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The ninth episode of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil 2 announced all four battles of the quarterfinals, while also producing the first semifinalist of the reality show, as William "Patolino" Macario dispatched Tiago Alves via first round TKO, widening the score in favor of Team Nogueira. Yet in spite of the victory, the green squad also suffered a setback as a hand injury sidelined Luiz "Besouro" Dutra - one of the favorites - from the competition.

After the withdrawals of Yan Cabral and Neilson Gomes - who left the competition due to a broken hand and a torn ACL, respectively - this time it was Dutra who was beaten by an injury. The first pick of Minotauro Nogueira, Dutra was feeling pain in his hand and unable to use it on the ground or punch, he looked for the doctor's help. After a few exams, he returned to the house without knowing the results, and the day after he heard from his own coach that one of the ligaments was torn, and by the Athletic Commission rules, he couldn't keep himself in the competition.

His reaction was understandably emotional and, between tears, the fighter asked to continue, even though he was hurt. Team Nogueira boxing coach Luiz Dorea tried to convince the participant that it was the best decision for his future. Nogueira, also saddened by this turn of events, commented: “He was my first pick and he's a guy that I knew before… He's a motoboy who works 15 hours per day and has three kids."

"I'll keep doing what I do every morning: I'll take my backpack and keep training. I'll be back stronger than ever. I promise to my kids, who I love more than everything, I'll be back", said Dutra.

With Dutra’s withdrawal, David Vieira, who lost in first elimination match by submission to Yan Cabral, earned a new chance, and he faces Viscardi Andrade. Thiago Marreta, who was victorious in the wild card fight, faces Leonardo Santos.

Outside the Octagon, the teams’ rivalry continued as an "attack" to Team Werdum's van initiates one more battle between the participants of the second season.

In spite of his manner inside the house, with a smile on his face all the time and ready to play with his castmates, Macario showed once again that when the horn sounds there is no place for the nice guy. Alves knew he needed to use his Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and he started trying to take his adversary down. However, all his attempts were stuffed by Macario, who bounced back with a barrage of strikes. Macario took Alves down twice and applied two knockdowns too. With three minutes on the clock, Macario unloaded a barrage of punches which wobbled Alves.

The São Paulo native weathered the initial storm, but Macario kept his blitz going. With less than one minute left, two hard knees connected, followed by a punch which sent Alves face down to the mat. Referee Mario Yamasaki was watching the action closely while Alves tried to survive. With 30 seconds on the clock, Yamasaki had seen enough, halting the battle and rendering Macario the victor.

"Nobody is gonna stop me, I'll run through whoever I need to, but humbly and grounded," said Macario. "I won't fail, my last fight here will be well done, whoever I face. Solid like a rock!"

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The eighth episode of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 2 had a huge importance for the Team Werdum. With only two representatives qualified to move to the quarterfinals, the yellow squad could fill the two slots remaining for the next stage and equal the number of fighters from Team Nogueira, who qualified four men after a tough start. Besides Daniel Gelo, who replaced the injured Yan Cabral, Werdum still could place two of his pupils in the wild card fight. But a series of surprises would seal the competition's future in a decisive episode of TUF Brasil 2.

Deception and surprise before the match

The environment was tense. While Daniel Gelo was booked to face Cleiton Foguete in the week’s first fight, the rest of the competitors who lost were very anxious for the wild card opportunity. That would be their second chance to keep the dream of joining the UFC alive. Minotauro Nogueira surprised with his decision, opting for Thiago "Marreta" Santos, a member of the opposite team. Fabrício Werdum picked the knockout artist Pedro Iriê. Minotauro's decision disappointed David Vieira, who still had hopes of a new opportunity.

"Who am I to disagree? But I was hopeful and I imagined I could have that second chance. Life is like that; it hits us when we're not expecting it", Vieira lamented.

Meanwhile, the fighters sweated to make weight for their fights. Daniel Gelo, through, was having a hard time doing it.

"I stayed on the treadmill for one hour, and when I checked, I had lost only a bit more than half a pound. My weight didn't go down," Gelo said.

On the other hand, his opponent, Cleiton Foguete, was starving while a barbecue was organized by Big Nog a session of outdoor training.

"For me, this barbecue was suffering." Foguete said, smiling.

At the weigh in, while every fighter scheduled reached the scale with their weight okay, Gelo was overweight, three and a half pounds over 170. According to the commission rules, a competitor can't cut more than 2.2 pounds in a period of less than one hour and, in a final decision, Cleiton Foguete advanced to the next phase while Gelo was eliminated from TUF Brasil season 2. Before that, in spite of his tears, Gelo heard not only from his coaches, but also from those of Team Nogueira.

"He didn't reach the weight and it was a lack of responsibility", said Werdum.

"I see it like a serious lack of discipline. In an ultimate opportunity like this one on The Ultimate Fighter Brasil, you can't lose to the scales", Luiz Dórea commented.

Gelo only had regrets.

"The competition has rules and to be there you need to be ready to follow them. It didn't happen for me. Unfortunately it wasn't this time."

