News - November 12, 2007 - 5 Comments

Alessio Sakara vs. James Lee at UFC 80

MMA Mania is reporting Light heavyweights Alessio Sakara (11-6) and James Lee (12-2) will square off on the UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” Fight Card which takes place at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England on the 19th of January. The UFC 80 fight card is now seemingly just one bout away from being complete.

MMAmania (www.mmamania.com) first learned about the match up earlier this morning from members of the Sakara management team. In addition, representatives indicated that this will be the last fight for Sakara at 205 pounds in the near future — he plans to dip down to middleweight (185 pounds) regardless of the result in the United Kingdom.

*For the most recent UFC 80 fight card click here and check out our UFC 80 archive.

Events, News - October 18, 2007 - 2 Comments

UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” Fight Card

Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Location: Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England

Main event:

B.J. Penn (11-4-1) vs. Joe Stevenson (28-7) for the Lightweight Championship

Main card (televised):

Gabriel Gonzaga (8-2) vs. Fabricio Werdum (9-3-1)
Jason Lambert (23-6) vs. Wilson Gouveia (9-4)
Marcus Davis (13-3) vs. Jess Liaudin (12-8)
Kendall Grove (8-4) vs. Jorge Rivera (14-6)

Undercard (may not be broadcasted):

Sam Stout (12-3-1) vs. Per Eklund (12-2-1)
Alessio Sakara (11-6) vs. James Lee (12-2)
Antoni Hardonk (5-4) vs. Colin Robinson (8-3)
Paul Taylor (8-2-1) vs. Paul Kelly (6-0)

*All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

There’s no indication at this time whether or not the event will be broadcast on SpikeTV via tape delay or offered as a pay-per-view (PPV) event, As this event is listed as “International Event”.

Click here for official UFC Event site.