Sherdog is reporting Per Eklund (12-2-1) will take on heavy handed striker Sam “Hands Of Stone” Stout (12-3-1) on the UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” Fight Card which takes place at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England on the 19th of January.

Swedish standout Per Eklund will fight TKO lightweight champion Sam Stout on the undercard of the Jan. 19 UFC lightweight title fight between B.J. Penn and Joe Stevenson, Eklund’s manager, Manos Terzitane, confirmed with Sherdog.com.

A native of Stockholm, Eklund turns 27 next Monday. He is widely regarded as the No. 1 fighter at 155 pounds in Europe.

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