| UFC 80: Rapid Fire | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 80: Rapid Fire | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 19, 2008 (2008-01-19) | |||
| 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 amixed martial arts (MMA) event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on January 19, 2008 at theMetro Radio Arena inNewcastle,United Kingdom.[1]
The main event was originally scheduled as an interim lightweight championship fight; however, then-lightweight championSean Sherk was stripped of his title after theCalifornia State Athletic Commission upheld his suspension for testing positive for theanabolic steroidNandrolone. With the lightweight championship vacated, thePenn vs.Stevenson bout was altered to be for the undisputed lightweight championship.[2]
| 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 | |
| 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] |
The following fighters received $35,000 bonuses.[3]
