The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2
Season 2
StarringDana White, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Fabrício Werdum
Release
Original networkGlobo, Fuel TV
Original releaseMarch 17 (2013-03-17) –
June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)
Season chronology

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.

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 in 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]

  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.