2008 in UFC

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2008 in UFC
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First dateJanuary 19, 2008
Last dateDecember 27, 2008
Events
Total events20
UFC13
UFC Fight Night5
TUF Finale events2
Fights
Total fights201
Title fights11
Chronology
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The year 2008 was the 16th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2008 the UFC held 20 events beginning with, UFC 80: Rapid Fire.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 2008
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Lightweight B.J. Penn def. Joe Stevenson Submission (rear-naked choke)24:02UFC 80: Rapid Fire [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia Submission (guillotine choke)31:28UFC 81: Breaking Point [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Anderson Silva
(UFC Champion)		def. Dan Henderson
(Pride Champion)		Submission (rear-naked choke)24:52UFC 82: Pride of a Champion [lower-alpha 3]
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (ic)def. Matt Serra (c)TKO (knees)24:45UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 [lower-alpha 4]
Lightweight B.J. Penn (c)def. Sean Sherk TKO (flying knee and punches)35:00UFC 84: Ill Will [lower-alpha 5]
Light Heavyweight Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson (c)Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 49–46)55:00UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin [lower-alpha 6]
Welterweight Georges St-Pierre (c)def. Jon Fitch Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–43, 50–44)55:00UFC 87: Seek and Destroy [lower-alpha 7]
Middleweight Anderson Silva (c)def. Patrick Côté TKO (knee injury)30:39UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté [lower-alpha 8]
Heavyweight Brock Lesnar def. Randy Couture (c)TKO (punches)23:07UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar [lower-alpha 9]
Heavyweight Frank Mir def. Antônio Nogueira (ic)TKO (punches)21:54UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 [lower-alpha 10]
Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans def. Forrest Griffin (c)KO (punches)32:46UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 [lower-alpha 11]
  1. ↑ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. Penn become the second fighter in UFC history to win belt with two weight classes.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ↑ Unification of the UFC Middleweight & Pride Welterweight Championship belts [1]
  4. ↑ Unification of the UFC Welterweight & UFC Interim Welterweight championships.
  5. ↑ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
  6. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
  7. ↑ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
  8. ↑ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  9. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
  10. ↑ For the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship.
  11. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Both winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other.

The Ultimate Fighter

SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-up
TUF 7: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Jun 21, 2008 Middleweight Amir Sadollah C.B. Dollaway
TUF 8: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Dec 13, 2008 Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader Vinicius Magalhães
Lightweight Efrain Escudero Phillipe Nover

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2008:

Events list

#EventDateVenueLocationAttendance
122 UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 Dec 27, 2008 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.14,166 [2]
121 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale Dec 13, 2008 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1,853 [3]
120 UFC: Fight for the Troops Dec 10, 2008 Crown Coliseum Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.8,500 [4]
119 UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar Nov 15, 2008 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.14,272 [5]
118 UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté Oct 25, 2008 Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.15,359 [6]
117 UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben Oct 18, 2008 National Indoor Arena Birmingham, England, U.K.9,515 [7]
116 UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer Sep 17, 2008 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.9,103 [8]
115 UFC 88: Breakthrough Sep 6, 2008 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.14,736 [9]
114 UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Aug 9, 2008 Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.15,087 [10]
113 UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin Jul 19, 2008 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.2,071 [11]
112 UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin Jul 5, 2008 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10,990 [12]
111 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale Jun 21, 2008 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1,853 [12]
110 UFC 85: Bedlam Jun 7, 2008 The O2 arena London, England, U.K.15,327 [13]
109 UFC 84: Ill Will May 24, 2008 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.14,773 [14]
108 UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 Apr 19, 2008 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada21,390
107 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon Apr 2, 2008 Broomfield Event Center Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.6,742 [15]
106 UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Mar 1, 2008 Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio, U.S.16,431 [16]
105 UFC 81: Breaking Point Feb 2, 2008 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10,583 [17]
104 UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman Jan 23, 2008 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1,900 [4]
103 UFC 80: Rapid Fire Jan 19, 2008 Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, England, U.K.8,412 [4]

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