The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2

Episode 1

• Coaches Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabrício Werdum are introduced to the fighters before the preliminary fights.
• Fighters are told this season will feature a wildcard match, allowing for the two best losing fighters, as selected by their coaches, to return.
• The fights to get into the house were divided into two parts, half on this episode and half on the second episode.
• The preliminary fights began:

Pedro Iriê defeated Wande Lopes Santana by TKO (punches) in the first round.

Marcio Santos defeated Daniel Oliveira by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round.

William Macário defeated Roberto Barros Martins Amorim by TKO (cut) in the first round.

Thiago de Lima Santos defeated Gil Freitas by majority decision after two rounds.

Neilson Gomes defeated Felipe Olivieri by unanimous decision after two rounds.

Luiz Dutra Jr. defeated Robson Ferreira by unanimous decision after two rounds.

Tiago Alves defeated Weguimar de Lucena Xavier by submission (kimura) in the second round.

Episode 2

• The preliminary fights continued:

Yan Cabral defeated Ronaldo Oliveira Silva by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round.

Cleiton Duarte defeated Bruno Dias by split decision after two rounds.

Leonardo Santos defeated Luciano Contini by TKO (injury) in the first round.

David Vieira defeated Leandro Silva by unanimous decision after two rounds.

Juliano Wandalen defeated Henrique Batista by submission (rear naked choke) in the third round.

Viscardi Andrade defeated Thiago Goncalves by majority decision after two rounds.

Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated Thiago Silva by TKO (punches) in the second round.

• Following the preliminary fights, the two coaches were allowed to choose their teams and a coin was flipped (green for Nogueira, yellow for Werdum). Werdum won and opted to choose the first fight, so Nogueira got to choose the first fighter. The fighters were chosen in the following order:

• While the green team is out training, Team Werdum destroys the mattresses (including their own) as a prank by skipping on them on the pool and sledding them on the hills. This meant that both teams are forced to sleep on the floor for the rest of the season.

Episode 3

• Angered at the mattress destruction, Team Nogueira decided to attempt revenge on the yellow team by spraying shaving foam into their shoes. However, they mistook the coaches' shoes for the fighters' own. In retaliation, Team Werdum flooded the green team's mats and belongings with foam and flipped over their lockers.

Tiago Alves defeated Cleiton Duarte by unanimous decision after two rounds.

Yan Cabral defeated David Vieira by submission (rear naked choke) in the second round.

Episode 4

• Yan Cabral of Team Werdum is eliminated because of a broken hand and is replaced by Daniel Oliveira, whom Marcio Santos defeated in the elimination round.
• Neilson Gomes of Team Nogueira is also eliminated due to a torn ligament in his knee and is replaced by Thiago Goncalves, whom Andrade defeated in the elimination round. They will have a rematch to see who will be in the quarterfinals.
• Former heavyweight champion Junior "Cigano" dos Santos visited Team Nogueira and gave advice to Goncalves.

Viscardi Andrade defeated Thiago Goncalves by TKO (punches) in the first round.

• After the win, Andrade taunted Nogueira and created tension between the two teams.

Episode 5

• Werdum announces the next bout as Thiago de Lima Santos against Macario
• Thiago Santos states that he and Macario were scheduled to fight twice before but it never happened so this is the fight he wanted.

William Macário defeated Thiago de Lima Santos by unanimous decision after two rounds.

• Having regained control, Nogueira announces the fifth fight as Leonardo Santos vs. Juliano Wandalen.
• Felipe Werdum plays a practical joke by depicting a black magic ritual in Team Nogueira's locker room, resulting in a food fight between the two teams.

Leonardo Santos defeated Juliano Wandalen by unanimous decision after two rounds.

• Team Nogueira declares they are now on a comeback path after having lost the first three fights.

Episode 6

• The show opened with a game of dodgeball between the two teams, with the right to choose the next fight on the line with Team Werdum winning.
• For the next fight, Werdum chose Pedro Iriê to face Luiz Dutra, Jr.
• Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira visited his brother's team during training.
• Dutra complained of pain in his ribs and went to the doctors, where he was cleared to fight.

Luiz Dutra Jr. defeated Pedro Iriê by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round.

• Following the fight, Team Werdum's Daniel Oliveira drew the wrath of Wanderlei Silva when he stated that Dutra was a better athlete.

