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Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

UFC #8 ranked featherweight Dennis Bermudez notched another victory at UFC Fight Night 92 in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday night.

Chris Taylor - August 6, 2016

A featherweight bout between Dennis Bermudez and Rony Jason served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 92 event in Salt Lake City. Round one begins and Bermudez lands a jab to start. He lands a kick to the body of Jason. Rony fires back with a kick of his own. Bermudez pumps a double jab. He presses forward and lands a kick to the body. Jason counters with a right hand. Rony with a nice jab. Dennis lands a solid leg kick. He shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Bermudez with a big shot from the top. Rony is searching for an armbar. It is not there. More shots from the top by Dennis. Nice elbows from Bermudez. Jason is split wide open. He is bleeding badly. More shots from Dennis. Jason is defending well but is all sorts of busted up. Round one comes to an end.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Body kick attempted by Bermudez but Jason connects and sends him to the canvas! Entertaining fight so far! #UFCSLC https://t.co/Fjk1a5dHXI — #UFCSLC (@ufc) August 7, 2016

Chris Taylor - August 6, 2016

A middleweight bout between Chris Camozzi and Thales Leites took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 92 main card in Salt Lake City. Round one begins and Leites shoots in for a takedown. Chris defends and the fighters engage in the clinch. Leites presses Camozzi against the fence and looks to score with a trip. He gets it but Chris pops right back to his feet. Thales drags Camozzi back to the floor and has his back. Leites has one hook in but Chris is back to his feet. Thales is looking to sink in a rear-naked choke. He lands some short shots on Camozzi. Thales now has both hooks in but Chris is still on his feet. Leites locks in a body triangle. He’s working some shots to the head of Camozzi. Chris is in a bad position here but defending well. More short shots from Leites. He takes Chris to the ground and round one comes to an end.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

"I'm feelin' myself, I'm feelin myself, feelin myself." #UFCSLC pic.twitter.com/J51swYMBkk — #UFCSLC (@ufc) August 7, 2016

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

WOW @CubSwanson reverses the takedown and lands in full mount!! He's trying to sink in the #RNC!! #UFCSLC https://t.co/pwpBlHqeTB — UFC (@ufc) August 6, 2016

Chris Taylor - August 6, 2016

A featherweight bout between veterans Cub Swanson and Tatsuya Kawajiri served as the featured fight of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 92 Fight Pass prelims in Salt Lake City. Round one begins and Kawajiri starts things off with back-to-back leg kicks. He misses with a front kick attempt. Kawajiri attempts a spinning back fist but it is not there. Swanson takes the center of the octagon. Kawajiri lands a leg kick. Swanson lands a big right hand. Kawajiri answers with a counter left. A nice right hand scores for Swanson. Kawajiri shoots in for a takedown. Cub defends and lands some elbows. Swanson with a left jab and then a kick to the body. He misses with a spinning high kick. Kawajiri lands a big right and then scores a takedown. He moves to half guard. Kawajiri is looking to pass to side control. He skips that and moves to mount. Cub fights his way back to half guard. Kawajiri moves back in to mount. Cub quickly moves back to half guard. Shots from the top by Kawajiri but Swanson gets back to full guard. Cub is working some heel stomps from the bottom. Round one comes to an end.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

HUGE right lands for @Crusher_MMA who then gets the takedown!! #UFCSLC on @UFCFightPass NOW https://t.co/84SGV8GjwU — UFC (@ufc) August 6, 2016

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been one of the most tested athletes in the UFC by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). With 14 tests done by USADA, “The Notorious” says that it is a good thing for the sport of mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

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Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Stand up comedian Joey Diaz is a big fan of mixed martial arts. The 53-year-old is a good friend of UFC color commentator Joe Rogan as the two often do shows comedy shows together.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

UFC Fight Night 92 takes place in Salt Lake City Saturday night.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

With the recent news of the UFC being sold for $4 billion, it set the bar for the business of mixed martial arts promotional companies. Another MMA promotion company has a big price tag on it. Not quite as big as the UFC’s, but ONE Championship is reportedly “already within reach of a $1 billion valuation,” according to a report from Forbes.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Dennis Bermudez and Rony Jason are set to battle in the Octagon Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 92.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Nate Diaz recently released episode 5 of his “Road 2 War” video series featuring his path to the rematch with Conor McGregor at UFC 202 set for August 20.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Teruto Ishihara has made it clear that his biggest motivation for fighting is the ladies.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Nate Diaz has gotten a lot more attention after beating Conor McGregor at UFC 196. During the UFC 202 conference call on Friday, Diaz was asked about how he leveraged to get paid what he wanted as both the UFC and McGregor were the ones pushing for a rematch.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

As UFC 202 approaches, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz are preparing for another war in the Octagon. Their first fight was a bloody one that took fans on a wild roller coast ride with McGregor being submitted by Diaz in the end.