| UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 23, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Palms Casino Resort | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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]
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. [3]
| Main card (Spike TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Mike Swick | def. | Josh Burkman | Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 29–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Patrick Côté | def. | Drew McFedries | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:44 | |
| Lightweight | Thiago Tavares | def. | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Alvin Robinson | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:39 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Kurt Pellegrino | def. | Alberto Crane | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:55 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Gray Maynard | def. | Dennis Siver | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jeremy Stephens | def. | Cole Miller | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:44 | |
| Lightweight | Corey Hill | def. | Joe Veres | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:37 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Wiman | def. | Justin Buchholz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:56 | |
Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.
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