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Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor and former Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler are coaches on the upcoming season of the UFC Ultimate Fighter 31.
There is already some drama on the show, which just started filming earlier this week, as MMA manager Daniel Rubenstein is accusing McGregor of having some cast members removed from the show so McGregor can have some of his fighters added to the cast.
Ken Cross, Mitch Ramirez and Brandon Jenkins all got pulled off to make room for 3 of Conor’s guy to be on the show.
— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) February 17, 2023
UFC fighter Chris Curtis seemingly confirmed what Rubenstein tweeted by saying the following on Twitter:
Most definitely true. What a fucking asshole. https://t.co/IZqSOF5o1Z
— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) February 17, 2023
McGregor, in a tweet responding to Curtis, would say that the rumors aren’t true (via MMA Junkie):
“@Actionman513 not true. I only know 1 guy on this show and he put himself forward for it. And he is now, after today, set to fight the No. 1 seed! I didn’t ask nor request nothing! And I certainly didn’t have people removed. I’m just tryna get back in the mix myself so f*ck off.”
It should be noted that the UFC has yet to release the cast list for the reality show, which features male bantamweights and lightweights competing for a UFC contract.
