''UFC 80: Rapid Fire'' was a
mixed martial arts
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In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
(MMA) event held by the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...
(UFC), that took place on January 19, 2008 at the
Metro Radio Arena in
Newcastle,
United Kingdom
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.
Background
The main event was originally scheduled as an interim lightweight championship fight; however, then-lightweight champion
Sean Sherk
Sean Keith Sherk (born August 5, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion. Sherk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was one of the first combatants to have been a championship competit ...
was stripped of his title after the
California State Athletic Commission upheld his suspension for testing positive for the
anabolic steroid
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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.
*Fight of the Night: Paul Taylor vs. Paul Kelly
*Knockout of the Night: Wilson Gouveia
*Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn
See also
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...
*
List of UFC champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC Championship#Title match system, championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, ...
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List of UFC events
List of UFC events is a list of events held and scheduled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. UFC's first event, UFC 1, took place on November 12, 1993. Each UFC event contains ...
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2008 in UFC
References
External links
UFC 80 WebsiteUFC 80 fight card
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Ultimate Fighting Championship flagship events
2008 in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts in the United Kingdom
Sport in Newcastle upon Tyne
2008 in England