UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman explained

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman
Promotion:	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date:	January 23, 2008
Venue:	Palms Casino Resort
City:	Las Vegas, Nevada
Previousevent:	UFC 80: Rapid Fire
Followingevent:	UFC 81: Breaking Point

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman^[1] (also known as UFC Fight Night 12) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 23, 2008, at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[2]

Background

The main event featured former The Ultimate Fighter contestants Mike Swick and Josh Burkman in a welterweight matchup.^[3] This event was Swick's debut at welterweight, as he had been competing at middleweight prior to the show.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Gray Maynard vs. Dennis Siver
• Knockout of the Night: Patrick Côté
• Submission of the Night: Nate Diaz

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• 2008 in UFC

Notes and References

1. Web site: UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® . 2007-12-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071219164039/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1038 . 2007-12-19 .
2. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Swick v. Burkman. UFC.com. 2007-12-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071219164039/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1038. 2007-12-19.
3. Web site: An 'Ultimate Fighter' Fight Night. Rios. Tomas. Sherdog.com. January 23, 2008. 2008-01-23.