The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabrício Werdum
Country of origin Brazil
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Globo, Fuel TV
Original release March 17, 2013 June 2, 2013
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season marked the third time the show was filmed, in its entirety, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, and the second time it has filmed in Brazil.

This season consisted of 12 episodes and a live finale in Brazil. The season tournament finale, along with the coaches fight, took place on June 8, 2013.[1] The show started filming in November 2012 and was in Portuguese. The season was again produced by Floresta, a Brazilian production company, and aired in Brazil on Globo. Each episode was offered over the Internet with English subtitles at TUF.tv.[2]

The UFC held open tryouts for the show on October 2011. The casting call was for Welterweight fighters who are at least 21 years old and have a minimum of two wins in three professional fights. More than 300 contestants showed up, hoping to be one of the 28 fighters selected.[3] On October 30, 2012, it was announced that the coaches for the season would be Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabrício Werdum.[4]

Cast

Coaches

          Team Nogueira[5]
          Team Werdum[5]

Fighters

Fighters:[6]

* Gomes was replaced by Gonçalves on episode 4 due to injury.

* Cabral was replaced by Oliveira on episode 4 due to injury.

Fighters eliminated during the entry round

Special Guests

Episodes

Episode 1
Pedro Iriê defeated Wande Lopes Santana by TKO (punches) in the first round.
Marcio Santos defeated Daniel Oliveira by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round.
William Macário defeated Roberto Barros Martins Amorim by TKO (cut) in the first round.
Thiago de Lima Santos defeated Gil Freitas by majority decision after two rounds.
Neilson Gomes defeated Felipe Olivieri by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Luiz Dutra, Jr. defeated Robson Ferreira by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Tiago Alves defeated Weguimar de Lucena Xavier by submission (kimura) in the second round.
Episode 2
Yan Cabral defeated Ronaldo Oliveira Silva by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round.
Cleiton Duarte defeated Bruno Dias by split decision after two rounds.
Leonardo Santos defeated Luciano Contini by TKO (injury) in the first round.
David Vieira defeated Leandro Silva by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Juliano Wandalen defeated Henrique Batista by submission (rear naked choke) in the third round.
Viscardi Andrade defeated Thiago Goncalves by majority decision after two rounds.
Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated Thiago Silva by TKO (punches) in the second round.
Coach 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick 4th Pick 5th Pick 6th Pick 7th Pick
Nogueira Luiz Dutra, Jr. Santiago Ponzinibbio Neilson Gomes Leonardo Santos David Vieira William Macário Cleiton Duarte
Werdum Pedro Iriê Yan Cabral Tiago Alves Viscardi Andrade Marcio Santos Juliano Wandalen Thiago de Lima Santos
Episode 3
Tiago Alves defeated Cleiton Duarte by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Yan Cabral defeated David Vieira by submission (rear naked choke) in the second round.
Episode 4
Viscardi Andrade defeated Thiago Goncalves by TKO (punches) in the first round.
Episode 5
William Macário defeated Thiago de Lima Santos by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Leonardo Santos defeated Juliano Wandalen by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Episode 6
Luiz Dutra, Jr. defeated Pedro Iriê by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round.
Episode 7
Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated Marcio Santos by TKO (punches) in the first round.
Episode 8
Episode 9
William Macário vs. Tiago Alves
Leonardo Santos vs. Thiago Santos
David Vieira vs. Viscardi Andrade
Cleiton Duarte vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
William Macario defeated Tiago Alves by TKO (strikes) in the first round.
Episode 10
Leonardo Santos defeated Thiago Santos by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Viscardi Andrade defeated David Vieira by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Episode 11
Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated Cleiton Duarte by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Episode 12

Tournament Bracket

Elimination Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finale
                           
           
      Pedro Iriê  UD
      Thiago Santos  2  
      Thiago Santos  UD
        Leonardo Santos  2  
      Juliano Wandalen  UD
      Leonardo Santos  2  
      Leonardo Santos  UD
        Santiago Ponzinibbio  3  
      Marcio Santos  TKO
      Santiago Ponzinibbio  1  
      Santiago Ponzinibbio  UD
        Cleiton Duarte*  2  
      Yan Cabral  SUB
      David Vieira  2  
      Leonardo Santos***  SUB
        William Macário  2
      Tiago Alves  UD
      Cleiton Duarte  2  
      Tiago Alves  TKO
        William Macário  1  
      Thiago Santos  UD
      William Macário  2  
      William Macario  TKO
        Viscardi Andrade  3  
      Viscardi Andrade  TKO
      Thiago Goncalves  1  
      Viscardi Andrade  UD
        David Vieira**  2  
      Pedro Iriê  SUB
      Luiz Dutra, Jr.  1  

* Cabral was replaced by Oliveira due to injury. Duarte was chosen to fight again and face Oliveira, but Oliveira missed weight and Duarte advanced directly to the quarter finals.

** Dutra was unable to fight due to injury. Vieira was chosen to take his spot in the quarterfinals.

*** Ponzinibbio broke his hand during the semi-finals fight and was unable to recover in time for the finale. Leonardo Santos replaced him in the finals.

