1. Dennis Ross Bermudez was born on December 13,1986 and is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the UFC.
39 Facts About Dennis Bermudez
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Dennis Bermudez has made a name for himself mainly fighting on the east coast.
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Dennis Bermudez was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.
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Dennis Bermudez first started training mixed martial arts in Saugerties, New York, his home town, in 2009.
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Dennis Bermudez later went on to train at Blackman MMA in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Dennis Bermudez trained at Blackman MMA for nearly two years as he competed as an amateur and professional.
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Dennis Bermudez competed in four amateur bouts before earning his professional license, finishing his amateur career with four wins and no losses.
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Dennis Bermudez controlled the entirety of the fight and won via unanimous decision.
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Dennis Bermudez was not selected to compete in the M-1 Global tournament, and never returned to fight for the promotion.
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Dennis Bermudez returned to Pennsylvania Fighting Championships for one fight before signing with Shine Fights.
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Dennis Bermudez signed onto compete in Shine Fights 2010 Lightweight Grand Prix.
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Dennis Bermudez's first fight in the tournament was against UFC veteran Shannon Gugerty.
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Dennis Bermudez won the fight via unanimous decision and moved onto fight UFC, MFC, Strikeforce, and DREAM veteran, Drew Fickett.
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Dennis Bermudez lost his second straight fight, via rear naked choke, to undefeated Jordan Rinaldi.
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In 2011, Dennis Bermudez signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.
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Dennis Bermudez controlled the fight throughout round one before winning the fight in the second round via TKO.
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Dennis Bermudez was selected to fight Team Bisping member Akira Corassani in the semi-finals.
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Dennis Bermudez officially made his UFC debut on December 3,2011, at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale against Diego Brandao to determine the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 14.
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Dennis Bermudez next faced Pablo Garza at UFC on Fox 3 on May 5,2012.
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Dennis Bermudez fought Tommy Hayden on August 11,2012, at UFC 150.
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Dennis Bermudez won late into round one after clipping Hayden with a front kick to the chest, a straight right to the face then catching him in a guillotine choke, causing Hayden to submit.
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Dennis Bermudez next faced Matt Grice on February 23,2013, at UFC 157.
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Dennis Bermudez faced Max Holloway on May 25,2013, at UFC 160.
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Dennis Bermudez was briefly scheduled to face Nik Lentz on November 6,2013, at UFC Fight Night 31.
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Dennis Bermudez next faced Jimy Hettes on March 15,2014, at UFC 171.
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Dennis Bermudez won the fight via TKO in the third round and won his first Performance of the Night bonus award.
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Dennis Bermudez won the bout via submission in the second round, and earned a Performance of the Night bonus award for the second time in a row.
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Dennis Bermudez faced Ricardo Lamas on November 15,2014, at UFC 180.
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Dennis Bermudez lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Dennis Bermudez faced Jeremy Stephens on July 11,2015, at UFC 189.
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Dennis Bermudez was expected to face Maximo Blanco on January 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 81.
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Dennis Bermudez faced Rony Jason on August 6,2016, at UFC Fight Night 92.
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Dennis Bermudez faced returning veteran Chan Sung Jung on February 4,2017, at UFC Fight Night 104.
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Dennis Bermudez lost the fight by knockout in the first round.
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Dennis Bermudez faced Darren Elkins on July 22,2017, at UFC on Fox 25.
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Dennis Bermudez faced Andre Fili on January 27,2018 at UFC on Fox 27.
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Dennis Bermudez faced Rick Glenn on July 14,2018 at UFC Fight Night 133.
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Dennis Bermudez faced Te Edwards in a lightweight bout on January 19,2019 at UFC Fight Night 143.
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Dennis Bermudez announced his retirement after the fight, leaving his gloves in the Octagon.