The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil hosts tryouts in December, series debuts in 2012

[No More Sorrow]

Brazilian prospects, get ready. "The Ultimate Fighter" is coming your way.

UFC executives recently announced that Brazilian middleweight and lightweight fighters are invited to an open tryout session on Dec. 14 in Sao Paulo.

Interested fighters must be between the ages of 21 and 35 years old and have at least three professional fights, two of which must be victories.

"The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil" will be produced by Brazilian firm Floresta and air as part of the UFC's broadcast deal with Globo. The series is expected to feature 12 taped episodes in addition to a live finale.

While FUEL TV is expected to air the show in the U.S., UFC president Dana White has yet to officially announce a stateside broadcast partner.

"As technology continues to grow, we have so much more distribution than we used to have," White told MMAjunkie.com But we will figure it out so everybody can watch."

Coaches for the Brazilian "TUF" debut have yet to be determined, but White confirmed both will be Brazilian and the entirety of the season will be filmed in Portuguese.

Long a hotbed of MMA fighters, Brazil has often been referred to as the "spiritual home of mixed martial arts." White said he thinks the series' Brazilian debut will produce top prospects.

"We're very excited abut the talent we've got lined up down there already," White said

MMAjunkie.com

This could be an awesome season of the show.

 

[Troy]

Interesting idea. Good to see that they are tapping into the Brazilian market because it has been ignored for too long by UFC. Looking forward to seeing who the coaches will be for this season.