UFC_Fight_Night_13

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon[2] (also known as UFC Fight Night 13) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 2, 2008,[3] at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado, United States.[3]

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Background

The event was a lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 7 on Spike. Instead of scheduling a two-hour program usually set for UFC Fight Night cards, the event was a three-hour broadcast, a change due to a petition from Sherdog Forums and a letter-writing campaign by MMA fans to Spike.[4]

Fight Night 13 was the first UFC event to be held in Colorado since The Ultimate Ultimate was held in Denver on December 16, 1995.[5]

Stephan Bonnar was originally slated to take on Matt Hamill, but was forced to withdraw when he suffered a complete tear of his left collateral knee ligament during training.[6] He was replaced by Tim Boetsch, who took the fight on only ten days notice.

A planned bout between lightweights Spencer Fisher and Marcus Aurélio was cancelled due to a shoulder injury Fisher suffered during training.[7] On March 20, 2008, the UFC website announced that newcomer Ryan Roberts was to make his octagon debut on short notice to face Marcus Aurélio as a replacement for the injured Spencer Fisher.

This event also marked the first bout of a series of fights between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard.

Results

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  1. This preliminary bout aired on the broadcast following the Alves vs Parisyan bout.

Bonus awards

At the end of this event, $20,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[8]

  • Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon
  • Knockout of the Night: James Irvin
  • Submission of the Night: Nate Diaz

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Can Florian finish his quest for a title?".
  2. [2]
    "UFC Fight Night Kenny Florian vs Joe Lauzon". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  3. [3]
    "UFC Fight Night: Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  4. [4]
    Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  5. [5]
    "UFC Back to Colorado, Adds Parisyan vs. Alves". MMA Weekly. January 19, 2008. Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  6. [6]
    Stupp, Dann (February 14, 2008). "UFC Releases UFC Fight Night 13 Televised Card". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  7. [7]
    Savage, Greg (March 17, 2008). "Injury Knocks Fisher Out of Aurelio Bout". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  8. [8]
    "Florian, Lauzon, Irvin and Diaz earn UFN13 "fight night" bonuses". MMA Junkie. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
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