(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) RIO DE JANEIRO – The UFC’s most successful international edition of “The Ultimate Fighter,” the promotion’s long-running reality/competition series, is heading Stateside. UFC officials on Monday revealed the plans, which will see eight Brazilian lightweights and eight Brazilian bantamweights travel to Las Vegas in hopes of earning a six-figure contract with the world’s largest MMA organization as cast members on “TUF: Brazil 4.” “We just found it’s an easier way to streamline the process for us,” Dan Farmer, producer for “The Ultimate Fighter” International, tells USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie. “It’s where our headquarters are. We have a full production company that’s been doing it for over 20 seasons, and it just allows us to consolidate our operations. We’re able to involve (UFC President) Dana White more.
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As 600 hopefuls try out, ‘TUF: Brazil 4′ heads to U.S. (here’s why) – MMA Junkie