| 2008 in UFC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 19, 2008 | |||
| Last date | December 27, 2008 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 20 | |||
| UFC | 13 | |||
| UFC Fight Night | 5 | |||
| TUF Finale events | 2 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 201 | |||
| Title fights | 11 | |||
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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.
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2008:
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-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 |
| Title fights in 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Joe Stevenson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:02 | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Tim Sylvia | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:28 | UFC 81: Breaking Point | [b] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (UFC Champion) | def. | Dan Henderson (Pride Champion) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:52 | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | [c] |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (ic) | def. | Matt Serra (c) | TKO (knees) | 2 | 4:45 | UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 | [d] |
| Lightweight | B.J. Penn (c) | def. | Sean Sherk | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 84: Ill Will | [e] |
| Light Heavyweight | Forrest Griffin | def. | Quinton Jackson (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin | [f] |
| Welterweight | Georges St-Pierre (c) | def. | Jon Fitch | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–43, 50–44) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 87: Seek and Destroy | [g] |
| Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | def. | Patrick Côté | TKO (knee injury) | 3 | 0:39 | UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté | [h] |
| Heavyweight | Brock Lesnar | def. | Randy Couture (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:07 | UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar | [i] |
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def. | Antônio Nogueira (ic) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:54 | UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | [j] |
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | def. | Forrest Griffin (c) | KO (punches) | 3 | 2:46 | UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | [k] |
UFC 69: Shootout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Nathan Donald Diaz is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently a free agent. Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought for over 15 years after winning The Ultimate Fighter 5. Prior to signing with the UFC, Diaz competed in World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce, and Pancrase. Diaz has the third most UFC bonus awards, with 16 in total. In 2012 he challenged for the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Thiago Tavares is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and politician who most recently competed in the Lightweight division. An 18-fight veteran of the UFC, he has also fought in the Professional Fighters League and Cage Warriors. During his tenure with the UFC, he was awarded "Fight of the Night" honors four times.
Carlos Joseph Condit is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He previously competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion. Condit formerly fought in the UFC's sister promotion, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), where he was the final Welterweight Champion. Condit has also competed for both Shootboxing and Pancrase in Japan.
John Paul Alessio is a Canadian retired professional mixed martial artist. A former competitor in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1998, Alessio has also formerly competed for the UFC where he was a former Welterweight title challenger, the WEC, PRIDE, King of the Cage, MFC and DREAM. Alessio is also the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion and King of the Cage Superfight Champion.
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts. It was the second UFC event of 2009 and took place on the weekend of Super Bowl XLIII.
Matthew Burton Brown is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from 2008 until 2024. Brown gained entry into the UFC after competing on the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series.
UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009 at Nationwide Arena.
Stephen Randall Thompson is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer. Thompson currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a full-contact kickboxer, Thompson was undefeated through 37 amateur and 20 professional matches. Thompson is regarded as one of the most accomplished strikers in the UFC. As of December 10, 2024, he is #11 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. The year saw the successful UFC Featherweight title defense by José Aldo, the crowning of Carlos Condit as the Interim Welterweight Champion, a new Lightweight Champion in Benson Henderson, a tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion as well as the finales of The Ultimate Fighter 15 and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
The year 2013 was the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 started with UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. 2013 also saw the introduction of the women's bantamweight weight class with UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche.
UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event held on April 25, 2015, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The year 2007 was the 15th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 the UFC held 19 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon.
The year 2009 was the 17th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2009 the UFC held 20 events beginning with, UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson.
The year 2010 was the 18th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2010 the UFC held 24 events beginning with, UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva.
The year 2011 was the 19th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2011 the UFC held 27 events beginning with, UFC 125: Resolution.
UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit was a mixed martial arts event held on January 2, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The year 2016 was the 24th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on January 20, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
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