UFC Fight Night 12
UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman 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. The main event featured former The Ultimate Fighter contestants Mike Swick and Josh Burkman in a welterweight matchup. This event was Swick's debut at welterweight, as he had been competing at middleweight prior to the show.
Results
Preliminary card
* Lightweight bout: United States Matt Wiman vs. United States Justin Buchholz
Wiman wins via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:56 of the 1st round.
* Lightweight bout: United States Corey Hill vs. United States Joe Veres
Hill wins via TKO (strikes) at 0:37 of the 2nd round.
* Lightweight bout: United States Cole Miller vs. United States Jeremy Stephens
Stephens wins via TKO (strikes) at 4:44 of the 2nd round.
* Lightweight bout: United States Gray Maynard vs. Germany Dennis Siver
Maynard wins via unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.[4]
* Lightweight bout: United States Kurt Pellegrino vs. United States Alberto Crane
Pellegrino wins via TKO (strikes) at 1:52 of the 2nd round. This was the only preliminary bout aired during the broadcast.
Main card
* Lightweight bout: United States Alvin Robinson vs. United States Nate Diaz
Diaz wins via submission (triangle choke) at 3:39 of the 1st round.
* Lightweight bout: Brazil Thiago Tavares vs. Japan Michihiro Omigawa
Tavares wins via unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 30-27, 29-28, and 30-27.[5]
* Middleweight bout: United States Drew McFedries vs. Canada Patrick Côté
Côté wins via TKO (strikes) at 1:44 of the 1st round.
* Welterweight bout: United States Mike Swick vs. United States Josh Burkman
Swick wins via majority decision. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, and 29-29 in favor of Swick.
