Running time 60 minutes | ||
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Original network Televisa, UFC Fight Pass Original release 000000002016-08-20-0000August 20, 2016 Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White | ||
The ultimate fighter latin america 3 episode 1 now streaming on ufc fight pass
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 will be an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.
Contents
- The ultimate fighter latin america 3 episode 1 now streaming on ufc fight pass
- Teams
- Fighters
- Episodes
- Season Bracket
- The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale dos Anjos vs Ferguson
- Background
- Bonus awards
- References
On May 31, 2016 the UFC announced that the 16 competitors for the season would be made up of lightweight fighters from various locations around Latin America.
The cast consisted of fighters from 9 countries: Bedoya, from Colombia, Castillo, from Nicaragua, Cárdenas and Villaseca, from Chile, Chalo, from Venezuela, Flores, from Bolivia, Puelles, from Peru, Ganin and Rojo, from Argentina, Zamora, from Costa Rica and Bravo, Martínez, Quintanar, Rodríguez, Sabori and Villegas, from Mexico.
The coaches for the season are former UFC Light Heavyweight champions Forrest Griffin and Chuck Liddell. Both retired fighters have been coaches on previous The Ultimate Fighter installments.
Filming for the season began on May 16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Teams
Team Griffin:
Team Liddell:
Fighters
Episodes
Season Bracket
* Martínez was unable to fight due to injury. Bedoya was chosen to take his spot in the quarterfinals.
The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson (also known as UFC Fight Night 98) was a mixed martial arts event held on November 5, 2016 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico
Background
A potential lightweight title eliminator bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos winner Tony Ferguson headlined the event.
The lightweight finale of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 was contested at the event.
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum was expected to face Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight bout at the event. However on September 14, Gastelum was removed in favor of a replacement bout against former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone at UFC 205, one week later. Subsequently, Masvidal was removed from the card entirely rescheduled to face Jake Ellenberger the following month at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale.
As a result of the cancellation of UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn, a bout between Sam Alvey and Alex Nicholson was rescheduled for this event.
Guido Cannetti was expected to face Marco Beltrán in a rematch at the event. The pairing first met at one of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America's tournament bouts where Beltrán won a controversial decision. However on October 29, Cannetti was pulled from the bout after USADA revealed a potential anti-doping violation from a sample taken October 15. He was replaced by former Bellator Featherweight Champion and one time UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Joe Soto and the bout was contested at a catchweight of 140 lbs.
At the event's weigh-ins, Charles Oliveira failed to make the featherweight limit for his fight with Ricardo Lamas, coming in nine pounds over the 146 lbs weight allowance. He was fined 30 percent of his earnings, and Lamas and promotion officials insisted that Oliveira not weigh more than 165 lbs the day of the fight or the fight would be cancelled. Felipe Arantes also missed weight for his bout against Érik Pérez, coming in two pounds over the bantamweight weight allowance. He was fined 20 percent of his purse.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: