The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 | |
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Genre | Reality, Sports |
Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
Starring | Dana White, Efrain Escudero, and Kelvin Gastelum |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Televisa, UFC Fight Pass |
Original run | August 26, 2015 – |
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Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians |
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 will be an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It is the ninth international series and the second to feature mainly Latin American fighters.
On October 29, 2014, it was announced that the coaches for the season would be Kelvin Gastelum and Efrain Escudero. As the coaches compete in two separate weight classes, they are not expected to face each other at the end of the season.[1]
The UFC held open tryouts for the show on March 29, 2015. The casting call was for Lightweight and Welterweight fighters who are at least 21 years old and have a minimum of two wins in three professional fights.[2] The cast was announced on April 22, 2015.[3]
Teams
Team Gastelum
- Kelvin Gastelum, Head Coach
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Team Escudero:
- Efrain Escudero, Head Coach
Fighters
- Lightweights: César Arzamendia, Enrique Barzola, Horacio Gutiérrez, Oliver Meza, Jonathan Ortega, Marco Polo Reyes, Daniel Salas and Christihian Soto
- Welterweights: Héctor Aldana, Wilmer Fernández, Alvaro Herrera, Enrique Marín, Kevin Medinilla, Erick Montaño, Marco Olano and Vernon Ramos
Broadcasters
- United States: Fox Deportes
- Mexico: Canal 5
- Argentina: América
- Brazil: Combate
- Bolivia: Red Uno
- Chile: Via X
- Ecuador: Teleamazonas
- Nicaragua: Viva Nicaragua
- Panama: NEXtv
- Paraguay: Telefuturo
- Peru: América
- Uruguay: Canal 10
- Venezuela: Meridiano Television
- Colombia: Caracol Television
References
- ↑ Marc Raimondi (March 4, 2015). "Kelvin Gastelum, Efrain Escudero to act as coaches for TUF Latin America 2". mmafighting.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ Shaun Al-Shatti (March 4, 2015). "'The Ultimate Fighter 22' tryouts slated for lightweights, welterweights on March 29". mmafighting.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ Staff (April 22, 2015). "TUF Latin America 2 Cast Revealed". ufc.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
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