Hazelett, Burkman Battle to Bounce Back
Tommy Messano, sherdog.com : June 18, 2008"No matter how fighters lose, it leaves the same mark on their records. " Read the article >>
Josh Burkman's new gameplan includes life changes
David Andrest, MMAjunkie.com : Jun 16, 2008"‘It's been more than three years since Josh Burkman made his first UFC appearance. Eight fights and five wins later, Burkman finds himself maturing as a fighter and is training harder than ever. Read the article >>
A Wandering Spirit begins to Settle Down
Thomas Gerbasi, ufc.com : June 15, 2008"‘Tentative’ is a word you would never associate with Josh Burkman. Whether it’s his aggressive style in the Octagon, his approach to training, or to life for that matter, once the Utah native gets something in his head, he’s off to do it, consequences be damned." Read the article >>
UFC Fight Night 12 Set for the Palms in Las Vegas
Dann Stupp, MMAjunkie.com : December 11, 2007MMAjunkie.com has learned that UFC Fight Night 12 -- scheduled for Jan. 23, 2008 -- will take place at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. according to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) sources.
The Palms is located at 4321 W Flamingo Road off the Las Vegas strip. The Palms hosted its first UFC event with UFC Fight Night 9 in April 2007 (see: UFC Officially Announces UFC Fight Night 9 Event) and most recently hosted last Saturday's finale for The Ultimate Fighter Season 6: "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra"
As usual, the UFC Fight Night event will air live for free on Spike TV. The event is set to feature Josh Burkman vs. Mike Swick in the main event, plus a number of former castmembers of various seasons of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, including Patrick Cote, Nate Diaz, Gray Maynard, and Corey Hill.
The latest fight card for the event is currently set as:
- Josh Burkman vs. Mike Swick
- Patrick Cote vs. Drew McFedries
- Nate Diaz vs. Alvin Robinson
- Gray Maynard vs. Dennis Siver
- Cole Miller vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Thiago Tavares vs. Michihiro Omigawa
- Corey Hill vs. Joe Veres
- Alberto Crane vs. Kurt Pellegrino
- Justin Buchholz vs. Matt Wiman
Burkman vs. Petz Officially Set to Battle at UFC77: Hostile Territory
9/26/07
Here's an excerpt of an article posted today on UFC.com:
Welterweights Josh Burkman (19-4)and Forrest Petz (19-4) will look to continue their march up the 170-pound ranks on October 20th, when they square off at UFC 77, which will be held at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
With wins in five of his seven UFC bouts, Josh “The People's Warrior” Burkman (19-4) has established himself as one of the top welterweight prospects in the game, and he knows he is a win or two away from crashing into the title picture in perhaps the sport's toughest division. Fresh from a hard-fought decision loss to Karo Parisyan in May, the pride of Salt Lake City is looking forward to his return to the Octagon.
“I'm just excited to get back in there and see how much I've grown as a fighter,” said Burkman. “Forrest is a tough kid and likes to scrap, but I'm gonna overwhelm him. I think I grew a lot from my fight with Karo and I'm just excited to fight again.”
Burkman WINS BIG at UFC 61
7/08/06Josh Burkman went into his fight at UFC 61 expecting a war. and he got one. Josh Burkman won a UNANIMOUS DECISION over Josh Neer at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 8, 2006 at UFC 61.
The Judges scored the fight 29-28, 30-27, and 29-28 all in favor of Josh Burkman. This was a huge victory for Josh Burkman. He showed the heart of a champion by finishing strong in the fight. Josh dominated the third round and looked very good in doing so. He was very good with his stand-up, clinch, and ground & pound.
Burkman loses to a very game Fitch!
4/5/06 
Josh Burkman lost on Thursday night to Jon Fitch at 4:58 of the second round by Rear Naked Choke. Fitch was able to neutralize Burkman’s explosive offense early and controlled the fight for most of the rounds. Burkman gives fitch a ton of credit and vows to re-discover his focus and return bigger and stronger! Stay tuned.
Lean Burkman Makes Weight!
4/5/06
"The People's Warrior looked lean and mean as he tipped the scales at 169.5. His opponent Jon Fitch came in just a bit heavier at an official weight of 171.
Both welterweights will lock up tonight to at Ultimate Fight Night 4 at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
For more information logo onto www.ufc.com
Burkman vs. Fitch @ UFN 4!
2/22/06
“The People’s Warrior” is back to take on Jon Fitch at Ultimate Fight 4 on Spike TV, April 6th. Fitch is coming off an 8 fight-winning streak and hopes to put a stop to Burkman’s complete domination of his opponents! Burkman is not happy about the matchup; “I am going to beat him up for 15 straight minutes just to prove a point”. Look for non-stop action on April 6th when these two warriors meet.
Burkman Dominates once again!
