2008 in UFC
UFC MMA events in 2008
| 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.
Title fights
| Title fights in 2008 | ||||||||
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| 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] |
- ^ For the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. Penn become the second fighter in UFC history to win belt with two weight classes.
- ^ For the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ Unification of the UFC Middleweight & Pride Welterweight Championship belts[1]
- ^ Unification of the UFC Welterweight & UFC Interim Welterweight championships.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Both winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other.
The Ultimate Fighter
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
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| 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
See also
References
- ^ Mohapatra, Pramit (2008-03-03). "After winning at UFC 82, Silva joins an elite class". SI.com. SI.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ "One third of UFC 92s 14,166 attendees were issued complimentary tickets". mmajunkie.com. Dec 31, 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-01-24.
- ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale earns $405k gate". mmajunkie.com. Dec 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ a b c "Live Gate & Attendance". mmapayout.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved Oct 19, 2010.
- ^ "UFC 91 draws 10,485 paid for $4.8 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Nov 21, 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02.
- ^ "UFC 90 in Chicago scores record $2.8 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Oct 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "Cane, Miller, Lytle, Taylor win post-UFC 89 honours". mmafighting.com. Oct 18, 2008.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 15 draws 9,103". tapology.com. 2014.
- ^ "UFC 88 draws 14,736 for $2.6 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Sep 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "UFC 87 breaks Target Center gate record". mmajunkie.com. Aug 11, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 14 fighters test clean for performance-enhancing drugs". mmajunkie.com. Jul 29, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ a b "UFC 86 scores $3.35 million gate". mmajunkie.com. Jul 10, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "Thiago Alves beats Matt Hughes at UFC 85". canada.com (The Vancouver Sun). Jun 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "UFC 84 Official Gate and Attendance Totals". mmajunkie.com. May 31, 2008. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009.
- ^ "Can Florian finish his quest for a title?". sports.yahoo.com. Apr 3, 2008.
- ^ "UFC 82 salaries: Paydays for Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Heath Herring and more". mmajunkie.com. Mar 3, 2008.
- ^ "UFC 81 draws live gate of $2,437,890". mmajunkie.com. Feb 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
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- Dana White (CEO and president)
- Marshall Zelaznik (former executive vice president and COO)
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