UFC 80
UFC 80: Rapid Fire | ||||
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![]() The poster for UFC 80: Rapid Fire. | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | January 19, 2008 | |||
Venue | Metro Radio Arena | |||
City | Newcastle, United Kingdom | |||
Attendance | 8,412 | |||
Total gate | $1,250,000 | |||
Buyrate | 225,000 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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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, United Kingdom.[1]
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]
Results[]
Main card (PPV) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Lightweight | B.J. Penn | def. | Joe Stevenson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:02 | [a] |
Heavyweight | Fabrício Werdum | def. | Gabriel Gonzaga | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:34 | |
Welterweight | Marcus Davis | def. | Jess Liaudin | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:04 | |
Light Heavyweight | Wilson Gouveia | def. | Jason Lambert | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:37 |
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Middleweight | Jorge Rivera | def. | Kendall Grove | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:20 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Lightweight | Sam Stout | def. | Per Eklund | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Alessio Sakara | def. | James Lee | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:30 | [b] |
Welterweight | Paul Kelly | def. | Paul Taylor | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
Heavyweight | Antoni Hardonk | def. | Colin Robinson | TKO (leg kicks) | 1 | 0:17 | [d] |
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
- Knockout of the Night: Wilson Gouveia
- Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn
See also[]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- List of UFC champions
- List of UFC events
- 2008 in UFC
References[]
- ^ "UFC 80: Rapid Fire". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2007-12-08). "UFC ruling on Sherk". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ^ " – DANA WHITE CONFIRMS PENN VS. SHERK AND MORE". mmaweekly.com. January 23, 2008. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
External links[]
Categories:
- Ultimate Fighting Championship events
- 2008 in mixed martial arts
- Mixed martial arts in the United Kingdom
- Sport in Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2008 in England