Legend
  Team Nogueira
  Team Werdum
UD
  Unanimous Decision
SUB
  Submission
TKO
  Technical Knockout

Bonus awards

Like previous seasons of The Ultimate Fighter, this season offered bonus awards in three categories. The following fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses each.[7]

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 Finale

UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 8, 2013
Venue Ginásio Paulo Sarasate
City Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance 6,286[8]
Event chronology

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson

UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 10) was a mixed martial arts event held on June 8, 2013 at Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.[9]

Background

The main event was a heavyweight rematch between The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season two coaches, and perennial contenders Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabrício Werdum. It is a rematch of the first fight, in Pride, in which Nogueria won by unanimous decision back in 2006.[9][10]

Also featured on the card was the welterweight finals of season two of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.[11] The finals were originally scheduled to be Santiago Ponzinibbio versus William Macário. However, Ponzinibbio broke his hand during his semi-final fight and was replaced by semi-finalist Leonardo Santos.

A bout between Thiago Silva and Rafael Cavalcante, briefly linked to UFC 162, was moved to this event to bolster the card.[12]

John Hathaway was expected to face Erick Silva at the event. However, Hathaway was pulled from the bout in late April and replaced by Jason High, who was already scheduled on the card against Ildemar Alcantara.[13] Alcantara instead faced promotional newcomer Leandro Silva.[13]

Derek Brunson was scheduled to face Ronny Markes at the event. However, the bout was scrapped on the day of the weigh in as Markes was involved in a minor traffic accident. While Markes was not seriously injured, the incident prevented him from competing.[14]

This card broke the record for the number of submission finishes on a single UFC event. A total number of eight submission finishes occurred on the card, topping the previous total of 6 that was held by three events.[15]

This was the last UFC to be branded with the Fuel TV brand; on August 17, 2013, Fox Cable Networks discontinued the Speed and Fuel TV channels, replacing them with the Fox Sports 1 and 2 channels. The next Fox Cable UFC matches were branded as UFC Fight Night on FS1.

Results

Main card (Fuel TV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Submission (armbar) 2 2:41 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Leonardo Santos def. William Macário Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:43 [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Thiago Silva def. Rafael Cavalcante KO (punches) 1 4:29
Welterweight Erick Silva def. Jason High Submission (reverse triangle armbar) 1 1:11
Middleweight Daniel Sarafian def. Eddie Mendez Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 2:20
Featherweight Rony Mariano Bezerra def. Mike Wilkinson Technical Submission (triangle choke) 1 1:24
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Bantamweight Raphael Assunção def. Vaughan Lee Submission (armbar) 2 1:51
Featherweight Felipe Arantes def. Godofredo Pepey TKO (elbows and punches) 1 3:32
Welterweight Ildemar Alcantara def. Leandro Silva Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Rodrigo Damm def. Mizuto Hirota Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Caio Magalhaes def. Karlos Vemola Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:49
Middleweight Antonio Braga Neto def. Anthony Smith Submission (kneebar) 1 1:52
  1. The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 coaches' fight
  2. The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 Welterweight Finals

[16]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[17]

See also

References

  1. "Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabrício Werdum official for UFC on FUEL TV 10". MMAJunkie.com. March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. "'TUF: Brazil' premiere streams Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET, elimination-round matchups set". MMAJunkie.com. March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  3. "'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2' tryouts attract more than 300 UFC hopefuls". MMAJunkie.com. October 16, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. "Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Fabrício Werdum official as coaches for 'TUF: Brazil 2'". MMAJunkie.com. October 30, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Fabrício Werdum name TUF Brazil 2 coaching staffs". MMAjunkie.com. November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  6. "TUF: Brazil 2 debuts on March 17 with Brazil's top 28 welterweights". TUF.tv. March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  7. Staff (June 9, 2013). "'TUF: Brazil 2' show bonuses: Season champ Leonardo Santos earns an extra $25K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  8. "UFC on FUEL TV 10 draws 6,286 attendance in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "UFC on FUEL TV 10 Slated For Fortaleza, Brazil". themmanews.com. March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  10. Staff (March 12, 2013). "Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabrício Werdum official for UFC on FUEL TV 10". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  11. Staff (March 7, 2013). "'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2' cast unveiled with 28 welterweights". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  12. Mookie Alexander (March 10, 2013). "Thiago Silva vs. Rafael Cavalcante moved to UFC on Fuel TV 10". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  13. 1 2 Staff (April 25, 2013). "Jason High replaces John Hathaway, meets Erick Silva at UFC on FUEL TV 10". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  14. Staff (June 7, 2013). "Derek Brunson vs. Ronny Markes pulled from UFC on FUEL TV 10 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  15. Josh Sanchez (June 8, 2013). "UFC on FUEL TV 10 Breaks Record For Most Submission Finishes". fansided.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  16. "UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  17. Staff (June 8, 2012). "UFC on FUEL TV 10 bonuses: Thiago Silva, Rafael Cavalcante, Erick Silva get $50K". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

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