28 lightweights have made the cut to fight to be a part of the 12th iteration of The Ultimate Fighter: Team St. Pierre vs. Team Koscheck. Coaching this season with the two stars are: St. Pierre: Firas Zahabi - MMA coach Phil Nurse - Muay Thai coach Jean-Charles Skarbowsky - Muay Thai coach John Danaher - BJJ coach Shawn Williams - BJJ coach Koscheck: Bob Cook - MMA coach Daniel Cormier - Wrestling coach Javier Mendez - Kickboxing coach Dave Camarillo - BJJ coach Teddy Lucio - Boxing coach We're likely to see a lot of cameos this season since St. Pierre and Koscheck both come from big fight camps. The show will debut in mid-September.
Zahabi is the head trainer at Zahabi MMA/Tri-Star Gym in Montreal. Nurse runs Wat Muay-Thai training centre in Manhattan. He's originally from England. Skarbowski is a retired K-1 kickboxer from France. Danaher is a BJJ instructor who opposing coach Dave Camarillo idolizes. Williams is a Renzo Gracie black belt from Indiana. Cook, Mendez, and Camarillo are the lead instructors at American Kickboxing Academy. Cormier is a pro MMA fighter and former Olympic freestyle wrestler. Lucio is the boxing instructor at AKA.
Red vs. Yellow... definite Montreal vs. Pittsburgh angle there. I like GSP's TMA shorts as well. Rising sun style. Edit: looks like the season will be called The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck
