 2010, he submitted Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba, and now he has his sights on Bisping both in the gym and in the Octagon.