Spike TV announced today(Monday) that the UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former champion Frank Mir will be the coaches for season eight of The Ultimate Fighter. The show will be taped May 18-June 28 in Las Vegas and will air September.

Mir (11-3) has won his last to fights but lost twice in his last five bouts. The former champ is coming off a submission victory over the super hyped pro-wrestler turned MMA fighter Brock Lesnar at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” and has defeated Antoni Hardonk at UFC 74: “Respect” . It appears that the two back-to-back wins has earned Mir another shot at championship glory.

Nogueira (31-4) defeated Tim Sylvia to win the interim heavyweight championship at UFC 81 and is the first man ever to hold Pride FC and UFC belts. He is undefeated inside the Octagon (2-0) and looks forward to winning several new fans while on the show.

TUF 8 is expected to feature light heavyweights and lightweights, breaking from recent tradition of focusing on just one weight class.