Grand Tours: Steeplechases Flat races The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.
January 1/19 – UFC 80: Rapid Fire 1/23 – UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman 1/25 – ShoXC 4 February 2/1 – Strikeforce: Young Guns II 2/2 – UFC 81: Breaking Point 2/13 – WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater 2/16 – EliteXC: Street Certified 2/23 – Strikeforce: At The Dome 2/29 – IFL: Las Vegas (Start of 2008 IFL season) March 3/1 – UFC 82: Pride of a Champion 3/5 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 1 (Sengoku Raiden Championship's first event) 3/15 – DREAM.1 (DREAM's first event) 3/21 – ShoXC 5 3/26 – WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann 3/29 – Strikeforce: Shamrock vs.
5/16 – IFL: Connecticut (Last IFL event; 2008 Season never completely finished) 5/18 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 2 5/24 – UFC 84: Ill Will 5/31 – EliteXC: Primetime June 6/1 – WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver 6/7 – UFC 85: Bedlam 6/8 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3 6/14 – EliteXC: Return of the King
6/21 – The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale 6/27 – Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson July 7/5 – UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin 7/19 – UFC: Silva vs. Irvin 7/19 – Affliction: Banned (Affliction's first event)
7/26 – EliteXC: Unfinished Business August 8/3 – WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura 8/9 – UFC 87: Seek And Destroy 8/15 – ShoXC 7 8/24 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 September 9/6 – UFC 88: Breakthrough 9/13 – Strikeforce: Young Guns III 9/17 – UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer 9/20 – Strikeforce: At The Mansion II