UFC 80: Rapid Fire
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Background
UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a 9-bout fight card that was held on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between former UFC welterweight champion, BJ Penn and TUF 2 welterweight winner, Joe Stevenson.
A heavyweight contest between Gabriel Gonzaga and Fabricio Werdum served as a co-main event.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Paul Taylor vs. Paul Kelly
- Heavyweight Bout: Colin Robinson vs. Antoni Hardonk
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Alessio Sakara vs. James Lee
- Lightweight Bout: Per Eklund vs. Sam Stout
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Kendall Grove
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Wilson Gouveia vs. Jason Lambert
- Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jess Liaudin
- Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum
- Lightweight Championship Bout: BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson
Pre-Event Notes
BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson will fight for the vacant lightweight championship after former lightweight champion, Sean Sherk was stripped of the title following a positive test for steroids following his UFC 73 title defense against Hermes Franca.
The Wilson Gouveia/Jason Lambert bout was originally scheduled to take place on the UFC 76 card however an injury to Gouveia forced the rescheduling of the bout to this card.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Paul Kelly defs. Paul Taylor via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Heavyweight Bout: Antoni Hardonk defs. Colin Robinson via TKO (strikes) at :17 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Alessio Sakara defs. James Lee via TKO (strikes) at 1:30 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Sam Stout defs. Per Eklund via unanimous decision.
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Jorge Rivera defs. Kendall Grove via KO (punches) at 1:20 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Wilson Gouveia defs. Jason Lambert via KO (punch) at :37 of round 2.
- Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis defs. Jess Liaudin via KO (punch) at 1:04 of round 1.
- Heavyweight Bout: Fabricio Werdum defs. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) at 4:34 of round 2.
- Lightweight Championship Bout: BJ Penn defs. Joe Stevenson via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:02 of round 2.
Penn opened a large gash on Stevenson's forehead in the first round with an elbow that had blood streaming down Stevenson's face. A fired up Stevenson came out for the second round trying to make something happen but to no avail as he was dropped by punches from Penn and then dominated positionally before having his back taken by Penn. From there, Penn used the slipperiness of the blood to his advantage as he sunk in the rear naked choke to force the tap. With the win Penn claimed the vacant UFC lightweight championship.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Paul Kelly and Paul Taylor
Submission Of The Night: BJ Penn
Knockout Of The Night: Wilson Gouveia
- Each bonus was worth $35,000
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 79: Nemesis
Followed by: UFC Fight Night 12
External Links
http://80.ufc.com - Official UFC 80 Website
--Wrldchmpnabrvtr 12:55, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
