Roy Nelson names TUF 16 coaches
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UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson released the list of coaches he will be using (and some not he's not using) for The Ultimate Fighter 16.
His rival coach and future opponent Shane Carwin is expected to use coach Trevor Wittman, Strikeforce welterweight champion Nate Marquardt, among others from his camp Grudge Training Center in Colorado.
"Big Country's" TUF 16 coaches list via his official site:
Roy Nelson says...
COACHES:
Here are my Assistant/Guest Coaches
the non-ufc coaches will be helping but not on the set because they are black, criminals, white, Olympian, Great TV ... (disclaimer I have know idea, just opinion) NON-UFC ALLOWED:
- Muhammed Lawal (King Mo)
- Kurt Angle
- Victor Conte
[Editor's Note: Angle and Mo may not have been allowed due to their Spike TV/Bellator affiliation. Conte, while now an advocate for stronger drug testing, is still infamous for the BALCO scandal that he saw jail time for years ago.]
UFC ALLOWED
- Royce Gracie
- James Johnson
- Jeff Mayweather
- Georges St-Pierre
- Nick Diaz
- Nate Diaz
- Rashad Evans
- Forrest Griffin
- Chael Sonnen
- Jake Shields
- Gilbert Melendez
- Martin Kampmann
- Amir Sadollah
- Mike Pyle
- Gray Maynard
- Ron Frazier
- Anthony Brown
I am a student first, teacher second. Let give theses kids an opportunity of a life time. A UFC SUPER CAMP
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