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Chris Taylor - August 6, 2016

A featherweight bout between Yair Rodriguez (8-1 MMA) and Alex Caceres (12-8 MMA) served as the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 92 event in Salt Lake City. Round one begins and Caceres starts off with a leg kick. He lands another and then follows up with a superman punch. Nice shot to the body by Rodriguez. The Mexican lands a nice combo. Caceres with another leg kick. Rodriguez lands a high kick and then a right hand. He comes forward and lands a leg kick. He follows up with a high kick. Rodriguez comes forward with punches. He lands a head kick. The fighters tangle up and hit the floor. They bounce back up to their feet. Rodriguez misses with a front kick. A spinning kick partially lands for Yair. He lands another high kick. Caceres retreats and Rodriguez grabs his back. They break. A nice leg kick lands for Yair and then a jab. Round one comes to an end.

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

Nice combos from @BruceLeeroyGlow land!! What a crazy fight! #UFCSLC https://t.co/aVggySaGhK — #UFCSLC (@ufc) August 7, 2016

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.

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

Ishihara is a fan of three things. Money. Women. And knocking dudes out cold. #UFCSLC https://t.co/dzEAjsWl20 — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) August 7, 2016

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

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

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is a former Olympian, winning the bronze medal in Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rousey made history in 2008, becoming the first U.S. woman to ever win an Olympic medal in Judo. With the 2016 Summer Olympics just getting underway in Rio, the former Olympian sent a salute via social media to all those on Team USA.

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

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

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

UFC 202 is set to take place on August 20 and the highly anticipated rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will serve as the main event.

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

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

Russell Ess - August 6, 2016

In addition to rule changes from the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports’ (ABC’s) Unified Rules of MMA, the wording of the 10-Point Must system for mixed martial arts competition was updated and will be logged in to the Unified Rules and will be implemented on Jan. 1, 2017. Bloody Elbow was able to get a copy of the document that read: