UFC 80
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| UFC 80: Rapid Fire | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 19, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Metro Radio Arena | |||
| City |  Newcastle, England |
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| Attendance | 8,412 | |||
| Total gate | $1,250,000 | |||
| Buyrate | 225,000 | |||
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UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.[1]
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[edit] Background
The main event was originally scheduled as an interim lightweight championship fight; however, then-lightweight champion Sean Sherk was stripped of his title after the California State Athletic Commission upheld his suspension for testing positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone. With the lightweight championship vacated, the Penn vs. Stevenson bout was altered to be for the undisputed lightweight championship.[2]
[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Sam Stout vs. 
Per Eklund
- Stout defeated Eklund via unanimous decision (29–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Alessio Sakara vs. 
James Lee
- Sakara defeated Lee via TKO (punches) at 1:30 of round 1. This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Robinson vs. Hardonk fight.
- Welterweight bout:
Paul Taylor vs. Paul Kelly
- Kelly defeated Taylor via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Davis vs. Liaudin fight.
- Heavyweight bout:
Colin Robinson vs. 
Antoni Hardonk
- Hardonk defeated Robinson via TKO (strikes) at 0:17 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Stevenson fight.
[edit] Main card
- Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Jorge Rivera
- Rivera defeated Grove via TKO (punches) at 1:20 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Jason Lambert vs.
Wilson Gouveia
- Gouveia defeated Lambert via KO (punch) at 0:37 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs.
Jess Liaudin
- Davis defeated Liaudin via KO (punch) at 1:04 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum
- Werdum defeated Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) at 4:34 of round 2.
- Lightweight Championship bout: B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson
- Penn defeated Stevenson via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:02 of round 2 to become the new UFC Lightweight Champion.
[edit] Bonus awards
At the end of this event, $35,000 was awarded to each of the fighters who received one of these three awards.[3]
- Fight of the Night: Paul Taylor vs. Paul Kelly
- Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn
- Knockout of the Night: Wilson Gouveia
[edit] References
- ^ "UFC 80: Rapid Fire". UFC.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=1001. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2007-12-08). "UFC ruling on Sherk". Wrestling Observer. http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=21531. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ^ "– DANA WHITE CONFIRMS PENN VS. SHERK AND MORE"". mmaweekly.com. January 23, 2008. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5500&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
