UFC Fight Night 12

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1 Background
2 Fight Card
3 Pre-Event Notes
4 Results
5 Bonus Awards
6 UFC Event Chronology
7 External Links

Background

UFC Fight Night 12 (aka Ultimate Fight Night 12 and UFC: Swick vs. Burkman) was a 9-bout fight card held on January 23, 2008 at The Palms Casino Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The card aired lived on SpikeTV and was headlined by a welterweight bout between TUF 1's Mike Swick and TUF 2's Josh Burkman.

Fight Card

Preliminary Card

Lightweight Bout: Matt Wiman vs. Justin Buchholz
Lightweight Bout: Corey Hill vs. Joe Veres
Lightweight Bout: Cole Miller vs. Jeremy Stephens
Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard vs. Dennis Siver
Lightweight Bout: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Alberto Crane

Main Card

Lightweight Bout: Alvin Robinson vs. Nate Diaz
Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Michihiro Omigawa
Middleweight Bout: Patrick Cote vs. Drew McFedries
Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick vs. Josh Burkman

Pre-Event Notes

Mike Swick is dropping down from the middleweight division to the welterweight division for the first time in his career after being outmuscled in his last bout against Yushin Okami.

Results

Preliminary Card

Lightweight Bout: Matt Wiman defs. Justin Buchholz via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:56 of round 1.
Lightweight Bout: Corey Hill defs. Joe Veres via TKO (strikes) at :37 of round 2.
Lightweight Bout: Jeremy Stephens defs. Cole Miller via TKO (strikes) at 4:44 of round 2.
Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard defs. Dennis Siver via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
Lightweight Bout: Kurt Pellegrino defs. Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) at 1:52 of round 2.

Main Card

Lightweight Bout: Nate Diaz defs. Alvin Robinson via submission (triangle choke) at 3:39 of round 1.
Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares defs. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).
Middleweight Bout: Patrick Cote defs. Drew McFedries via TKO (strikes) at 1:44 of round 1.
Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick defs. Josh Burkman via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29).