Over the years, one of the most exciting things about each new season of The Ultimate Fighter is who the coaches for the season are. Many times the coaches’ fight is used to determine who the number one contender is, other times the fight is for a title; either way the fights have had major effects on whatever division the coaches are in.
The UFC has announced a deal with FOX, which will change the format of The Ultimate Fighter to now include live fights and follow the coaches as they prepare for their fight at the end of the season.
After UFC 137, Diego Sanchez called out BJ Penn in hopes of coaching against him on the next season of TUF. Sanchez has been wanting to coach on the show that pushed him into the spotlight years ago when he won on the original season, something many fans would like to see.
So with that in mind, I made this list of dream coaching matchups by weight class. This isn’t done in reality as matches that could happen any time soon, but matchups that fans would like to see.