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UFC names Conor McGregor, Urijah Faber as next The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) coaches

Shocker!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White just announced that Urijah Faber will serve as one of the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 22: "U.S. vs. Europe."

His coaching counterpart?

None other than newly-crowned interim Featherweight champion, Conor McGregor.

That's quite a shock to say the least -- most would have expected 145-pound division champion Jose Aldo to be the other coach opposite "Notorious" to beef up their already-heated rivalry in the lead-up to their title unification fight, which could happen early next year.

White was quick to point out that McGregor and Faber would not fight at the end of the season; however, with Aldo's history of pulling out of championship fights, it's easy to assume UFC is thinking of a contingency plan months ahead of time.