UFC 80: RAPID FIRE
Date: 1/19/2008
Event Type: International Pay Per View
Location: Metro Radio Arena (Newcastle, England)
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Main Card Bouts:
[11-4-1]
BJ Penn vs.
Joe Stevenson [28-7-0] -
UFC Lightweight Championship
Penn's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Jens Pulver (Win - Submission)
vs. Matt Hughes (Loss - TKO)
vs. Georges St-Pierre (Loss - Split Decision)
Stevenson's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Kurt Pellegrino (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Melvin Guillard (Win - Submission)
vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima (Win - Submission)
[8-2-0]
Gabriel Gonzaga vs.
Fabricio Werdum [9-3-1]
Gonzaga's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Randy Couture (Loss - TKO)
vs. Mirko Cro Cop (Win - KO)
vs. Carmelo Marrero (Win - Submission)
Werdum's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Andrei Arlovski (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (Win - Submission)
vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
[12-8-0]
Jess Liaudin vs.
Marcus Davis [13-3-0]
Liaudin's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Anthony Torres (Win - TKO)
vs. Dennis Siver (Win - Submission)
vs. Ross Mason (Win - Submission)
Davis' Last 3 Fights:
vs. Paul Taylor (Win - Submission)
vs. Jason Tan (Win - KO)
vs. Pete Spratt (Win - Submission)
[9-4-0]
Wilson Gouveia vs.
Jason Lambert [23-6-0]
Gouveia's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Carmelo Marrero (Win - Submission)
vs. Seth Petruzelli (Win - Submission)
vs. Wes Combs (Win - Submission)
Lambert's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Renato Sobral (Win - KO)
vs. Rashad Evans (Loss - KO)
vs. Branden Lee Hinkle (Win - Submission)
[14-6-0]
Jorge Rivera vs.
Kendall Grove [8-4-0]
Rivera's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Terry Martin (Loss - KO)
vs. Edwin Dewees (Win - TKO)
vs. Timothy Williams (Win - TKO)
Grove's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Patrick Cote (Loss - TKO)
vs. Alan Belcher (Win - Submission)
vs. Chris Price (Win - Submission)
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Preliminary Bouts:
[5-4-0]
Antoni Hardonk vs.
Colin Robinson [8-3-0]
Hardonk's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Frank Mir (Loss - Submission)
vs. Justin McCully (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Sherman Pendergarst (Win - KO)
Robinson's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Colin Sexton (Win - KO)
vs. Eddie Sanchez (Loss - TKO)
vs. Dave Wilson (Win - TKO)
[6-0-0]
Paul Kelly vs.
Paul Taylor [8-2-1]
Kelly's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Jordan James (Win - TKO)
vs. Sami Berik (Win - Submission)
vs. Soli Clichko (Win - Submission)
Taylor's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Marcus Davis (Loss - Submission)
vs. Edilberto de Oliveira (Win - TKO)
vs. Che Mills (NC)
[12-2-0]
James Lee vs.
Alessio Sakara [11-6-0]
Lee's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Danny Bessant (Win - Submission)
vs. Aungla Sang (Win - Submission)
vs. Travis Wiuff (Win - Submission)
Sakara's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Houston Alexander (Loss - TKO)
vs. Victor Valimaki (Win - TKO)
vs. Drew McFedries (Loss - TKO)
[12-2-1]
Per Eklund vs.
Sam Stout [12-3-1]
Eklund's Last 3 Fight:
vs. Rafeal Dias (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Toni Talvitie (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. David Metcalf (Win - Submission)
Stout's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Martin Grandmont (Win - TKO)
vs. Spencer Fisher (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Fabio Holanda (Win - TKO)
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"The Prodigy" BJ Penn is BACK in the UFC Lightweight Division! Now, he wants to secure his place in UFC history. He is rededicated, refocused, and now he is on a mission to win the UFC Lightweight Title! The Ultimate Fighter: Season 2 winner, Joe "Daddy" Stevenson is a powerful grappler, who has proven that he belongs among the best in the UFC. On January 19th, in the biggest fight of their lives, BJ Penn will fight Joe "Daddy" Stevenson for UFC World Lightweight Championship.
Also, in a battle of top-ranked heavyweights, hard-hitting Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga seeks to avenge an earlier loss, as he goes to war with submission specialist Fabricio Werdum.
UFC 80: RAPID FIRE! LIVE! January 19th from the Metro Radio Arena...ONLY ON PAY PER VIEW!
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