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The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It is the sixth series to be produced outside the United States and the third to film in Brazil. On October 22, 2013, Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen were announced as coaches for the season. [1]
- Brazil
- Globo
- March 9 –, May 25, 2014
- 2 min
- Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva had a history. UFC fighters in recent times have realized the importance of self-promotion. Irrespective of what everyone claims, most of the nasty things said on public platforms and social media are nothing more than a conscious effort to get fans interested in fights.
- The most famous incident in TUF history involved Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Apart from episodes involving Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor or Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, there have been very few incidents of high-profile UFC fighters coming to blows on a public platform.
- Chael Sonnen is one of the best promoters. Chael Sonnen introduced the idea of trash-talking and self-promotion in the UFC long before Conor McGregor's rise.
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Jun 30, 2021 · Chael Sonnen remembers his infamous (and oft-memed) encounter with Wanderlei Silva on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) like it was yesterday.Sonnen and Silva ...
- Shakiel Mahjouri
- June 24, 2017
- New York, New York, United States
- Staff Writer
- Chael Sonnen Dominated The Fight. In 2017, we finally got to see Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva, and it wasn't exactly what fans expected. The dream fight was dominated by Sonnen, as he scored takedowns in all three rounds, winning via a unanimous decision on the cards.
- They Main-Evented A Rare Bellator PPV. Despite Bellator being the second-largest MMA promotion on the planet, they've never had much interest in doing pay-per-view events.
- They Both Signed To Bellator After Their Suspensions. In a predictable move, both men came out of retirement in order to make the fight happen. However, the fight didn't happen with the UFC.
- The Fight Seemed Dead In The Water. It's easy to forget because it seemed like fate that the two men would clash, but it nearly didn't happen. In fact, both Sonnen and Silva, despite being scheduled to fight in July 2014, would both be in a retirement stage as a result of their drug test failures.
Apr 14, 2014 · Chael Sonnen is telling me about the infamous brawl between he and fellow TUF Brazil coach Wanderlei Silva.It has been billed as a watershed moment for the season, at least in hype videos, and it ...
- MMA Senior Writer
Sep 9, 2020 · Sonnen and Wanderlei filmed Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil,” where things got physical between the pair after Sonnen refused to apologize for criticizing Brazil during his past rivalry with Anderson. “That was a mess,” Sonnen told Burt Watson on MMA Junkie’s “Legend 2 Legend” series. “So, my heat was with Anderson Silva.
