Tuesday, December 11, 2007

UFC 80 Announced: BJ Penn RAPID FIRE

UFC 80: Rapid Fire is an upcoming mixed martial arts (MMA) event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that is due to take place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.

The main event was originally scheduled for an interim lightweight championship, but as Sean Sherk was stripped of the UFC Lightweight Championship after California upheld his steroid test result, the match will now be for the undisputed championship.

FIGHT CARD:

Burkman vs Swick to Headline First UFC Fight Night of 2008
Faber, unchanged by ‘whirlwind’ 2007, keeps the focus on his fight game
Jeff Curran – Fighting for more than just a belt
There’s only one Big John McCarthy
Penn, Stevenson to Battle for UFC Lightweight Title on January 19th

WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT INTERIM TITLE
“THE PRODIGY” BJ PENN vs. JOE “DADDY” STEVENSON

ALSO: HEAVYWEIGHT FEATURE
GABRIEL “NAPAO” GONZAGA vs. FABRICIO WERDUM

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