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Dennis Bermudez



A veteran to the sport, Bermudez has been fighting in the featherweight division since 2009. Fighting out of Long Island MMA, the Lindenhurst resident holds a professional record of 16-7.

After stringing together seven consecutive victories, the 30-year-old ended a personal two-fight losing streak on February 21, 2016 against Tatsuya Kawajiri with a win via unanimous decision.

On August 6, 2016, Bermudez defeated Rony Jason via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) at UFC Fight Night 92 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

The Puerto Rican/American Bermudez 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 he was ranked 22nd in the nation at the Division 1 level.

On February 4, 2017, Dennis “The Menace” lost via first round knock out against Chan Sung Jung "The Korean Zombie" at UFC Fight Night 104 in Houston. 

In his last fight, Bermudez lost to Darren Elkins on July 22, 2017, at Nassau Coliseum via decision.