First episode of TUF Brasil selects the athletes who will enter the UFC reality show

The 16 selected for TUF Brasil have been defined. Photo: Disclosure/UFC

Incredible! This is the best definition for the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil. Broadcast by Rede Globo, the UFC reality show selected the 16 fighters who will be confined to the house in search of a contract with Ultimate.

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In the first program, the 32 chosen athletes went through the last round, where whoever won their fight would qualify for a place and the loser would say goodbye to the competition. Under the watchful eye of Dana White, UFC president and coaches Vitor belfort e Wanderlei Silva, the fighters showed a high level in the initial episode.

Leonardo Macarrão and Samuel Trindade fight epic battle
The best fight of the night was due to Leonardo Macarrão and Samuel Trindade. The fight, which was highly praised by UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, also received a standing ovation from Dana, Belfort and Wanderlei.

The athletes exchanged blows in a mind-boggling way during the three rounds and, despite being tired in the final minutes, they showed a lot of heart to try to secure a place in the reality show. Better physically prepared, Leonardo won the third round, but Samuel landed a tight triangle in the final seconds and almost won the fight, but the bell saved Macarrão.

At the end of 15 minutes of battle, Leonardo Macarrão won the dispute in the judges' decision.

massaranduba guarantees a place in 14 seconds
Another highlight among the middleweights was Francisco Massaranduba, who despite fighting two divisions above his original category (lightweight) defeated Charles Maicon. The Brazilian started the fight with everything and soon put in a good sequence on his opponent, who suffered a knockdown. Without wasting time, massaranduba The punishment continued until Maicon was knocked out after just 14 seconds of fighting.

Serginho Moraes finishes and is in the house
The three-time jiu-jitsu world champion, Serginho Moraes, also guaranteed his presence on TUF in his specialty: submission.

Facing Thiago Rela, the black belt from São Paulo used the 50-50 guard, from where the fighters exchanged some blows while sitting and drew comments from Wanderlei.

“I have never seen this in my life! Them exchanging punches sitting down was really funny,” said Silva.

But after managing to get out of his opponent's guard, Serginho set out to end the fight. Still on the ground, he landed a heel hook and ended the dispute.

Ron Jason, Rodrigo Damm and Mark “Vina” are the highlights among the feathers
Listed as one of the favorites in the dispute, the native of Rio Grande do Norte Ron Jason fought a good fight against Dileno Lopes. But after leaving an uncomfortable position on the ground. Rony managed to show his knockout power and take down his opponent. On the ground, he continued to punish with punches until the referee stopped the dispute.

Now the veteran Rodrigo Damm he encountered many difficulties in the fight against Fabrício Guerreiro. The man from Espírito Santo lost the first round, but managed to take the fight to the ground, where he finished with a rear-naked choke.

In turn, Marcos “Vina”, who is also considered one of the main candidates to win the reality show, used his striking to knock out Pedro Nobre from Rio.

The next program
In the following episode, which will be shown next Sunday, the coaches Wanderlei Silva (blue team) and Vitor belfort (green team) will choose, alternately, the athletes who will form their teams.

The teams will have four athletes from each category. The winners among the featherweights (up to 66 kg.) and middleweights (up to 84 kg.) guarantee a six-figure contract with the UFC

Check out the complete results from the first episode of TUF Brasil below.

Featherweight (up to 66kg):
Geoffrey Pepey submitted Johnny Gonçalves with an armbar in R1;
Ron Jason Mariano defeated Dileno Lopes by technical knockout in R1;
Hugo Wolverine derrotou Alexandre Sangue by knockout in R1;
Rodrigo Damm submitted Fabricio Guerreiro with a rear naked choke in R2;
Wagner Galeto defeated Fernando Guerra in the judges' decision;
John Teixeira submitted Giovanni Soldado with an armbar on R1;
Anistavio Gasparzinho defeated Rafael Bueno via unanimous decision by the judges;
Marcus “Vina” Vinícius defeated Pedro Nobre by knockout in R1.

Average weight (up to 84kg):
Francisco Massaranduba defeated Charles Maicon by knockout in 14 seconds;
Cezar Mutant finished Gustavo Labareda with a guillotine choke in R2;
Daniel sarafian defeated Richardson Monstrão by judges' decision;
Sergio Moraes submitted Thiago Rela with a heel hook in R1;
Tiago Bodão defeated João Paulo Tuba in the judges' decision;
Renee Forte defeated Fabio Bolinho in a unanimous decision by the judges;
Delson Pé de Chumbo defeated Gilberto Giba by judges' decision;
Leonardo Macarrão defeated Samuel Trindade by unanimous decision of the judges.

See the records of the 16 TUF Brazil athletes (click on the fighter's name to see the full sheet).

Average Weights:

Serginho Moraes: 29 years, Paulista, 6 wins, 1 loss

Cezar Mutant: Mineiro, 4 wins, 2 losses

Leonardo “Macarrão” Mafra: Catarinense, 5 wins, 0 losses

Daniel Sarafin: 7 wins, 2 losses

Renee Forte: Cearense, 7 wins, 1 loss

Francisco Massaranduba: Brasiliense, 10 wins, 1 loss

Delson Pé de Chumbo: Carioca, 23 wins, three defeats

Thiago “Bodão” Perpétuo: Paulista, 8 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat

The eight selected featherweights are:

Ron Jason: Potiguar, 10 wins, 3 losses

Geoffrey Pepey: Cearense, 8 wins, 0 losses

Marcos Vinicius “Vina”: Paranaense, 19 wins, 1 draw, 3 defeats

Anistavio Gasparzinho: Potiguar, 14 wins, 7 losses

Wagner “Galeto” Campos: Paraná, 11 wins, 3 losses

Rodrigo Damm: Capixaba, 9 wins, 5 losses

Jhon Macapá: Amapaense, 26 years old, 13 wins, 1 draw, 0 defeats.