The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America

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The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
StarringDana White, Cain Velasquez, and Fabricio Werdum
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Televisa, UFC Fight Pass
ReleaseAugust 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)

The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Velasquez vs. Team Werdum) is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter . It is the seventh series to be produced primarily for markets outside the United States.

Contents

The series was preceded by the launch of UFC's Latin America developmental program in late 2012, where the organization scouted for Hispanic talent. [1] Many of the prospects that were picked from the tryouts spent the following year training in coveted camps — mainly Jackson's MMA — with all expenses paid alongside of $1,200 monthly stipend. [1] Most of them eventually appeared in the first two seasons of the Latin America installment, Yair Rodríguez, Guido Cannetti and Marlon Vera among others. [1]

The series was officially announced by the UFC in April 2014, shortly after Fabrício Werdum defeated Travis Browne to earn a title shot against Cain Velasquez. The coaches will be Velasquez and number-one contender Werdum and the series will culminate with their bout at UFC 180 on November 15, 2014, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City. This season will feature eight featherweight and eight bantamweight competitors, four in each class representing Mexico and Latin America (not including fighters from Brazil, which has its own TUF). Filming began in May 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the series scheduled to debut in August 2014. [2]

In May 2014, the cast of fighters participating on the show was announced. [3] Eight fighters were chosen for both Team Velasquez and Team Werdum to represent Mexico and Latin America, respectively.

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

Episodes

Episode 1 (August 20, 2014)
Episode 2 (August 27, 2014)
Episode 3 (September 3, 2014)
Episode 4 (September 10, 2014)
Episode 5 (September 17, 2014)
Episode 6 (September 24, 2014)
Episode 7 (October 1, 2014)
Episode 8 (October 8, 2014)
Episode 9 (October 15, 2014)
Episode 10 (October 22, 2014)
Episode 11 (October 29, 2014)
Episode 12 (November 5, 2014)

Tournament Bracket

Bantamweight Bracket

 
Elimination RoundSemi-finalsFinale
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Alejandro PérezUD
 
 
 
  Fredy Serrano3
 
 Alejandro PérezKO
 
 
 
  Guido Cannetti*1
 
  Enrique Briones2
 
 
 
 Marlon VeraKO
 
 Alejandro PérezUD
 
 
 
  José Alberto Quiñónez3
 
 José Alberto QuiñónezTKO
 
 
 
  Bentley Syler1
 
 José Alberto QuiñónezUD
 
 
 
  Marco Beltrán3
 
 Marco BeltránMD
 
 
  Guido Cannetti2
 

* Vera had a skin infection and was replaced by Cannetti.

Featherweight Bracket

 
Elimination RoundSemi-finalsFinale
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Rodolfo RubioSUB
 
 
 
  Alexander Torres2
 
  Rodolfo Rubio1
 
 
 
 Yair RodríguezSUB
 
 Yair RodríguezSUB
 
 
 
  Humberto Brown2
 
 Yair RodríguezUD
 
 
 
  Leonardo Morales3
 
 Gabriel BenítezSUB
 
 
 
  Diego Rivas2
 
  Gabriel Benítez3
 
 
 
 Leonardo MoralesUD
 
  Masiosare Fullen2
 
 
 Leonardo MoralesKO
 
Legend
 Team Velasquez
 Team Werdum
UD
 Unanimous Decision
SD
 Split Decision
SUB
 Submission
(T)KO
 (Technical) Knockout

Finale

The finale for the event took place on November 15, 2014, at UFC 180. [4] The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Fabrício Werdum. [4] However, on October 21, it was announced that Velasquez was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injured knee and was replaced by Mark Hunt. That also changed the originally planned title fight into an interim title bout. [5]

See also

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