UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres

UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs Caceres
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs Caceres
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 6, 2016 (2016-08-06)
VenueVivint Arena
CitySalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Attendance6,689[1]
Total gate$481,033[1]
Event chronology
UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs Caceres UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres (also known as UFC Fight Night 92) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 6, 2016, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2][3]

Background

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The event was the first that the organization has hosted in Utah.[2]

The promotion previously scheduled an event for Salt Lake City in August 2010 for UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko. However, the event was moved to San Diego, California due to lower than anticipated ticket sales in the Utah market.[4]

A featherweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez and Alex Caceres served as the event headliner.[5][6]

Brad Tavares was very briefly linked to a bout with Thales Leites at the event. However, Tavares was forced out of the fight with a rib injury and was replaced by Chris Camozzi.[7]

Justine Kish was expected to face Maryna Moroz at the event. However, Kish pulled out of the bout on July 22 due to a spiral fracture of her finger.[8] She was replaced six days later by promotion newcomer Danielle Taylor.[9]

This was the last UFC event to be promoted by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta.

Results

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Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Yair Rodríguez def. Alex Caceres Decision (split) (46–49, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Featherweight Dennis Bermudez def. Rony Jason Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Thales Leites def. Chris Camozzi Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:58
Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Zak Cummings Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Trevor Smith def. Joe Gigliotti Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Maryna Moroz def. Danielle Taylor Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight Court McGee def. Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Marcin Tybura def. Viktor Pešta KO (head kick) 2 0:53
Lightweight David Teymur def. Jason Novelli TKO (punches) 2 1:25
Featherweight Teruto Ishihara def. Horacio Gutiérrez TKO (punches) 1 2:32
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Cub Swanson def. Tatsuya Kawajiri Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Justin Ledet def. Chase Sherman Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]

  • Fight of the Night: Yair Rodríguez vs. Alex Caceres
  • Performance of the Night: Marcin Tybura and Teruto Ishihara

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Staff (2016-08-07). "UFC Fight Night 92 attendance: Debut Utah event draws 6,689 fans for $481,033 live gate". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  2. ^ a b Thomas Gerbasi (2016-06-09). "UFC visits Salt Lake City on August 6". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  3. ^ Staff (2016-06-09). "UFC Fight Night 92 heads to Salt Lake City on August 6". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  4. ^ Brett Okamoto (2010-06-14). "UFC moves event from Salt Lake City to San Diego for lack of ticket sales". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  5. ^ Jeremy Botter (2016-06-09). "UFC targets Yair Rodriguez vs. Alex Caceres for Aug 6 FS1 Main Event". flocombat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  6. ^ Danny Segura (2016-06-09). "Yair Rodriguez vs. Alex Caceres in the works for UFC event in Utah". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  7. ^ Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho (2016-06-15). "Chris Camozzi replaces Brad Tavares and is Thales Leites' new opponent (Brazilian Portuguese)". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  8. ^ Staff (2016-07-22). "Justine Kish out at UFC Fight Night 92, UFC seeks U.S.-based opponent for Maryna Moroz". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  9. ^ Staff (2016-07-28). "Newcomer Danielle Taylor in for Kish vs. Maryna Moroz at UFC Fight Night 92 in Utah". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  10. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  11. ^ Staff (2016-08-07). "UFC Fight Night 92 bonuses: 5-round thriller between Rodriguez and Caceres was worth $50K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.