UFC mixed martial arts event in 2016
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
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Thomas Gerbasi (2016-06-09). "UFC visits Salt Lake City on August 6". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ Staff (2016-06-09). "UFC Fight Night 92 heads to Salt Lake City on August 6". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jeremy Botter (2016-06-09). "UFC targets Yair Rodriguez vs. Alex Caceres for Aug 6 FS1 Main Event". flocombat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ Danny Segura (2016-06-09). "Yair Rodriguez vs. Alex Caceres in the works for UFC event in Utah". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ 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.