RIO DE JANEIRO – The 32 fighters competing in the fourth edition of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” have been revealed.

“TUF: Brazil 4,” which features UFC light heavyweights Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Mauricio Rua as coaches, debuts April 5 in Brazil on Globo and on UFC Fight Pass in the rest of the world

Bantamweight and lightweight fighters will be part of the show, which was taped primarily in Las Vegas between early February and early March. There will be 12 regular-season episodes with the 13th and final episode being the live finale. No date or location has been announced for that event yet.

The new edition of the series begins with an elimination round of fights over two episodes. All winners of the those fights become official cast members. They then compete in a single-elimination tournament, which is the focus of the reality show’s regular-season run. The winners of the two weight classes will receive UFC contracts.

Nogueira was a replacement for Anderson Silva, who was removed from his coaching post by the UFC after two positive drug tests related to his win over Nick Diaz at UFC 183 in January. UFC officials said in a statement that he took over a team that already had been chosen by Silva before he was removed from the show.

“The beginning was difficult because we didn’t know the guys – we hadn’t studied their styles,” Nogueira stated. “But we accepted the challenge, we worked with Anderson’s coaches and everything went well. It was an amazing experience to be able to work with young fighters who have the dream of fighting in the UFC and share those moments with them.”

“I always dreamed of being one of ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil’ coaches,” Rua stated. “And to have this dream come true this season was awesome. This is the first time the show is going to Vegas, which is the heart of the UFC, and the bantamweight and lightweight divisions are great for the Brazilians’ body types, and those divisions are full of talent. The technical level was really high and I can guarantee this season will be exciting.”

The full list of “TUF: Brazil 4” fighters includes:

BANTAMWEIGHTS

Franklyn Arrocha (4-0) Eduardo Diez (4-0) Bruno Gustavo (8-2) Leandro Higo (13-2) Bruno Korea (4-0 Dileno Lopes (17-1) Marcos Maju (9-2) Matheus Mattos (8-0) Renato Monaco (10-1) Peter Montibeller (7-0) Matheus Nicolau (10-1) Gustavo Sedorio (4-0) Maycon Silvan (7-2) Giovanni Soldado (15-1) Mateus Vasco (12-1) Reginaldo Vieira (12-3)

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Fernando Bruno (15-2) Alexandre Cidade (11-1) Carlos Costa (7-1) Adilson Fernandes (11-4) Glaico Franca (12-3) Gabriel Macario (3-0) Nazareno Malegarie (27-3) Raush Manfio (6-1) Nikolas Motta (6-1) Bruno Murata (6-0) Jeferson Negrini (9-0) Joaquim Neto BJJ (7-0) Edson Pereira (12-2) Andre Ricardo (3-1) Erick Silva (14-4) Arlen Viana (8-1)