The time has come as the fighters square off for the last spot in the quarterfinals. Both competitors were from Team Werdum, so the coaches opted to not coach. In the bleachers, the rest of the participants also didn't scream words of support, including former light heavyweight champion and Hall of Fame member Chuck Liddell, who watched the match in silence.

Thiago "Marreta" Santos and Pedro Irie opted to trade punches since the start of the fight in one of the most balanced fights of the season. In the first stanza, Irie seemed to be more effective, utilizing good Muay thai. However, in the second, Santos worked from the outside and took advantage of his gigantic reach. He landed more significant strikes and earned the victory by unanimous decision.

"In my opinion Irie won the first and Santos the second round. You can't leave it in the judges’ hands", summarized Liddell perfectly.

"Irie has heavy hands; he hit me and a few times I was dizzy. I'm super happy, I had a second chance and I said I'd do differently. I came back more pumped and determined; it's the Thiago "Marreta" Santos that you'll see from now on." Santos, the last to qualify for the quarterfinals, then stated celebrating.

The next episode of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil 2 will determine the quarterfinal matchups, and one of the competitors will be forced to leave his dream behind.

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Argentine defeats Márcio "Pedra" by TKO in the first round, becoming the fourth Team Nogueira member to qualify for the quarterfinals

Episode seven gets special visit from UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, who teaches some of his characteristic techniques

Fate of Daniel "Gelo" is decreed: after a conversation with UFC president Dana White, Team Werdum picks Cleiton "Foguete" to face substitute Yan Cabral


In the seventh episode of the second season of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil, Argentine Santiago Ponzinibbio qualified for the quarterfinals, dropping Márcio Pedra in one of the most exciting fights of the season so far.

With the victory, Team Nogueira now leads Team Werdum 4-2, with only two fights left to close the quarterfinal round: a battle between Gelo (substituting for Yan Cabral) and Cleiton Foguete, and the Wild Card bout, which will give two fighters previously eliminated the chance to fight again for a spot in the next round.

The episode also featured a guest appearance by former champion and UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. One of the most respected fighters in UFC history, Liddell was praised by Minotauro and Werdum, and also showed some of his characteristic techniques to aspiring UFC fighters. Another special appearance was made by UFC president Dana White, who, via video, spoke about the future of Gelo.

The fighters did not hide their excitement when Chuck Liddell entered the gym. The former light heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Fame member took the trip to teach the fighters how to throw the right hand, his characteristic punch. He recalled his own time as a coach on the first season of TUF when, alongside Randy Couture, he worked with future UFC greats like Forrest Griffin, Stephan Bonnar, Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Josh Koscheck and Chris Leben. Team Liddell also produced the two winners: Griffin and Sanchez.

The fight between Santiago and Pedra started off with a bang. Without wasting much time to study each other, the two threw everything, exchanging strong blows from the beginning. Santiago, who comes from kickboxing and therefore was fighting in his comfort zone, connected punches and low kicks with ease, while Pedra, also very strong, retaliated and launched high kicks. Pedra landed an elbow to the face of Santiago, and the Argentine fell to the floor. He was then dominating, but Santiago eventually managed to get up and took control of the battle standing, and when a strong punch hit the face of Pedra, who fell to the mat, referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight right there.

The decision, however, was not well received by the yellow team. It was particularly bothersome for Wanderlei Silva, who made his displeasure clear as he left the gym as an angry protest. According to the members of Team Werdum, the decision to stop the bout was premature, since Pedra was still alert when dropped to the floor. "He fell and was not unconscious," said Fabricio Werdum. Gelo, however, said: "The referee has no time to think twice, he has to think and act."

The protests, however, did not alter the outcome of the fight. Santiago secured a place in the next stage, becoming the fourth member of Team Nogueira to achieve that status. The "Argentine hammer," as dubbed by coach Eric Albarracin, is the first non-Brazilian to advance in TUF Brasil. "I am very happy. It was a great fight for me, as he is one of the toughest athletes on the other team, very complete. My life story is about overcoming; I have to struggle to get things.”

Following the bout, UFC president Dana White made a special announcement, informing coaches Minotauro and Werdum that Gelo, the participant who came to replace the injured Yan Cabral, would fight against one of the participants previously eliminated from the green team. In the end, Cleiton Foguete, despite being injured, opted to fight again. Gelo and Foguete have their battle scheduled for the next episode.

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Dutra subs Irie and gives Team Nogueira the lead


* Vitor Belfort was a target for jokes between the squads at TUF Brasil 2, while Wand gets mad with Daniel "Gelo"


Team Werdum and Team Nogueira started the sixth episode of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil 2 tied up, with each team currently having two representatives in the quarterfinals, and this fact brought even more intensity to the challenge that would define who will retain the power to select future fights.

The two groups of fighters entered the gym without knowing what was going to happen, but soon after, referee Mario Yamasaki explained the rules of a dodgeball match where the winning team would pick the next fight. The participants were very excited, and quickly William Macario and Marcio "Pedra" Santos were eliminated. From there, Team Nogueira opened a large advantage in the game, with Viscardi Andrade being the last man standing of Team Werdum. With a lot of dexterity, Andrade played with his heart and eliminated one after one from his adversary’s squad, getting the triumph in the dodgeball challenge.

