Liddell Builds a Strong Team to Coach at “TUF 11”
Big players always do it quietly! Look at Chuck Liddell for example. This man has been a fantastic fighter with five Light Heavyweight Championships under his belt. He has been a good coach during his first appearance in “The Ultimate Fighter” series. He is now busy in assembling a team for his second coaching stint in “TUF 11”.
The filming of this long running series for Liddell will begin on 21st January, 2010 along with his rival coach and a six time Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz. Dana White believes this year the show will grow even bigger and better with sixteen Middleweight fighters to compete in the traditional tournament format of the show. Meanwhile, MMASpark tried to find out the preliminary preferences as Liddell’s coaching staffs who will accompany him during this six-week shoot.
The list looks pretty impressive! The former Olympic Gold Medalist Howard Davis Junior may be the Liddell’s boxing coach. Sammy Henson, the Olympic Silver Medalist, is under consideration as the wrestling coach of the team while John Hackleman, the longtime kickboxing trainer of Liddell is expected to make a brief appearance. Liddell is considering two extremely talented individuals as jiu-jitsu coaches: Eddie Bravo, the Rubber Guard Guru and Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields. Liddell has a prior coaching experience; he mentored in the inaugural season of this reality show opposite Randy Couture and trained Diego Sanchez and Forrest Griffin to show championships. Let’s see what he is up to this time!
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