Articles in UFC Fight Night 12
The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday issued eight fighters from Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 12 card medical suspensions.
Here’s the full list of medical suspensions from our friends at MMAJunkie.com:
Mike Swick — must have right hand X-rayed and cleared by doctor; otherwise, suspension runs until July 22
Michihiro Omigawa — suspended until Feb. 23 with no [...]
Mike Swick def. Josh Burkman via majority decision
Patrick Cote defeats Drew McFedries via TKO – Round 1, 1:44
Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision
Nate Diaz def. Alvin Robinson via submission – Round 1, 3:39
Kurt Pellegrino def. Alberto Crane via TKO – Round 2, 1:55
Gray Maynard def. Dennis Siver via unanimous decision
Jeremy Stephens def. Cole [...]
The UFC was in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino for UFC Fight Night 12, the UFC’s second event in just five days.
The nine-fight card featured Mike Swick’s welterweight debut against Josh Burkman in the evening’s main event as well as knockout artists Patrick Cote and Drew [...]
Only a mere 4 days after an exciting UFC 80 in England, the UFC heads back into the United States and invades The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada for Ultimate Fight Night 12. The main event will feature Mike Swick, recently dropping down and beginning a new career at Welterweight, and Josh Burkman who will [...]
Read More »Josh Burkman (170) vs. Mike Swick (170)
Drew McFedries (185.5) vs. Patrick Cote (184)
Michihiro Omigawa (154) vs. Thiago Tavares (155)
Alvin Robinson (155) vs. Nate Diaz (155)
Alberto Crane (155) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (155)
Dennis Siver (154) vs. Gray Maynard (155)
Jeremy Stephens (155) vs. Cole Miller (155)
Joe Veres (155) vs. Corey Hill (154)
Justin Buchholz (155) vs. Matt Wiman (155)
Don’t [...]
Read More »The official fight card for UFC Fight Night 12 “Swick vs. Burkman” has been released by the UFC. Debuting welterweight Mike Swick will make his 170-lb. debut against Josh Burkman in the main event. UFC Fight Night 12 takes place at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on January [...]
Read More »The UFC has announced that UFC Fight Night 12 will take place in Las Vegas at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino on January 23rd. Initially rumored to be held in Hollywood, Florida, the event will to be headlined by a welterweight bout between Josh Burkman and Mike Swick.
The UFC also confirmed Patrick [...]
The UFC and CBS are working on a deal to potentially air UFC 80 on the network. [The Wrestling Observer]
Andrei Arlovski, who has just one fight remaining on his current deal with the UFC, is expected to fight before March though reports suggest a new deal is not imminent. [Payout]
Heath Herring is in the Philippines [...]
The January 23rd UFC Fight Night 12 card appears unofficially complete as MMA Junkie is reporting that The Ultimate Fighter 5 castmembers Corey Hill and Gray Maynard will both be fighting at the event.
Hill (1-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his official UFC debut against Joe Veres (4-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Despite competing on The [...]
Mike Swick is expected to make his welterweight debut at UFC Fight Night 12 against Josh Burkman according to MMA Mania. Though the official bout agreements have not been signed, partially because a venue and location haven’t been finalized, they are reporting it is a “done deal”.
The site is also reporting the the Seminole Hard [...]
Ultimate Fighter 5 castmember and 3-fight UFC veteran Matt Wiman will take on UFC newcomer Justin Buchholz at UFC Fight Night 12 in January according to MMA Weekly.
Wiman (8-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) defeated Marlon Sims in the opening round of the reality series before losing to Manny Gamburyan in the quarterfinals. Following the appearance on [...]
Paul Kelly, who will face Paul Taylor at UFC 80 in England, has signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC. [MMA Madness]
Yahoo Sports writer Dave Meltzer reported yesterday that Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves were potential replacements to face Matt Hughes at UFC 79 following Matt Serra’s withdrawal from the card. While Alves remains [...]
Patrick Cote has announced on his facebook profile that he will be facing Drew McFedries on January 23rd at UFC Fight Night 12.
Cote (11-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has emerged as a middleweight contender by winning his last three fights including his most recent win over rising middleweight and The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Kendall Grove [...]
The Ultimate Fighter 5 castmember Corey Hill will return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 12 in January according to MMA Mania.
Hill defeated Rob Emerson in the opening round of the reality series before being submitted by the future winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5, Nate Diaz, in the quarterfinals. Though he has little [...]
Mike Swick will return to the octagon in January on Spike TV. Swick issued a MySpace bulletin yesterday announcing the bout. The UFC has two scheduled events for January (UFC 80 and UFC Fight Night 12), both of which could air on Spike. Given his popularity and his booking in the headline bout at UFC [...]
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