The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America

The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Cain Velasquez and Fabrício Werdum
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Televisa, UFC Fight Pass
Original release August 20, 2014
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned

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.

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.[1] 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.[1] 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).[1] Filming began in May 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the series scheduled to debut in August 2014.[1]

In May 2014, the cast of fighters participating on the show was announced.[2] Eight fighters were chosen for both Team Velasquez and Team Werdum to represent Mexico and Latin America, respectively.

Cast

Coaches

          Team Velasquez
          Team Werdum

Rafael Cordeiro Victor Davila Kenny Johnson

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 Round Semi-finals Finale
       
      Alejandro Pérez  UD
      Fredy Serrano  3  
      Alejandro Pérez  KO
          Guido Cannetti*  1  
      Enrique Briones  KO
      Marlon Vera  2  
      Alejandro Pérez  UD
   
        José Alberto Quiñonez  3
      José Alberto Quiñonez  TKO
      Bentley Syler  1  
      José Alberto Quiñonez  UD
          Marco Beltrán  3  
      Marco Beltrán  MD
      Guido Cannetti  2  
 

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

Featherweight Bracket

Elimination Round Semi-finals Finale
       
      Rodolfo Rubio  SUB
      Alexander Torres  2  
      Rodolfo Rubio  SUB
          Yair Rodríguez  1  
      Yair Rodríguez  SUB
      Humberto Brown  2  
      Yair Rodríguez  UD
   
        Leonardo Morales  3
      Gabriel Benítez  SUB
      Diego Rivas  2  
      Gabriel Benítez  UD
          Leonardo Morales  3  
      Masiosare Fullen  KO
      Leonardo Morales  2  
 
Legend
  Team Velasquez
  Team Werdum
UD
  Unanimous Decision
MD
  Majority Decision
SD
  Split Decision
SUB
  Submission
(T)KO
  (Technical) Knockout

Finale

Main article: UFC 180

The finale for the event took place on November 15, 2014 at UFC 180.[3] The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Fabrício Werdum.[3] 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.[4]

Broadcasters

References

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