TUF Latin America To Be On Fight Pass And FOX Deportes

By BJPENN.COM News - July 28, 2014

TUF Latin America, which will be coached by UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and his opponent Fabricio Werdum, who will fight at UFC 180 in September, will be aired on Fox Deportes and will stream on UFC Fight Pass.

Fox Deportes Executive Carlos Sanchez said:

“We are excited to be the exclusive Spanish-language broadcast partner for ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America’ in the United States. We know how important the Latino community is to UFC and are pleased to be able to offer a platform to engage this fast-growing demographic.”

The first episode of the season will be on Monday August 25th at 10p.m. ET. The cast for the show is as follows:

TEAM VELASQUEZ
Bantamweight

Marco Beltran (5-2), 27, Morelia, Mexico
Henry Briones (13-4), 33, Tijuana, Mexico
Alejandro Dominguez (22-6), Tlatenango, Mexico
Jose Quinonez (10-1), 23, Tlatenango, Mexico
Featherweight

Gabriel Benitez (16-4), 25, Tijuana, Mexico
Masio Fullen (6-4), 27, Guadalajara, Mexico
Yair Rodriguez (2-1), 22, Parral, Mexico
Rodolfo Rubio (12-6), 27, DF, Mexico
TEAM WERDUM
Bantamweight

Guido Cannetti (5-1), 34, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fredy Serrano (1-0), 34, Bogota, Colombia
Bentley Syler (5-0), 31, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Marlon Vera (5-1), 22, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Featherweight

Humberto Brown (4-4), 29, Panama City, Panama
Leonardo Morales (4-0), 21, Managua, Nicaragua
Diego Rivas (5-0), 22, Temuco, Chile
Alex Torres (1-1), 25, Bogota, Colombia

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