His team’s choice for the next fight? Fabricio Werdum opted for Pedro Irie to represent him against Luis "Besouro" Dutra of Team Nogueira. After the pick, Big Nog said "That was what we wanted!"

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, the twin brother of Big Nog, visited to follow the training sessions, while Minotauro tried to pump his guys up because three of them sustained small injuries: "This is not different than what you guys had during a fight and you overcame it. Don't let the pace goes down, you're better than those guys. This is your life's chance."

Meanwhile, the yellow team’s work with Wanderlei Silva was on fire. Nobody escaped from the intensity, with even Werdum suffering a small cut under his chin and a black eye.

During these sessions, the first season coach of TUF Brasil, former UFC light heavyweight champion Vítor Belfort, was the target of several jokes coming from Wand. That wasn’t all though, as Team Nogueira’s men removed Belfort's poster from the wall and put it in the opponent's locker room while moving all pictures with Werdum into an upside down position. Eric Albarracin, wrestling coach of the green team, forgot his glasses during the prank and when he returned to get them, he was literally kidnapped by the opposing group. Big Nog and his pupils went there to save Albarracin and a total mess started, but in the end what bothered them the most was Belfort's poster.

In this week’s fight, the day of truth has come, as Dutra Jr. and Irie won't just determine the next fighter to advance, but mark the team which will now lead the competition.

In the initial moments, Dutra was better in the exchanges on the feet, and he landed good knees in the clinch. The luta livre black belt also got to take Irie down, putting the fight into his specialty, the ground. From there, Dutra worked to get a kimura and imposed his ground and pound. Irie committed the mistake of giving up his back to avoid the punishment, and that made Dutra's job easy, as he sunk in the rear naked choke that ended the fight 1:23 into the very first round.

Soon after the loss of Irie, Daniel Gelo praised Dutra's style, because they already trained together, to the teammates: "He's a superior competitor." Wand heard this and didn't like the comments, arguing with Daniel about his attitude.

"He [Wand] misunderstood that I was supporting the opposite team and giving the props to our adversary. He got mad, and asked for me to not talk like this anymore. I understood him," said Daniel.

"Wand showed him that this is not something to talk about. I can't say to my team that Dutra is dangerous, that’s he's the guy and things like that," Werdum stated.

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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER BRASIL 2 – TEAM NOGUEIRA GETS ITS FIRST VICTORIES WITH PATOLINO AND LEO SANTOS


• Takedowns make the difference as "Patolino" gets the better of "Marreta" by unanimous decision, giving Team Nogueira the power of fight selection

• Chosen by the green team, Leo Santos uses jiu-jitsu to control Juliano "Ninja"

• Joke by Fabricio Werdum unleashes a war between the teams in the locker room


The fifth episode of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil 2 put two welterweights into the quarterfinals of the program. After defeating Thiago "Marreta" by unanimous decision, William "Patolino" scored the first victory for Team Nogueira, who also won the right to match the next fight. The man chosen by the green team, Leonardo Santos, kept the balance in favor of his team, getting a unanimous decision win against Juliano "Ninja". Team Nogueira is now just one win behind Team Werdum. "Confidence is returning, and is much better," celebrated Minotauro.

In addition to the two qualifying matches, the episode also saw the war between the teams escalate. The battle began after a prank by Team Werdum, causing a reaction from the rival team. Soon, it was declared a war between the locker rooms as barricades were made, and apples, bananas, cans and chairs were thrown mercilessly.

With the power of selecting the next bout after winning the last fight, Team Werdum chose to match Thiago Marreta with William Patolino. The two have Muay Thai backgrounds, as Patolino began training to fight at the age of 12 already aiming for MMA, while "Marreta" currently serves as professor of the sport in two gyms. The battle between the two already began with an intense faceoff and fighter Marcio "Pedra" faced a dilemma: although a member of the yellow team of Marreta, he is a friend and training partner of William Patolino out of the house.

Marreta was the first to try the takedown, but Patolino was the first to succeed, controlling the fight while applying knees and elbows against the body and face. Marreta soon escaped and the fight resumed standing. Marreta took advantage of his reach, keeping the distance with jabs and kicks against the thigh before Patolino got yet another takedown.

Marreta returned for round two trying to make use of the reach again, with two good high kick attempts - including a spinning kick. Patolino, however, still applied his efficient strategy, and the result was a unanimous decision victory.

With the victory of Patolino, Team Nogueira won the decision-making power, and they chose Leo Santos to represent them against Juliano "Ninja". Highly ranked in jiu-jitsu, Leo Santos became the youngest world champion in the gentle art at age 15, in the blue belt division. Juliano, on the other hand, is also an expert in jiu-jitsu and wrestling, and is known for his quirky personality.

It was Santos emerging from the bout with a unanimous decision, but the defeat didn’t appear to shake Ninja, who, always positive, said “I've lived a lot worse things in life. I came to win. It was not my time.”

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