The Australian leglocking phenomenon Craig Jones has announced that he will be joining the cast of season 29 of The Ultimate Fighter as a grappling coach. He will be joining his fellow Australian and the reigning UFC featherweight world champion, Alexander Volkanovski, to impart his grappling knowledge to the next generation of bantamweight and middleweight MMA fighters.
The opposing team will be captained by Brian Ortega, who has had his title shot delayed due to Volkanovski being hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19. There’s no official confirmation as to who will offer their services as grappling coach for Team Ortega, but considering that one of the constant fixtures in his corner is Rener Gracie, this could make for two of the best grappling coaches ever seen opposite each other on a TUF season.