Rodrigo Comprido / Photo: Publicity
GRACIEMAG.com recently reported who would make up the coaching staff for Junior Cigano’s team for the upcoming season of UFC reality show The Ultimate Fighter. Brock Lesnar too has announced who he will be partnering up with for the program, without any great surprises.
The Jiu-Jitsu coach for the former UFC heavyweight champion’s team will be two-time absolute world champion Rodrigo Comprido. Also on the team is Minnesota Martial Arts founder Greg Nelson, a muay thai and wrestling expert; Marty Morga, who is Brock’s head coach, a wrestling specialist who also coaches the University of Minnesota team; Peter Welch, once boxing coach to the likes of Kenny Florian; Luke Richardson, a physical conditioning coach with NFL experience; and Erik Paulson, who marked an era in submission grappling events, the first American Shooto World champion.