UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (19-1, 2-0 UFC) will face off against top contender Urijah Faber (26-5, 2-1 UFC). Season 15 will be the first to be broadcast live on FX.
The show will be on a 13-week run and features lightweights and welterweights. This season will be the first to feature bantamweight coaches and is scheduled to feature a title fight between Cruz and Faber in mid-March, the pair is currently knotted at a win a piece in their expectant trilogy. Faber won the first matchup at WEC 26 at lightweight when he won by submission, Cruz won via unanimous decision at UFC 136.
The show should be one of the most contentious in the series history, with Cruz and Faber making no question about their mutual dislike.
"I'm looking forward to mentoring a bunch of hungry and talented fighters," Faber said. "Having Dominick coach on the opposite side couldn't be more perfect. I'm not too thrilled about being in each other's space for an extended period of time, as I am sure we are going to get on each other's nerves. But I can't wait to mentally beat him up as a coach, and then literally beat him up in the cage and swipe that UFC strap."
"Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a gym rat and love learning and teaching mixed martial arts," Cruz said. “This is a dream come true. To get a chance to coach TUF and beat Faber again is all the motivation I need."
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