OAKLAND CA - AUGUST 07: Junior dos Santos punches Roy Nelson during the UFC Heavyweight bout at Oracle Arena on August 7 2010 in Oakland California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
As first posted on Twitter by MMAForReal.com, the UFC has named heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos as the opposing coaches for the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter," a show which will feature exclusively welterweight fighters.
The two will meet following the season (in June, according to UFC president Dana White on Tuesday's "Fight for the Troops" media call) in a three-round fight with the winner facing UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at a later date.
The show is scheduled to start March 30 on Spike TV.
Dos Santos was scheduled to face Velasquez for the title early this year before a shoulder injury forced Velasquez to the sidelines for an undetermined amount of time.
Lesnar is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Velasquez at UFC 121 in October. Many questioned his commitment to MMA following the loss, but he is back.
Dos Santos last competed in August, taking home a unanimous decision from Roy Nelson at UFC 117.
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