The second season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil reality series is set to air on March 17, which will see opposing coaches Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum guide their teams to the final.
On Thursday, GloboEsporte (via Tatame.com) announced the names of the 28-welterweights set to compete in this seasons Ultimate Fighter Brazil series.
The finals for the second TUF Brazil reality series will take place this June as part of the UFC on FUEL TV 10 event, which will see coaches Nogueira and Werdum square off in the main event.
UFC on FUEL TV 10 is expected to take place on June 8, 2013 at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate arena in Fortaleza, Brazil with the main card airing on Fuel TV while the prelim card is set to stream live on Facebook.
Check out the full 28-fighter participant list for TUF Brazil 2 below:
Bruno Dias “Jacaré” (11-3-1), 26 anos, Bragança Paulista, SP
Cleiton Duarte “Foguete” (12-1-0), 32 anos, Rio Grande, RS
Daniel Oliveira de Azeredo “Gelo” (4-1-0), 29 anos, Nilópolis, RJ
David Vieira da Silva (4-0-0), 31 anos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Felipe Olivieri (11-4-0), 27 anos, São João de Meriti, RJ
Gil Freitas (14-5-0), 29 anos, São Paulo, SP
Henrique Batista “Sucuri” (4-0-0), 27 anos, Linhares, ES
Juliano Wandalen “Ninja” (7-3-0), 35 anos, Blumenau, SC
Leandro Silva “Buscapé” (5-0-0), 26 anos, São Paulo, SP
Leonardo Santos (11-3-0), 33 anos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Luciano Contini (8-1-0), 29 anos, Curitiba, PR
Luiz Jorge Dutra da Silva Jr “Besouro” (11-2-1), 31 anos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Marcio Santos “Pedra” (4-0-0), 24 anos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Neilson Gomes (14-2-0), 26 anos, Salvador, BA
Pedro Iriê (9-5-0), 33 anos, Bragança Paulista, SP
Roberto Barros Martins Amorim “Corvo” (6-1-0), 23 anos, Goiânia, GO
Robson Ferreira “Negão” (4-0-0), 28 anos, Guarulhos, SP
Ronaldo Oliveira Silva “Rony Silva” (3-0-0), 26 anos, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia
Santiago Ponzinibbio “El Rasta” (18-1-0), 26 anos, La Plata, Argentina
Thiago Silva “Bel” (9-3-1), 22 anos, Curitiba, PA
Thiago de Lima Santos “Marreta” (8-1-0), 29 anos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Thiago Gonçalves “Jambo” (15-3-0), 33 anos, Maceió, AL
Tiago Alves “Unstoppable” (3-0-0), 33 anos, São Paulo, SP
Viscardi Andrade (13-5-0), 29 anos, São Paulo, SP
Wande Lopes Santana (6-0-0), 30 anos, Campo Grande, MS
Weguimar de Lucena Xavier “Big Big” (17-5-1), 31 anos, João Pessoa, PB
William Macario “Patolino” (6-0-0), 21 anos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Yan Cabral (10-0-0), 29 anos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