Episode 7

• The final semi-finals elimination round fight is between remaining fighters Marcio Santos and Santiago Ponzinibbio.
• Wanderlei Silva gave a speech apologizing to everyone, especially for Daniel Oliveira.
• Chuck Liddell was a special guest who showed both teams some of his techniques.

Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated Marcio Santos by TKO (punches) in the first round.

• The decision of referee Mario Yamasaki to stop the fight when Santos suffered the knockdown provoked outrage in Team Werdum. Silva accused Yamasaki of halting the fight too early.
• White talks with the coaches over the phone to choose the next fight. Werdum picks Oliveira to face Cleiton Duarte.

Episode 8

• Daniel Oliveira was chosen to face Cleiton Duarte.
• Two eliminated Team Werdum fighters, Thiago Santos and Pedro Iriê, were chosen for the wild card bout for an opportunity to return to the competition.
• Oliveira was unable to make weight for his fight and was promptly expelled from the show, allowing Duarte to advance to the next round.
• Werdum's team opted not to coach either of his fighters in the wildcard bout.
• Thiago Santos defeated Pedro Iriê by unanimous decision after two rounds.

Episode 9

• The two met to plan the matchesfor the quarterfinals of the program.
• Luiz Dutra, Jr. had an MRI done for pain in his right hand. The test confirmed a torn ligament and he had to withdraw from the competition.
• Dutra was very upset over this and cried about it, even begging to fight with one hand. Viera was then chosen to be Dutra's replacement in the quarterfinals.
• The quarterfinals were announced:

William Macário vs. Tiago Alves

Leonardo Santos vs. Thiago Santos

David Vieira vs. Viscardi Andrade

Cleiton Duarte vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

• The athletes of Team Nogueira and Team Werdum engaged in a series of back-and-forth pranks.

William Macario defeated Tiago Alves by TKO (strikes) in the first round.

Episode 10

• This episode featured two fights to advance to the semifinals.

Leonardo Santos defeated Thiago Santos by unanimous decision after two rounds.

Viscardi Andrade defeated David Vieira by unanimous decision after two rounds.

• Juliano Wandalen was angered by Werdum's joke that involved putting explosives in Team Nogueira's locker room.
• Wandalen then called his coach weak and lacking in leadership. Werdum then decides to kick him off the team, even offering him to Nogueira.
• This was the second time for a fighter to be kicked off a team, since Andy Wang of TUF 5.

Episode 11

• This episode featured the final quarterfinals round fight.
• Before the fight, the coaches took part in a go-kart race for the Coaches' Challenge. Werdum won the race, earning $20,000 for his team.

Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated Cleiton Duarte by unanimous decision after two rounds.

• The four semi-finalists feature three Team Nogueira fighters (William Macario, Leonardo Santos, Ponzinibbio) and one Team Werdum fighter (Viscardi Andrade).

Episode 12

• William Macário defeated Viscardi Andrade by TKO (punches) in the third round.
• Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated Leonardo Santos by unanimous decision after two rounds.
• It is revealed at the end of the episode that Ponzinibbio broke his hand during the fight. Santos was chosen to replace him against Macário.

• Daniel Oliveira did not hit the weight and Cleiton Duarte advanced to the quarterfinals.
  • Luiz Dutra Jr. injured his right hand and had to leave the competition to be replaced by David Vieira.
    • Santiago Ponzinibbio injured his right hand and was replaced by Leonardo Santos to make a great final for TUF Brasil 2.

Like previous seasons of The Ultimate Fighter, this season offered bonus awards in three categories. The following fighters were awarded $25,000 bonuses each.[7]

• Fight of the Season: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Leonardo Santos
• Knockout of the Season: Santiago Ponzinibbio
• Submission of the Season: Luiz Dutra Jr.

UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum 2
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	June 8, 2013
Venue	Ginásio Paulo Sarasate
City	Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance	6,286[8]
Event chronology
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum 2 UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson

UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 10) was a mixed martial arts event held on June 8, 2013, at Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.[9]

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The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.[17]

• Fight of the Night: Thiago Silva vs. Rafael Cavalcante
• Knockout of the Night: Thiago Silva
• Submission of the Night: Erick Silva

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• UFC on Fuel TV 10 results at Sherdog.com