The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America | |
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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 |
Original release | |
Network | Televisa, UFC Fight Pass |
Release | August 20, 2014 |
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 preceded by the launch of UFC's Latin America developmental program in late 2012, where the organization scouted for Hispanic talent.
The series was officially announced by the UFC in April 2014, shortly after
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
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Fighters
- Team Velasquez (Mexico)
- Bantamweights: Enrique Briones, José Alberto Quiñónez, Alejandro Pérez, and Marco Beltrán.
- Featherweights: Gabriel Benítez, Yair Rodríguez, Rodolfo Rubio, and Masiosare Fullen.
- Team Werdum (Latin America)
- Bantamweights: Marlon Vera, Bentley Syler, Guido Cannetti, Fredy Serrano.
- Featherweights: Alexander Torres, Diego Rivas, Leonardo Morales, Humberto Brown.
- Bantamweights:
Episodes
- Episode 1 (August 20, 2014)
- The 16 fighters are divided in two teams: a Mexican team coached by Cain Velasquez and a Latin American team coached by Fabrício Werdum, featuring fighters from many countries of Latin America. The team is composed of Vera, from Ecuador; Syler, Bolivia; Cannetti, Argentina; Serrano and Torres, Colombia; Rivas, Chile; Morales, Nicaragua and Brown, Panama.
- Velasquez wins the toss coin and gets the first fight pick. He announces later that Mexican José Alberto Quiñónez will face Bolivia's Bentley Syler.
- José Alberto Quiñónez defeated Bentley Syler via TKO (punches) in round 1.
- The next fight is announced: Gabriel Benítez vs. Diego Rivas.
- Episode 2 (August 27, 2014)
- Gabriel Benítez defeated Diego Rivas via submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2.
- On the post-fight interview, Benítez mention that he decided to use his submission moves during the fight after he heard that Marlon Vera was screaming that he did not have any ground game.
- The next fight is announced: Alejandro Pérez vs. Freddy Serrano.
- Episode 3 (September 3, 2014)
- Alejandro Pérez defeated Fredy Serrano via unanimous decision after three rounds.
- Team Werdum does not accept the verdict of the judges and argues with Team Velasquez.
- The next fight is announced: Yair Rodríguez vs. Humberto Brown.
- Episode 4 (September 10, 2014)
- Yair Rodríguez defeated Humberto Brown via submission (triangle) in round 2.
- The next fight is announced: Enrique Briones vs. Marlon Vera.
- Episode 5 (September 17, 2014)
- Marlon Vera defeated Enrique Briones via KO (upkick) in round 2.
- Briones was dominating the fight, but Vera threw an upkick while he was lying on the floor that hit Briones' jaw, ending the fight by KO.
- The next fight is announced: Alexander Torres vs. Rodolfo Rubio.
- Episode 6 (September 24, 2014)
- Rodolfo Rubio defeated Alexander Torres via submission (armbar) in round 2.
- The next fight is announced: Marco Beltrán vs. Guido Canneti.
- Episode 7 (October 1, 2014)
- Marco Beltrán defeated Guido Cannetti via majority decision after two rounds.
- There are controversy around Cannetti's kick to the head while Beltrán was on the floor on round 1. Cannetti denies kicking the head of Beltrán, saying that the kick was to the body.
- However, the replay shows clearly the impact of the kick on Beltrán's head. The referee deducts one point to Cannetti.
- Team Werdum does not accept the decision of the judges.
- The next fight is announced: Masiosare Fullen vs. Leonardo Morales.
- Episode 8 (October 8, 2014)
- Guido Cannetti shows his disagreement about the decision of the judges in his fight against Beltrán.
- Leonardo Morales defeated Masiosare Fullen via KO (kick) in round 2.
- The next fight is announced: Yair Rodríguez vs. Rodolfo Rubio.
- Episode 9 (October 15, 2014)
- Both teams agree to bet the cleaning duties of the kitchen on the Coaches' Challenge.
- Fabrício Werdum wins the Coaches' Challenge.
- Guido Cannetti reasserts his claims that he won the fight against Beltrán
- Yair Rodríguez defeated Rodolfo Rubio via verbal submission (kicks and punches) in round 1.
- The next fight is announced: Alejandro Pérez vs. Marlon Vera.
- Marlon Vera has a skin infection and Guido Canetti will probably become his replacement.
- Episode 10 (October 22, 2014)
- Cannetti confronts Marco Beltrán about the decision of the judges in their fight.
- Marlon Vera is replaced by Cannetti due skin infection.
- White promised a place at the UFC 180 to Vera.
- Vera tells Cannetti to be humble, and remembers when Cannetti promised to retire from MMA if he loses to Beltrán.
- Alejandro Pérez defeated Guido Cannetti via KO (punches) in round 1.
- Guido Cannetti left the building on ambulance, showing the effects of the KO.
- The next fight is announced: José Alberto Quiñonez against Beltrán.
- Episode 11 (October 29, 2014)
- Cannetti accepted his mistakes during the fight
- José Alberto Quiñónez defeated Marco Beltrán via unanimous decision in round 3.
- Episode 12 (November 5, 2014)
- White tells Marlon Vera that the UFC will pay for the operation of his daughter, who suffers from a rare neurological disorder (Moebius syndrome).
- Leonardo Morales defeated Gabriel Benítez via unanimous decision in round 3.
Tournament Bracket
Bantamweight Bracket
Elimination Round | Semi-finals | Finale | ||||||||
Alejandro Pérez | UD | |||||||||
Fredy Serrano | 3 | |||||||||
Alejandro Pérez | KO | |||||||||
Guido Cannetti* | 1 | |||||||||
Enrique Briones | 2 | |||||||||
Marlon Vera | KO | |||||||||
Alejandro Pérez | UD | |||||||||
José Alberto Quiñónez | 3 | |||||||||
José Alberto Quiñónez | TKO | |||||||||
Bentley Syler | 1 | |||||||||
José Alberto Quiñónez | 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 | 1 | |||||||||
Yair Rodríguez | SUB | |||||||||
Yair Rodríguez | SUB | |||||||||
Humberto Brown | 2 | |||||||||
Yair Rodríguez | UD | |||||||||
Leonardo Morales | 3 | |||||||||
Gabriel Benítez | SUB | |||||||||
Diego Rivas | 2 | |||||||||
Gabriel Benítez | 3 | |||||||||
Leonardo Morales | UD | |||||||||
Masiosare Fullen | 2 | |||||||||
Leonardo Morales | KO | |||||||||
Team Velasquez | ||
Team Werdum | ||
UD
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Unanimous Decision | |
SD
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Split Decision | |
SUB
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Submission | |
(T)KO
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(Technical) Knockout |
Finale
The finale for the event took place on November 15, 2014, at
See also
References
- ^ MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ "Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum coach 'TUF: Latin America,' fight in November". MMAfighting.com. April 29, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Report: The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): 'Latin America' cast revealed for 'Velasquez vs. Werdum'". MMAmania.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ a b Staff (2014-04-29). "Viva Mexico - The UFC and TUF head South". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ UFC (2014-10-21). "Cain Velasquez injured, Fabricio Werdum vs. Mark Hunt new UFC 180 main event". UFC.com.