Werdum (left) and MInotauro (right) will be the coaches of TUF Brasil 2: Photo: UFC/Disclosure
After much expectation, the UFC released, this Thursday (7), the list of 28 fighters who will participate in the second edition of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil, the organization's reality show. The program, which features heavyweight coaches as coaches Fabricio Werdum e Rodrigo Minotauro, will begin on March 17th with a broadcast on Rede Globo.
Among those selected, some well-known names on the national scene such as Thiago Jambo, who trains at the Rodrigo Minotauro and Gil de Freitas, with experience in events such as Jungle Fight and Fury Fight.
Another highlight of TUF Brasil 2 will be the presence of a foreigner in the dispute. The Argentine Santiago Ponzinibbio tries to make history in the UFC. If he gets a spot in the organization, he will be the first athlete from his country to fight in the octagon.
Check out the list of fighters competing for the chance to join the UFC below:
Name: Bruno Dias
Nickname: Jacaré
Poster: 11 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses
Name: Cleiton Duarte
Nickname: Rocket
Condition: Rio Grande do Sul
Poster: 12 wins, 1 loss
Name: Daniel Azeredo
Nickname: Ice
Condition: Rio de Janeiro
Poster: 4 wins, 1 loss
Name: Felipe Olivieri
Nickname: -
Condition: Rio de Janeiro
Record: 11 wins 4 losses
Name: Gil Freitas
Nickname: -
Condition: São Paulo
Poster: 14 wins, 5 losses
Name: Henrique Vasconcelos
Surname: Sucuri
STATUS: Holy Spirit
Poster: 4 wins, 0 defeats
Name: Juliano Wandalen
Surname:Ninja
STATUS: Santa Catarina
Poster: 7 wins, 3 losses
Name: Leandro Silva
Surname: Buscapé
STATUS: Sao Paulo
Poster: 5 wins, 0 defeats
Name: Leonardo Silva
Surname: -
STATUS: Rio de Janeiro
Poster: 11 wins, 3 losses
Name: Luciano Contini
Surname: -
STATUS: Paraná
Poster: 8 wins, 1 defeats
Name: Luis Jorge Júnior
Surname: Beetle
STATUS: Rio de Janeiro
Poster: 11 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses
Name: Márcio Santos
Surname: Stone
STATUS: Rio de Janeiro
Poster: 4 wins, 0 defeats
Name: Neilson Gomes
Surname: -
STATUS: Bahia
Poster: 14 wins, 2 losses
Name: Pedro Iriê
Surname: -
STATUS: Sao Paulo
Poster: 9 wins, 5 losses
Name: Ronaldo Oliveira Silva
Surname: Rony Silva
STATUS: Bahia
Poster: 3 wins, 0 defeats
Name: Santiago Ponzinibbio
Surname: El Rasta
STATUS: La plata – Argentina
Poster: 18 wins, 1 defeats
Name: Thiago Bel
Surname: -
STATUS: Paraná
Record: 9 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses
Name: Thiago Santos
Surname: Sledgehammer
STATUS: Rio de Janeiro
Poster: 8 wins, 1 defeats
Name: Thiago Gonçalves
Surname: Jambo
STATUS: Alagoas
Poster: 15 wins, 3 losses
Name: Thiago Alves
Surname: Unstoppable
State of Sao Paulo
Poster: 3 wins, 0 defeats
Name: Viscardi Andrade
Surname: -
STATUS: Sao Paulo
Poster: 13 wins, 5 losses
Name: Wande Lopes Santana
Surname: -
STATUS: Mato Grosso do Sul
Poster: 6 wins, 0 defeats
Name: Weguimar Xavier
Surname: Big big
STATUS: Paraíba
Poster: 17 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses
Name: William Macário
Surname: Daffy Duck
STATUS: Rio de Janeiro
Poster: 6 wins, 0 defeats
Name: Yan Cabral
Surname: -
STATUS: Rio de Janeiro
Poster: 10 wins, 0 defeats
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