The full roster of Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) upstarts who will compete on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): "Brazil 2" was today (March 7, 2013) announced via Portal do Vale Tudo.

TUF: "Brazil 2," which debuts on March 17, 2013, in Brazil on the Globo television network, features 28 Welterweight prospects who can range from 18 to 35 years old.

Check out the full cast of TUF: "Brazil 2" below, includes fighters from Brazil, Argentina and the United States:

• Bruno Dias
• Cleiton Duarte
• Daniel Oliveira de Azeredo
• David Vieira da Silva
• Felipe Olivieri
• Gil Freitas
• Henrique Batista
• Juliano Wandalen
• Leandro Silva
• Leonardo Santos
• Luciano Contini
• Jorge Luiz Dutra da Silva Jr.
• Marcio Santos
• Neilson Gomes
• Pedro Irie
• Roberto Barros Martins Amorim
• Robson Ferreira
• Ronaldo Oliveira Silva
• Ponzinibbio Santiago
• Thiago Silva (not UFC veteran)
• Thiago Santos de Lima
• Thiago Goncalves
• Tiago Alves
• Viscardi Andrade
• Wande Santana Lopes
• Weguimar Lucena Xavier
• William Macario
• Yan Cabral

TUF: "Brazil 2" will feature coaches Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum, competing against each other to build up the season's next international MMA talent. In a tournament format, the 28 fighters will compete for one of the two coaches, with the hopes of a UFC contract on the horizon.

It is expected that the two coaches, Nogueira and Werdum, will rematch on the same night as the tournament finale in the UFC on FUEL TV 10 main event, which is scheduled to take place at Ginasio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil, on June 8, 2013.

The first season of TUF Brazil produced winner Rony Jason, who went through Godofredo Castro in the finals to become the most notable original TUF: "Brazil" winner. The inaugural Brazilian season was filled with talent, and hopefully, the sophomore effort can provide the same level of fighters ... if not better.