Big Nog and Werdum agree to coach 'TUF: Brazil 2'-now official

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum reportedly have agreed to serve as coaches on the upcoming second season of "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil."

SportTV first reported the coaches, though UFC officials have made no formal announcement, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) could not immediately confirm the plans.

According to the report, contracts haven't been signed, but verbal agreements are in place.

"TUF: Brazil 2," which is expected to feature welterweight fighters, begins filming in early 2013 with an expected debut in March 2013. More than 300 UFC hopefuls recently attended in an open tryout in Rio.

"TUF: Brazil" was the first-ever international edition of the long-running reality competition series. The show, which featured Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort, debuted in March and aired on Globo in Brazil (with solid ratings). UFC.com and FUEL TV carried it in the U.S.

Following "TUF: Brazil 2," Nogueira (34-7-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Werdum (16-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) will fight in the tradition season-ending coach-vs.-coach fight. It actually marks a rematch between the two fighters; Nogueira handed Werdum a decision loss at a 2006 PRIDE event in the opening round of an open-weight grand prix.

Since then, Nogueira has won a UFC interim heavyweight title but has alternated between wins and losses in his past seven fights. He most recently submitted Dave Herman at UFC 153 in Rio de Janeiro.

Werdum, meanwhile, signed with the UFC after PRIDE, then moved to Strikeforce (where he upset Antonio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko), and then ultimately returned to the UFC earlier this year. He's on a 5-1 run, which included a TKO win over Mike Russow at UFC 147 in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Nogueira, of course, was a head coach on "TUF 8." Werdum was an assistant coach for Wanderlei Silva on "TUF: Brazil."

Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua had campaigned for "TUF: Brazil 2" coaching slots, but it appears the UFC has gone another direction.

It's a fight I want to see. Just hope we don't have to wait too long to see it.

Nice.

I have Werdum in this rematch. His striking has come a long way since they first fought.

Ludo wrote:

I have Werdum in this rematch. His striking has come a long way since they first fought.

But is it better then Nog's? I don't think it is.

This fight would be great for the Jan.16 card in Brazil.

nice match up...i got werdum via clinch work

Great more top guys stuck in TUF

Ali wrote:

Great more top guys stuck in TUF

Yeah that's the only downside. Would be a sweet fight for that January card in Brazil.

Boooo to the TUF role, yay for the fight. Having trouble picking a winner right now.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Boooo to the TUF role, yay for the fight. Having trouble picking a winner right now.

I agree with all of this. I love the style matchup. I think Nog still has a good enough chin to take whatever Werdum can dish out. I also think Nog's boxing still makes him the better standup fighter. But I think Werdum might be stronger and more explosive on the ground. Interesting matchup. I know I'm rooting for Nog, just not sure if I can pick him.

Minotauro is a fairly slow heavyweight, whereas Werdum is extremely quick for his size. I can see Werdum putting it on Nogueira and winning via activity.

Ali wrote:

Great more top guys stuck in TUF

this was my first thought! A great matchup that well have to wait around for. I think werdum has progressed enough where he'll take this fight

I hope this goes to the ground.

Werdum gonna get him this time.

I just read that this fight won't happen until June 8th! FUCK!

OU wrote:

I just read that this fight won't happen until June 8th! FUCK!

FFS that's ages away, TUF needs to die already.

Ali wrote:

OU wrote:

I just read that this fight won't happen until June 8th! FUCK!

FFS that's ages away, TUF needs to die already.

what that mean?

OU wrote:

Ali wrote:

OU wrote:

I just read that this fight won't happen until June 8th! FUCK!

FFS that's ages away, TUF needs to die already.

what that mean?

For fuck sake.

Ali wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali wrote:

OU wrote:

I just read that this fight won't happen until June 8th! FUCK!

FFS that's ages away, TUF needs to die already.

what that mean?

For fuck sake.

Oh, but yeah, die TUF die!

Dana seems to think TUF is the answer for everything, how long before we have TUF China vs. Japan ?

8 months its only forever, its not long at all.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/31459/fabricio-werdum-and-antonio-rodrigo-nogueira-name-tuf-brazil-2-coaching-staffs.mma

Some notable names are part of the coaching squads.

Team Werdum features Wanderlei Silva (MMA), Rafael Cordeiro (muay Thai), Rubens Cobrinha (jiu-jitsu), Kenny Johnson (wrestling) and Felipe Werdum (capoeira), according to a report from Globo.

Team Nogueira, meanwhile, features Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (MMA), Everaldo Penco (jiu-jitsu), Eric Albarracin (wrestling), Sheymon Moraes (muay Thai) and Vitor Miranda (kickboxing).