| King of the Cage 8: Bombs Away | |
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| Event information | |
| Promotion | |
| Date |
April 29, 2001 |
| Venue |
Colusa Casino |
| City |
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| Previous event |
King of the Cage 7: Wet and Wild |
| Following event |
King of the Cage 9: Showtime |
| Other information | |
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King of the Cage 8: Bombs Away was the eighth event held by King of the Cage. It took place on April 29, 2001 at the Colusa Casino in Williams, California. Notable KOTC debuts include former UFC champion Sean Sherk and undefeated UFC veteran Phillip Miller. The two headlining bouts were title matches; the middleweight title was contested again as Joe Hurley defended his belt against Gil Castillo, and Light Heavyweight champ Vernon White defended his against Marvin Eastman.
Fight Card[]
Anthony Ramos vs. Chad Washburn[]
Ramos defeated Washburn via TKO (punches) at 2:44 of Round 1.
Jeremy Edwards vs. Edwin DeWees[]
Edwards defeated DeWees via unanimous decision.
Greg Mayer vs. Bao Quatch[]
Mayer knocked out Quatch with punches at 0:17 of Round 1.
Floyd Sword vs. Sokun Koh[]
Sword defeated Koh via unanimous decision.
Ronald Jhun vs. Brian Sleeman[]
Jhun submitted Sleeman with an armbar at 2:03 of Round 2.
Phillip Miller vs. Shungo Oyama[]
Miller defeated Oyama via TKO (punches) at 3:00 of Round 2.
Daijiro Matsui vs. Rick Kerns[]
Matsui defeated Kerns via unanimous decision.
Quinton Jackson vs. Bryson Haubrick[]
Jackson submitted Haubrick with punches at 1:48 of Round 1.
Sean Sherk vs. Marty Armendariz[]
Sherk defeated Armendariz via TKO at 2:07 of Round 3.
KOTC Middleweight Championship: Joe Hurley (c) vs. Gil Castillo[]
Castillo defeated Hurley via unanimous decision to become the new KOTC Middleweight champion.
KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship: Vernon White (c) vs. Marvin Eastman[]
White defeated Eastman via unanimous decision to retain the KOTC Light Heavyweight championship.