WE'VE seen Kyle Noke in action as a competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) but now fans of the Dubbo-born fighter will get the opportunity to see how he goes as a coach when the latest series of the The Ultimate Fighter starts airing on Foxtel tomorrow.
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The Ultimate Fighter: Nations will pit eight Australian hopefuls, mentored by Noke, against eight Canadian mixed martial artists who will have the tutelage of Patrick Cote.
Welterweight fighters Chris Indich, Jake Matthews, Brendan O'Reilly and Richard Walsh, and middleweights Vik Grujic, Daniel Kelly, Tyler Manawaroa and Zein Saliba will all get the chance to work with Noke as they search for a lucrative UFC contract.
Airing on the FX Channel, The Ultimate Fighter: Nations is the latest in a long line of UFC reality programs and ironically enough, was where Noke was first identified.
After spending his early childhood in Dubbo, Noke moved with his family to Mooloolaba and eventually to the United States, where he got his opportunity in 2010 when he was coached by UFC legend Chuck Liddell in season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter.
His first foray into the UFC came when he defeated Josh Bryant via technical knockout in the season finale and since then he has racked up a 4-2 record inside the Octagon.
As is the case with all series of The Ultimate Fighter the coaches will meet in a bout at the season finale with that fight expected to take place at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec, Canada on April 16.
The fight against Cote will be Noke's first since September 2012 when he made light work of Charlie Brenneman with a TKO victory over the American at UFC 152.
Injuries have plagued the 33-year-old since that time but he is expected to be fit and ready to go come the series finale.
The Ultimate Fighter: Nations will premiere at 4.30pm tomorrow on FX with further screenings at 10.30pm tomorrow and 7.30pm on Friday night.
