The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3

The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado
A poster or logo for The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado.
Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	May 31, 2014
Venue	Ginásio do Ibirapuera
City	São Paulo, Brazil
Attendance	8,986
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It is the sixth series to be produced outside the United States and the third to film in Brazil.

On October 22, 2013, it was announced that the coaches for the season would be Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen. The UFC held open tryouts for the show on November 11, 2013. The casting call was for Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight fighters who are at least 21 years old and have a minimum of two wins in three professional fights. It was announced on January 7, 2014 that the show would feature Middleweight and Heavyweight fighters. The cast was revealed on February 26, 2014

This was the second time that Silva and Sonnen would coach an Ultimate Fighter season. Silva previously coached The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil and Sonnen coached The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen. It was also the first time that a non-Brazilian fighter coached a team in The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil series. A new twist presented two Brazilian former athletes that had huge experience in their sports. They were to provide counseling for their teams about their previous experiences in their own sports.1996 Olympic Games silver medalist and 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship champion in basketball, Hortência Marcari would be a part of Team Sonnen. Former 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games volleyball competitor and former beach volleyball world champion Isabel Salgado would be a part of Team Wanderlei.