Former WEC lightweight champion “Razor” Rob McCullough is joining longtime training partner Tito Ortiz as a coach on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series on Spike TV.

McCullough posted the news on his web site Wednesday, saying, “So I am one of the assistant coaches for this season’s Ultimate Fighter show. I will be helping coach Tito Ortiz versus Chuck Liddell’s team.”

McCullough (17-6) has fought for World Extreme Cagefighting since the promotion’s second event. He has fought there exclusively for the past three years. After reeling off nine straight victories – including capturing and defending the WEC lightweight title – he has since gone 2-3 in his last five fights.

Ortiz and Liddell are the head team coaches for season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter. Their coaching stint sets up a third bout between the rivals. Liddell won their first two meetings.