UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2016
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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 Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2][3]
| UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs Caceres | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs Caceres | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 6, 2016 | |||
| Venue | Vivint Smart Home Arena | |||
| City | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |||
| Attendance | 6,689[1] | |||
| Total gate | $481,033[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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) | |||||||
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| 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 | |
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