Wanderlei Silva told setanta.com he would love to coach on The Ultimate Fighter, but he may be too hot-headed to stay in control!
Wanderlei is an undoubted legend of MMA and is regularly seen passing on his knowledge in the corner of his team-mates – such as new middleweight star Demian Maia.
“The Axe Murderer” revealed he has spoken with [UFC president] Dana White about appearing as a coach in future series, but admits he would have one major problem.
Having seen the likes of Junie Browning causing chaos in “TUF 8”, Wanderlei admits he would probably end up fighting most of the housemates himself!
“I’ve spoken to Dana and he’s spoken to me about future opportunities for working as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter,” Silva told setanta.com.
“But he needs to make sure the guys stick to the letter of the law!
“I saw the last series and man, I’ve got Brazilian blood...I’m so hot-headed...I would want to (gestures to clip them)
“It’s so interesting though, the reality show is incredible, I love it.
“You watch the guys training and fighting, it’s incredible.”
Michael Bisping is currently filming series nine of The Ultimate Fighter, which sees his English camp go toe-to-toe with Dan Henderson’s US camp. Don’t miss a minute live on Setanta Sports.