Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort will coach the opposing teams, which will consist of featherweights and middleweights. The opening episode will feature a series of elimination fights to whittle the cast from 32 members to the 16 fighters who will officially enter the ‘TUF Brazil’ house. Notable entrants include Strikeforce and Sengoku veteran Rodrigo Damm as well as 10-time IFL competitor Delson Heleno.
Unlike the latest incarnation of its American counterpart, “TUF: Brazil” will not be live. Instead, the show will follow a format similar to that of previous seasons, with taped fights at the conclusion of each episode.
Silva and Belfort are expected to square off this summer in Brazil, although a date and event have not been formally announced. It is also unclear when the finalists of the reality show will lock horns.
Taping for the international debut of the popular reality series began in February, and the show will premiere on March 25 on the Brazilian television station Globo. At the same time, it will stream on UFC.com; episodes will also air on Fuel TV, with times to be announced.
”The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” Cast
Featherweights
Alexandre
Ramos
Rodrigo
Damm
Rony
Mariano Bezerra
Godofredo
Pepey
Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini
Anistavio Medeiros de Figueiredo
Johnny Goncalves
Hugo
Viana
Fernando
Duarte Guerra
John
Teixeira
Rafael
Bueno
Wagner
Campos
Pedro
Nobre
Fabricio de Assis Costa da Silva
Dileno
Lopes
Giovanni
da Silva Santos Jr.
Middleweights
Sergio
Moraes
Cezar
Ferreira
Leonardo
Mafra Texeira
Daniel
Sarafian
Gustavo
Sampaio
Richardson
Moreira
Fabio
Luiz Vital da Costa
Renee
Forte
Joao
Paulo de Souza
Francisco
Drinaldo
Thiago
Rela
Charles
Maicon
Gilberto
Galvao
Thiago
de Oliveira Perpetuo
Samuel
Trindade
Delson
Heleno