UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 23, 2008 | |||
| Venue | The Palms Casino Resort | |||
| City |  Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman[1] referred to by the media 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]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Matt Wiman vs. Justin Buchholz
- Wiman defeated Buchholz via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:56 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Corey Hill vs. Joe Veres
- Hill defeated Veres via TKO (strikes) at 0:37 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Cole Miller vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Stephens defeated Miller via TKO (strikes) at 4:44 of round 2.
- Lightweight bout: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Alberto Crane
- Pellegrino defeated Crane via TKO (punches) at 1:52 of round 2. This was the only preliminary bout aired during the broadcast.
- Lightweight bout: Gray Maynard vs.
Dennis Siver
- Maynard defeated Siver via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).
[edit] Main card
- Lightweight bout: Alvin Robinson vs. Nate Diaz
- Diaz defeated Robinson via submission (triangle choke) at 3:39 round 1.
- Lightweight bout:
Thiago Tavares vs. 
Michihiro Omigawa
- Tavares defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27).
- Middleweight bout: Drew McFedries vs.
Patrick Côté
- Côté defeated McFedries via TKO (strikes) at 1:44 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Josh Burkman
- Swick defeated Burkman via majority decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–29).
[edit] Purses
The disclosed fighter payroll was $232,000. The individual payouts are listed below. They include the payment amounts for show and win, but do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses.[4]
- Mike Swick ($20,000) def. Josh Burkman ($10,000)
- Patrick Côté ($28,000) def. Drew McFedries ($10,000)
- Thiago Tavares ($18,000) def. Michihiro Omigawa ($5,000)
- Nate Diaz ($30,000) def. Alvin Robinson ($7,000)
- Kurt Pelligrino ($20,000) def. Alberto Crane ($4,000)
- Gray Maynard ($16,000) def. Dennis Siver ($7,000)
- Jeremy Stephens ($10,000) def. Cole Miller ($8,000)
- Corey Hill ($16,000) def. Joe Veres ($3,000)
- Matt Wiman ($16,000) def. Justin Buchholz ($4,000)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1038
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Swick v. Burkman". UFC.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=1038. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ a b Rios, Tomas (January 23, 2008). "An ‘Ultimate Fighter' Fight Night". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=10935. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- ^ UFC Fight Night 12 Salaries
