Career
He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Salas is from Green River, Wyoming and had a very successful career in wrestling. Salas then went on to wrestle for the University of Wyoming"s National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I program from 2000 to 2003, but dropped out of college to pursue a career in mixed martial arts
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On January 16, 2012 it was announced that Salas has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC. He made his promotional debut on February 15 against fellow newcomer Anton Kuivanen in UFC on Fuel television 1.
Salas faced Tim Means on June 8, 2012 at UFC on Forex 3. Means defeated Salas via first round TKO. Salas was expected to face Edson Barboza on January 19, 2013 at UFC on Forex 7.
However, Salas was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Lucas Martins. Salas faced Aaron Riley on July 27, 2013 at UFC on Fox 8.
Salas faced Thiago Tavares on November 9, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 32, replacing an injured Quinn Mulhern.
He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Salas faced Ben Wall on May 10, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 40. Salas faced Joe Proctor on July 16, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 45.
Salas lost the bout via second round TKO. Salas faced Jason Saggo on March 5, 2016 at UFC 196.
He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Full Force Fighting
FFF Lightweight Championship (One time).