UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman

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]

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

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.^[3]

Results

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	[a]
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

1. This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast following the Cote vs McFedries bout.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $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