2008 in Jungle Fight | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | April 6, 2008 | |||
Last date | September 13, 2008 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 4 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 34 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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The year 2008 is the sixth year in the history of Jungle Fight, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Brazil. In 2008 Jungle Fight held 4 events beginning with, Jungle Fight 8.
# | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
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11 | Jungle Fight 11 | September 13, 2008 | Windsor Barra Hotel | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
10 | Jungle Fight 10 | July 12, 2008 | Windsor Barra Hotel | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
9 | Jungle Fight 9: Warriors | May 31, 2008 | Maracanãzinho Gymnasium | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
8 | Jungle Fight 8 | April 6, 2008 | Team Nogueira Training Center | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Jungle Fight 8 [1] was an event held on April 6, 2008 at The Team Nogueira Training Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Paulo Thiago | def. | Leonardo Pecanha | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Rodrigo Smurf | def. | Maicon Ribeiro | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Rodrigo Ribeiro | def. | Pedro Santos | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
Alexandre Pimentel | def. | Paulo Goncalves Silva | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 0:00 | ||
Andre Luis de Oliveira | def. | Marcos Maciel de Oliveira | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:00 | ||
Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues | def. | Vinicius Lemes Bett | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
Jungle Fight 9: Warriors [2] was an event held on May 31, 2008 at The Maracanãzinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Ronys Torres | def. | Francinei Farinazzo | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 0:00 | ||
Paulo Thiago | def. | Paulo Cavera | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
Thiago Goncalves | def. | Everton Santana Pinto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Andre Tadeu | def. | Daniel Moraes | KO | 2 | 0:00 | ||
Johnny Eduardo | def. | Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues | KO | 0 | 0:00 | ||
Erick Silva | def. | Carlos Eduardo Santos | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 0:00 | ||
Allan Froes | def. | Ricardo Pecanha | KO | 0 | 0:00 | ||
Leonardo Carvalho Muller | def. | Bruno Menezes | Decision | 3 | 0:00 |
Jungle Fight 10 [3] was an event held on July 12, 2008 at Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Ronys Torres | def. | Luiz Azeredo | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 4:34 | ||
Assuerio Silva | def. | Terroll Dees | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 1:42 | ||
Ediane Gomes | def. | Michelle Farias | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:48 | ||
Paulo Thiago | def. | Ferrid Kheder | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Pedro Santos | def. | Leonardo Pecanha | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Xavier Foupa-Pokam | def. | Felipe Arinelli | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:46 | ||
Leonardo Carvalho Muller | def. | Paulo Dezenet | TKO (Elbow Injury) | 1 | 0:48 | ||
Alexandre Pimentel | def. | Renato Souza | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Allan Froes | def. | Sebastian Bruno Pinto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
Jungle Fight 11 [4] was an event held on September 13, 2008 at The Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Todd Duffee | def. | Assuerio Silva | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:17 | ||
Ronys Torres | def. | Elieni Silva | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:50 | ||
Antony Rea | def. | Allan Froes | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Paulo Thiago | def. | Luiz Jorge Dutra Jr. | TKO (Knee Injury) | 1 | 0:40 | ||
Alexandre Pimentel | def. | Rafael Addario Bastos | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 3 | 1:18 | ||
Rafael Freitas | def. | Alexandre Visconte | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Ediane Gomes | def. | Ana Maria | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 3:01 | ||
Johil de Oliveira | def. | Danilo Noronha | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Pedro Santos | def. | Ferrid Kheder | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Erick Silva | def. | Igor Fernandes | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
Hacran Dias | def. | Rodrigo Ruiz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
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