1/17/06
Josh Burkman added another impressing win to his record as he dominated “The Master” Drew Fickett. Burkman overpowered Fickett and submitted him early in the first round. Burkman had predicted another win in under a minute and fell just short of that as he submitted Fickett at 1:07 of the first round. Burkman is now 2-0 with explosive wins in the UFC. He requested and expects to fight “The Nightmare” Diego Sanchez very soon.
Burkman makes weight!
1/16/05
Burkman weighed in at a lean 170.5 on Sunday afternoon. Burkman looks and feels great. When asked about the fight Burkman replied "I have never been so relaxed going into a fight before". Look for an action packed bout as Josh Burkman tangles with Drew Fickett on Monday night live on Spike TV 10:00 PM (Eastern). Photo by UFC.tv
Burkman vs. Fickett at UFN 3!
12/15/05
It was announced that Josh Burkman will be taking on Drew Fickett on Monday January 16th at Ultimate Fight Night 3. Burkman is hungry and ready to jump back in the cage after his quick win in the The Ultimate Fighter Finale. The confident and bold Burkman is once again claiming an early win “Fickett doesn’t stand a chance and I am going to take him down in the first round”.
This should be a battle but if Burkman has his way it will be another quick victory for the People’s Warrior!
Josh Burkman defeats Sam Morgan by KO!
11/5/05 
“The People’s Warrior” Josh Burkman made an impressive debut in the UFC this last weekend. In the Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale Burkman finished his opponent in 0:21 of the first round. Josh was very excited about his win but very worried about his opponent. In his post fight interview he said, “I do not like to hurt anybody, that’s not what this sport is about”. Look for big things to come out of this humble young fighter.
Burkman featured on local LV news!
11/5/05 
Josh Burkman and Melvin Guillard were both featured guest on the Saturday morning news show. They went live on set with Tiffani Sargent of ABC Channel 13 Action News. They discussed the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and spoke candidly about the fights they had scheduled that night. It was a great interview as both fighters represented themselves well.
Josh Burkman vs. Sam Morgan
11/4/05
“The People’s Warior Josh Burkman officially weighed in at 170.5 lbs. Burkman looked lean and mean Friday afterrnoon.
He is predicting a 37 second KO in the first round of his match against Sam Morgan. This should be an action packed fight of contrasting styles! More News >>
Ultimate Fight Night
10/15/2005Josh Burkman will be fighting in the Ultimate Fight night finals on November 5th, 2005. The fights will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has not been disclosed who Josh’s opponent will be yet. Josh is currently in training camp and will be ready to fight anyone they put in front of him! Stay tuned to the Ultimate Fighter every Monday night on Spike TV for more details.
Article in The Salt Lake Tribune
9/07/2005Cottonwood coach has plenty of fight By Andrew Cannon The Salt Lake Tribune Fighting used to get Josh Burkman in trouble. Now, fighting might give Burkman, who is 25, a three-year, $100,000 contract with the Ultimate Fighting Organization... Read article >>
97.1 Z Morning Zoo Radio Interview
6/30/2005Burkman will be a guest on the 97.1 Z Morning Zoo radio show in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Next Star of TUF 2?
"The second season of the Ultimate Fighter is on the air and the next breakout star could be Josh Burkman." Cick here to read entire article at MMAWeekly.com: Read article >>
Josh Burkman article in the Deseret News
"Fighter looking to move forward" Brad Rock/ Sports page/ Sunday August 21st 2005 Click here to read entire article: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view2/1,4382,600157482,00.html
Radio Interview
Josh Burkman will be a guest on the Matt Thomas radio show live on Kall 700 (in Utah) at 3:10 PM Mountain time.
The Ultimate Fighter 2
Josh Burkman will appear as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 premiering Monday, August 22nd on Spike TV at 11:05 PM Eastern.
About the show: Eighteen of the best Mixed Martial Arts fighters, nine Heavyweights and nine Welterweights, have come from around the world to Las Vegas with one dream - to be named the Ultimate Fighter and to be given a contract in the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization.. Season II of the wildly popular series kicks off Monday, August 22 at 11:00pm ET/PT. Nearly two million viewers tuned in each week to Season One which ran earlier this year from January to April on Monday nights.
During the thirty-eight day competition, two world-renowned UFC® champions, Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin, will train the fighters. The men will endure a grueling regimen of jiu-jitsu, judo, Muay Thai, karate, boxing and wrestling. The intense competition between the fighters will continue after they leave the gym - at the Ultimate Fighter House. These warriors will be forced to live with each other, knowing that any day they could be forced to fight each other in the UFC Octagon.
There will be two teams and in every episode each team will compete in a physical challenge to determine who will have to fight. Legendary UFC Champion and Season One coach Randy Couture will design these challenges. They will combine old school training techniques with tests of brute strength.
Once the opponents are chosen, the fight is on. They will train, weigh in and then face off in three five-minute rounds.
For the finale on Saturday, November 5, the four semi-finalists will fight in a LIVE television broadcast with a location to be determined. In the end, one welterweight and one heavyweight will be crowned the new Ultimate Fighter.
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