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UFC 80
UFC 80: Rapid Fire ed, the Penn-Stevenson bout was altered to be for the
undisputed championship.[2]
Results
Preliminary card
•
Stout defeated Eklund via unanimous decision
(29–27, 30–27, 30–27).
•
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.
•
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.
Information •
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Hardonk defeated Robinson via TKO (strikes) at
Date January 19, 2008 0:17 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV
Venue Metro Radio Arena broadcast following the Penn vs. Stevenson fight.
City Newcastle, England Main card
Attendance 8,412 •
Rivera defeated Grove via TKO (punches) at 1:20 of
Total gate $1,250,000
round 1.
Buyrate 225,000 •
Event chronology
Gouveia defeated Lambert via KO (punch) at 0:37 of
round 2.
UFC 79: UFC 80: UFC Fight Night: Swick vs
Nemesis Rapid Fire Burkman •
Davis defeated Liaudin via KO (punch) at 1:04 of
UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event round 1.
held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that •
took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena
in Newcastle, England.[1] Werdum defeated Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) at 4:34
of round 2.
Background •
The main event was originally scheduled as an interim Penn defeated Stevenson via submission (rear
lightweight championship fight; however, then-light- naked choke) at 4:02 of round 2 to become the new
weight champion Sean Sherk was stripped of his title af- UFC Lightweight Champion.
ter the California State Athletic Commission upheld his
suspension for testing positive for the anabolic steroid
Nandrolone. With the lightweight championship vacat-
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Bonus awards [2] Meltzer, Dave (2007-12-08). "UFC ruling on Sherk".
Wrestling Observer.
At the end of this event, $35,000 was awarded to each of http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/
the fighters who received one of these three awards.[3] headlines/default.asp?aID=21531. Retrieved
• Fight of the Night: Paul Taylor vs. Paul 2007-12-09.
Kelly [3] "- DANA WHITE CONFIRMS PENN VS. SHERK AND
• Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn MORE"". mmaweekly.com. January 23, 2008.
• Knockout of the Night: Wilson Gouveia http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/
templates/
dailynews.asp?articleid=5500&zoneid=13. Retrieved
References 2008-01-23.
[1] "UFC 80: Rapid Fire". UFC.com.
http://www.ufc.com/ External links
index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=1001.
Retrieved 2007-12-20. • UFC 80 Website
• UFC 80 fight card
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