UFC 80
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008
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::summary UFC mixed martial arts event in 2008 ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox MMA event"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | UFC 80: Rapid Fire |
| image | UFC_80_Official_Promotional_Poster.jpg |
| promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| date | |
| venue | Metro Radio Arena |
| city | Newcastle, United Kingdom |
| attendance | 8,412 |
| gate | $1,250,000 |
| buyrate | 225,000 |
| previousevent | UFC 79: Nemesis |
| followingevent | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman |
| :: |
|name=UFC 80: Rapid Fire |image=UFC_80_Official_Promotional_Poster.jpg |promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship |date= |venue=Metro Radio Arena |city=Newcastle, United Kingdom |attendance=8,412 |gate=$1,250,000 |buyrate= 225,000 |previousevent=UFC 79: Nemesis |followingevent=UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman 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.{{cite web |url = http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=1001 |title = UFC 80: Rapid Fire |publisher = UFC.com |access-date = 2007-12-20 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071219164125/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=1001 |archive-date = 2007-12-19
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.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $35,000 bonuses.{{cite web |url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5500&zoneid=13 |title = – DANA WHITE CONFIRMS PENN VS. SHERK AND MORE |publisher = mmaweekly.com |date = January 23, 2008 |access-date = 2008-01-23 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080122021345/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5500&zoneid=13 |archive-date = January 22, 2008
- Fight of the Night: Paul Taylor vs. Paul Kelly
- Knockout of the Night: Wilson Gouveia
- Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn
References
References
- Meltzer, Dave. (2007-12-08). "UFC ruling on Sherk". Wrestling Observer.
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