Chael Sonnen Credit score: World MMA Awards/Fighters Solely
You don’t want to fret in regards to the coaches battle for The Final Fighter 33 being delayed like TUF 31’s Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler, as a result of there gained’t be one.
As a substitute, the promotion has opted to faucet two of the most important personalities of their rolodex to function coaches on TUF 33. Throughout Saturday’s UFC 311 broadcast, with each events readily available, it was introduced the previous double-champ (mild heavyweight and heavyweight) Daniel Cormier, and former multi-time title challenger (middleweight and lightweight heavyweight) Chael Sonnen would take over teaching duties on the 2025 installment of the present.
The boys’s flyweight and welterweight divisions are anticipated to be featured on The Final Fighter 33. The present will start airing later this yr.
Sonnen infamously served as coach on not one however two seasons of The Final Fighter, first reverse Jon Jones on TUF 17, then towards Wanderlei Silva on The Final Fighter Brazil 3. Cormier isn’t any stranger to The Final Fighter franchise both. He coached on season 27 of the present, reverse heavyweight rival Stipe Miocic.
Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen at present seem on ESPN MMA’s Good Man/Unhealthy Man podcast.
A casting name for The Final Fighter 33 went out late final yr, however no fighters have been formally introduced as showing on the present. Nevertheless, TUF producer Craig Piligian was introduced on Saturday as getting into the UFC Corridor of Fame, Class of 2025 for his work on the collection.
