RIO DE JANEIRO – A focused pack of some 300 fighters attended Sunday’s open tryouts for “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2.”
The prospective cast members gathered in the Alhambre Ballroom of Rio de Janeiro’s Windsor Barra Hotel, where UFC officials put the UFC hopefuls through 90-second grappling sessions and brief striking demonstrations.
Unlike many past tryout sessions in the U.S., there were no costumed personalities, boisterous claims or enthusiastic handshakes.