Dennis Bermudez

Dennis Bermudez
Born	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13) (age 24) Saugerties, New York, United States
Other names	The Menace
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Division	Lightweight (2009-2010) Featherweight (2011-present)
Style	Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Lindenhurst, New York
Team	Long Island MMA
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active	2009-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	9
Wins	7
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	3
Losses	2
By submission	2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Dennis Bermudez (born December 13, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division and formerly in the lightweight division. Dennis has been a professional MMA competitor since 2009, Bermudez has made a name for himself mainly fighting in the east coast. He is a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.

Wrestling

Dennis began wrestling in 2000 and held a high school record of 112 wins and 23 losses. From high school he went on to wrestle at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where in 2007 Dennis was ranked 22nd in the nation at the Division 1 level. Dennis then became a college free-style All-American in Akron, Ohio.^[1]

Mixed Martial Arts

Dennis first started training mixed martial arts in Saugerties, New York, his home town, in 2009. Dennis then later went on to train at Blackman MMA in Harrisburg PA. He trained at Blackman MMA for nearly two years as he competed as a amateur and professional. Dennis competed in four amateur bouts before earning his professional license, finishing his amateur career with four wins and no losses. He began his pro career in 2009, opening his career with a record of 4-0, all four won via stoppage. The wins earned him a fight for Russian promotion, M-1 Global. The fight was held at the event M-1 Selection 2010 in New Jersey against Kevin Roddy. Bermudez controlled the entirety of the fight and won via unanimous decision. He was not selected to compete in the M-1 Global tournament, and never returned to fight for the promotion.

Bermudez returned to Pennsylvania Fighting Championships for one fight before signing with Shine Fights. Bermudez signed onto compete in Shine Fights 2010 Lightweight Grand Prix. His first fight in the tournament was against UFC veteran Shannon Gugerty. Bermudez won the fight via unanimous decision and moved onto fight UFC, MFC, Strikeforce, and DREAM veteran, Drew Fickett. Fickett handed Bermudez his first loss, submitting him in the first round via rear naked choke. He lost his second straight fight, also via rear naked choke, to Jordan Rinaldi. After the losses, Bermudez showed interest in dropping weight classes to compete at featherweight.

The Ultimate Fighter

In 2011, Bermudez had signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. In the first episode, Bermudez fought reigning King of the Cage featherweight champion, Jimmie Rivera, to gain entry into the Ultimate Fighter house. After being rocked in the first round, Bermudez defeated Rivera in the second round via TKO.

Bermudez was selected to be a part of Team Mayhem as the team's first pick (second overall). In his quarterfinal bout, Bermudez fought Stephan Bass. Bermudez controlled the fight throughout round one before winning the fight in the second round via TKO.

Bermudez was selected to fight Team Bisping member Akira Corassani in the semi-finals. After being knocked down twice, Bermudez took Corassani down and finished the fight in the first round via submission due to a guillotine choke. With the win, Bermudez moved into the finals set to take place at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale.

Ultimate Fighting Championships

Bermudez will officially make his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale to determine the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 14.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches	7 wins	2 losses
By knockout	3	0
By submission	1	2
By decision	3	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
				The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale	02011-12-03 December 3, 2011			Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Determines Winner of The Ultimate Fighter 14 Featherweights
Loss	7-2	Jordan Rinaldi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	PA Fighting Championships 4	02010-11-20 November 20, 2010	1	2:13	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss	7-1	Drew Fickett	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Shine Fights 3	02010-09-10 September 10, 2010	1	2:02	Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States	Lightweight Grand Prix bout
Win	7-0	Shannon Gugerty	Decision (unanimous)	Shine Fights 3	02010-09-10 September 10, 2010	3	5:00	Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States	Lightweight Grand Prix bout
Win	6-0	Joey Carroll	Decision (unanimous)	PA Fighting Championships 3	02010-06-26 June 26, 2010	3	5:00	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	5-0	Kevin Roddy	Decision (unanimous)	M-1 Selection 2010: The Americas Round 1	02010-04-03 April 3, 2010	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	4-0	Jeremiah Gurley	TKO (punches)	Deathroll MMA 2	02010-03-12 March 12, 2010	1	1:55	Monessen, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	3-0	Marcos Maciel	TKO (punches)	PA Fighting Championships 2	02010-02-07 February 7, 2010	1	2:57	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	2-0	Jimmy Seipel	Submission (guillotine choke)	Asylum Fight League 25	02010-02-06 February 6, 2010	2	0:41	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	1-0	Chris Connor	TKO (punches)	PA Fighting Championships 1	02009-11-06 November 6, 2009	1	4:01	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

References

1. ^ http://www.limixedmartialarts.com/blog/474/meet-one-of-long-island-mma-and-fitness-centers-fastest-rising-mma-stars-the-menace-dennis-bermudez/

External links

• Professional MMA record for Dennis Bermudez from Sherdog

Persondata
Name	Bermudez, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description	Mixed martial artist
Date of birth	December 13, 1986
Place of birth	Saugerties, New York, United States
Date of death
Place of death