2008 in UFC
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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.
| 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 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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2008 UFC.com awards
Summarize
Perspective
Debut UFC fighters
The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2008:
- Andre Gusmao
- Antonio Mendes
- Brad Blackburn
- Brad Morris
- Brandon Wolff
- Brock Lesnar
- Brodie Farber
- Cain Velasquez
- C. B. Dollaway
- Chris Wilson
- Corey Hill
- Dale Hartt
- Dan Evensen
- Dan Hardy
- Dan Miller
- Dante Rivera
- Dave Kaplan
- David Baron
- David Bielkheden
- Dong Hyun Kim
- Efrain Escudero
- Eliot Marshall
- George Roop
- Goran Reljić
- James Giboo
- James Lee
- Jason Brilz
- Jason Day
- Jesse Taylor
- Jim Miller
- Joe Vedepo
- Johnny Rees
- Jon Jones
- Josh Hendricks
- Jules Bruchez
- Junior dos Santos
- Justin Buchholz
- Kevin Burns
- Krzysztof Soszynski
- Kyle Kingsbury
- Matt Brown
- Matt Horwich
- Matt Riddle
- Mike Massenzio
- Michael Patt
- Mike Wessel
- Mostapha al-Turk
- Nate Loughran
- Neil Wain
- Pat Barry
- Paul Kelly
- Per Eklund
- Phillipe Nover
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Reese Andy
- Rob Kimmons
- Rob Yundt
- Rolando Delgado
- Rory Markham
- Rousimar Palhares
- Ryan Bader
- Ryan Roberts
- Ryan Thomas
- Samy Schiavo
- Shane Carwin
- Shane Nelson
- Shane Primm
- Shannon Gugerty
- Steve Bruno
- Steve Cantwell
- Tim Boetsch
- Tim Credeur
- Tom Lawlor
- Vinny Magalhães
- Yoshiyuki Yoshida
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 |
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[7]
- Unification of the UFC Welterweight & UFC Interim Welterweight championships.
- For the UFC Lightweight 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.
Events list
See also
References
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