The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America
| The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Cain Velasquez, and Fabrício Werdum |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Televisa, UFC Fight Pass |
| Original release | August 20, 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn |
| Followed by | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned |
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Velasquez vs. Team Werdum) is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It is the seventh series to be produced primarily for markets outside the United States.
The series was officially announced by the UFC in April 2014, shortly after Fabrício Werdum defeated Travis Browne to earn a title shot against Cain Velasquez. The coaches will be Velasquez and number-one contender Werdum and the series will culminate with their bout at UFC 180 on November 15, 2014 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City. This season will feature eight featherweight and eight bantamweight competitors, four in each class representing Mexico and Latin America (not including fighters from Brazil, which has its own TUF). Filming began in May 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the series scheduled to debut in August 2014.
In May 2014, the cast of fighters participating on the show was announced. Eight fighters were chosen for both Team Velasquez and Team Werdum to represent Mexico and Latin America, respectively.
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The finale for the event took place on November 15, 2014 at UFC 180. The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Fabrício Werdum. However, on October 21, it was announced that Velasquez was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injured knee and was replaced by Mark Hunt. That also changed the originally planned title fight into an interim title bout.
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