The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3

The Ultimate head Fighter: Latin America 3
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Forrest Griffin, and Chuck Liddell
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Televisa, UFC Fight Pass
Original release August 20, 2016
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia
Followed by The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions

The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 will be an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.[1][2]

On May 31, 2016 the UFC announced that the 16 competitors for the season would be made up of lightweight fighters from various locations around Latin America.[1]

The cast consisted of fighters from 9 countries: Bedoya, from Colombia, Castillo, from Nicaragua, Cárdenas and Villaseca, from Chile, Chalo, from Venezuela, Flores, from Bolivia, Puelles, from Peru, Ganin and Rojo, from Argentina, Zamora, from Costa Rica and Bravo, Martínez, Quintanar, Rodríguez, Sabori and Villegas, from Mexico.

The coaches for the season are former UFC Light Heavyweight champions Forrest Griffin and Chuck Liddell. Both retired fighters have been coaches on previous The Ultimate Fighter installments.[1]

Filming for the season began on May 16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]

Cast

Teams

Team Griffin:

Team Liddell:


Fighters

Episodes

Episode 1:
Episode 2:
Episode 3:
Episode 4:
Episode 5:
Episode 6:
Episode 7:
Episode 8:
Episode 9:
Episode 10:

Season Bracket

Elimination Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
      John Bedoya  MD
      Walter Zamora  2  
      Walter Zamora  UD
        Leonardo Rodríguez  2  
      Leonardo Rodríguez  MD
      Yasser Castillo  2  
      Leonardo Rodríguez  UD
        Martín Bravo  3  
      Javier Ganin  TKO
      Martín Bravo  1  
      Martín Bravo  UD
        Ilianovich Chalo  2  
      Ilianovich Chalo  KO
      Miguel Villegas  1  
      Martín Bravo  TKO
        Claudio Puelles  2
      Santiago Cárdenas  SUB
      Pablo Sabori  1  
      Pablo Sabori  SUB
        Claudio Puelles  1  
      Claudio Puelles  TKO
      José David Flores  1  
      Claudio Puelles  UD
        Marcelo Rojo  3  
      Juan Villaseca  SUB
      Marcelo Rojo  1  
      Marcelo Rojo  UD
        John Bedoya*  2  
      Fabian Quintanar  SD
      Alejandro Martínez  3  

* Martínez was unable to fight due to injury. Bedoya was chosen to take his spot in the quarterfinals.

Legend
  Team Liddell
  Team Griffin
UD
   Unanimous Decision
MD
   Majority Decision
SD
   Split Decision
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out

The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

A poster or logo for The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05)
Venue Arena Ciudad de México
City Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance 11,460[3]
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor

The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson (also known as UFC Fight Night 98) was a mixed martial arts event held on November 5, 2016 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico[4][5]

Background

A potential lightweight title eliminator bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos winner Tony Ferguson headlined the event.[6][7]

The lightweight finale of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 was contested at the event.[4][8]

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum was expected to face Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight bout at the event. However on September 14, Gastelum was removed in favor of a replacement bout against former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone at UFC 205, one week later.[9] Subsequently, Masvidal was removed from the card entirely rescheduled to face Jake Ellenberger the following month at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale.[10]

As a result of the cancellation of UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn, a bout between Sam Alvey and Alex Nicholson was rescheduled for this event.[11]

Guido Cannetti was expected to face Marco Beltrán in a rematch at the event. The pairing first met at one of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America's tournament bouts where Beltrán won a controversial decision. However on October 29, Cannetti was pulled from the bout after USADA revealed a potential anti-doping violation from a sample taken October 15.[12] He was replaced by former Bellator Featherweight Champion and one time UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Joe Soto and the bout was contested at a catchweight of 140 lbs.[13]

At the event's weigh-ins, Charles Oliveira failed to make the featherweight limit for his fight with Ricardo Lamas, coming in nine pounds over the 146 lbs weight allowance. He was fined 30 percent of his earnings, and Lamas and promotion officials insisted that Oliveira not weigh more than 165 lbs the day of the fight or the fight would be cancelled.[14][15] Felipe Arantes also missed weight for his bout against Érik Pérez, coming in two pounds over the bantamweight weight allowance. He was fined 20 percent of his purse.[14]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Tony Ferguson def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) 5 5:00
Lightweight Diego Sanchez def. Marcin Held Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (155 lbs) Ricardo Lamas def. Charles Oliveira Submission (guillotine choke) 2 2:13
Lightweight Martín Bravo def. Claudio Puelles TKO (punches) 2 1:55 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Beneil Dariush def. Rashid Magomedov Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Alexa Grasso def. Heather Jo Clark Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Catchweight (138 lbs) Érik Pérez def. Felipe Arantes Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (140 lbs) Joe Soto def. Marco Beltrán Submission (heel hook) 1 1:37
Welterweight Max Griffin def. Erick Montaño TKO (punches) 1 0:54
Bantamweight Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Henry Briones KO (elbow and spinning back fist) 3 2:33
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight Sam Alvey def. Alex Nicholson Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Marco Polo Reyes def. Jason Novelli Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Enrique Barzola def. Chris Avila Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 tournament final

[16]

Bonus awards

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (2016-05-31). "Cast revealed for 'TUF: Latin America 3' with coaches Forrest Griffin and Chuck Liddell". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  2. 1 2 Staff (2016-05-31). "The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Team Liddell vs. Team Griffin cast revealed". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  3. ↑ Staff (2016-11-06). "UFC Fight Night 98 draws announced attendance of 11,460 in Mexico City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  4. 1 2 Staff (2016-04-11). "Legends Liddell, Griffin to coach TUF LATAM". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  5. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-08-03). "Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson to headline in Mexico City". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  6. ↑ Amy Kaplan (2016-08-02). "Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tony Ferguson confirmed to headline Mexico City". champions.co. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  7. ↑ Staff (2016-08-02). "Rafael dos Anjos meets Tony Ferguson on November UFC card in Mexico City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  8. ↑ Danny Segura (2016-10-27). "Claudio Puelles fights Martin Bravo in the TUF: Latin America 3 Final". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  9. ↑ Ariel Helwani (2016-09-14). "Donald Cerrone vs. Kelvin Gastelum in the works for UFC 205". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  10. ↑ Staff (2016-09-28). "Jake Ellenberger vs. Jorge Masvidal booked for December's TUF 24 Finale in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  11. ↑ Staff (2016-10-11). "Sam Alvey vs. Alex Nicholson moves to UFC Fight Night 98 in Mexico". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  12. ↑ Danny Segura (2016-10-29). "Guido Cannetti flagged by USADA, out of TUF: Latin America 3 Finale fight with Marco Beltran". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  13. ↑ Shaun Al-Shatti (2016-11-01). "Joe Soto replaces Guido Cannetti, against Marco Beltran at UFC Fight Night 98". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  14. 1 2 "UFC Fight Night 98 weigh-in results: Charles Oliveira badly misses weight, but fight still on". MMAJunkie.com. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  15. ↑ Ben Kiely (2016-11-04). "UFC star Charles Oliveira misses weight by his biggest margin yet". sportsjoe.ie. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  16. ↑ "TUF Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  17. ↑ Staff (2016-11-06). "UFC Fight Night 98 bonuses: An emotional choke, a spinning backfist and a five-round slugfest". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
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