| Genre: | Reality, Sports |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Creator: | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring: | Dana White, Forrest Griffin, and Chuck Liddell |
| Network: | Televisa, UFC Fight Pass |
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 is 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.
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.
Filming for the season began on May 16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Team Griffin:
Team Liddell:
Martín Bravo Pablo Sabori Miguel Villegas
Marcelo Rojo Alejandro Martínez
Yasser Castillo
José David Flores
Claudio Puelles
Ilianovich Chalo Leonardo Rodríguez Javier Ganin
John Bedoya Fabian Quintanar| Team Liddell | ||
| Team Griffin | ||
| Unanimous Decision | ||
| Majority Decision | ||
| Split Decision | ||
| Submission | ||
| (Technical) Knock Out | ||
| The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | |
| Promotion: | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Venue: | Arena Ciudad de México |
| City: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Attendance: | 11,460[3] |
| Followingevent: | 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]
A potential lightweight title eliminator bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and winner Tony Ferguson headlined the event.[6] [7]
The lightweight finale of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 was contested at the event.[8]
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, 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 '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 lb.[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 lb weight allowance. He was fined 30 percent of his earnings, and Lamas and promotion officials insisted that Oliveira not weigh more than 160 lb 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]
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[17]
On August 21, 2017, it was announced that Cannetti was given a 10-month suspension by USADA, retroactive to October 28, 2016. The provisional suspension came after testing positive for ostarine, hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide. USADA conducted tests on the supplements Cannetti was taking at the time of the sample collection, and concluded that the supplements were tainted.[18]