Cast For TUF: Latin America 3 With Chuck Liddell & Forrest Griffin As Coaches Revealed

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On Tuesday, UFC revealed the complete roster for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3, which will feature UFC Hall Of Famers Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin as coaches.

The 16 contenders who will compete on the TUF: Latin America 3 season will be fighting in the 155-pound lightweight division.

Below are the list of fighters who will be competing on TUF: Latin America 3 this season:

John Bedoya (5-0-0), 25, Bogota, Colombia
Martin Bravo (11-0-0), 22, Rosarito, Mexico
Yasser Castillo (5-1-0), 32, Nagarote, Nicaragua
Santiago Cárdenas (4-2-0), 30, Castro, Chile
Ilianovich Chalo (11-0-0), 34, Maracay, Venezuela
José David Flores (5-1-1), 30, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Javier Ganin (10-5-0),30, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Alejandro Martínez (11-1-0), 25, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Claudio Puelles (7-1-0), 20, Lima, Peru
Fabian Quintanar (13-2-0), 29, Tijuana, Mexico
Leonardo Rodríguez (11-2-1), 31, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
Marcelo Rojo (13-4-0), 28, Cordoba, Argentina
Pablo Sabori (5-0), 24, San Luis Río Colorado, México
Juan Villaseca (5-0-0), 24, Talagante Chile
Miguel Villegas (3-1-0), 21, Tijuana, Mexico
Walter Zamora (9-2-0), 26, San Jose, Costa Rica

Serving as coaches for Team Liddell will be Ivan Iberico, Raul Salas and Mike Valle. The coaches for Team Griffin will be Raul Arvizu, Eduardo Duarte and Francisco Grasso.

“We have come a long way from the first season of The Ultimate Fighter,” Liddell said. “I feel honored to be a part of the Latin American series. We have great fighters competing in the region and I’m excited to get a chance to train them and teach them a few things I learned during my career. Expect a great finale in Mexico City November 5.”

“I’m very excited to be participating in The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3,” added Griffin. “I know how much of a competitor Chuck is so I will be bringing my A game. UFC is still very new in Latin America and for that reason I am thrilled to be a part of this opportunity in helping grow the sport in the region.”

TUF: Latin America 3 will air this August on the UFC Fight Pass, on Televisa’s Channel 5 in Mexico and other Free-to-Air Networks in Latin America.

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On Tuesday, UFC revealed the complete roster for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3, which will feature UFC Hall Of Famers Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin as coaches.

The 16 contenders who will compete on the TUF: Latin America 3 season will be fighting in the 155-pound lightweight division.

Below are the list of fighters who will be competing on TUF: Latin America 3 this season:

John Bedoya (5-0-0), 25, Bogota, Colombia
Martin Bravo (11-0-0), 22, Rosarito, Mexico
Yasser Castillo (5-1-0), 32, Nagarote, Nicaragua
Santiago Cárdenas (4-2-0), 30, Castro, Chile
Ilianovich Chalo (11-0-0), 34, Maracay, Venezuela
José David Flores (5-1-1), 30, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Javier Ganin (10-5-0),30, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Alejandro Martínez (11-1-0), 25, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Claudio Puelles (7-1-0), 20, Lima, Peru
Fabian Quintanar (13-2-0), 29, Tijuana, Mexico
Leonardo Rodríguez (11-2-1), 31, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
Marcelo Rojo (13-4-0), 28, Cordoba, Argentina
Pablo Sabori (5-0), 24, San Luis Río Colorado, México
Juan Villaseca (5-0-0), 24, Talagante Chile
Miguel Villegas (3-1-0), 21, Tijuana, Mexico
Walter Zamora (9-2-0), 26, San Jose, Costa Rica

Serving as coaches for Team Liddell will be Ivan Iberico, Raul Salas and Mike Valle. The coaches for Team Griffin will be Raul Arvizu, Eduardo Duarte and Francisco Grasso.

“We have come a long way from the first season of The Ultimate Fighter,” Liddell said. “I feel honored to be a part of the Latin American series. We have great fighters competing in the region and I’m excited to get a chance to train them and teach them a few things I learned during my career. Expect a great finale in Mexico City November 5.”

“I’m very excited to be participating in The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3,” added Griffin. “I know how much of a competitor Chuck is so I will be bringing my A game. UFC is still very new in Latin America and for that reason I am thrilled to be a part of this opportunity in helping grow the sport in the region.”

TUF: Latin America 3 will air this August on the UFC Fight Pass, on Televisa’s Channel 5 in Mexico and other Free-to-Air Networks in Latin America.