| The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil | |
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| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Vitor Belfort, and Wanderlei Silva |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Globo, Fuel TV |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter 15 |
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. This season will mark the first time the show was filmed outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, and will consist of 12 episodes and a live finale in Brazil. It will be filmed in Portugese. The season will be produced by Floresta, a Brazilian production company, and will air in Brazil on Globo. While not confirmed by Dana White, it is expected that the season will eventually air in the US on Fuel TV.[1]
The UFC will hold open tryouts on December 14, 2011. The casting call was for Lightweight and Middleweight fighters who are at least 21 years old and have a minimum of two wins in three professional fights.[2]
On December 13, 2011, during the pre-UFC 142 press conference, Dana White announced that the coaches for the season would be Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva. Belfort is still expected to face Anthony Johnson at UFC 142.[3] This is a departure from past seasons where coaches did not compete against other fighters before the coaches fighting each other after the coaches announcement.
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