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

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

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

[10]

Bonus awards

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

References

  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.