News - January 19, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” results and winners LIVE today!

UFCscene.com will be bringing you LIVE play-by-play coverage of the televised portion of UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” which takes place today at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England starting at 3 p.m. ET.

Don’t forget to voice your opinions, discuss the fights and to leave your comments. Enjoy the event.

Reminder — UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” will air via tape delay at 10 p.m. ET. Therefore, don’t click through to see the results if you don’t want to see them.

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News - January 18, 2008 - 0 Comments

OFFICIAL: UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” Weight-in Results

UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” is happening at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England on Saturday[Tomorrow], January 19 at at afternoon at 3 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV).

All fighters made weight without incident.

Here are the official weight-in results:

BJ Penn (154 lbs.) vs. Joe Stevenson (154 lbs.)
Gabriel Gonzaga (255 lbs.) vs. Fabricio Werdum (247 lbs.)
Marcus Davis (169 lbs.) vs. Jess Liaudin (170 lbs.)
Jason Lambert (204 lbs.) vs. Wilson Gouveia (205 lbs.)
Kendall Grove (186 lbs.) vs. Jorge Rivera (185 lbs.)
Antoni Hardonk (244 lbs.) vs. Colin Robinson (238 lbs.)
Paul Taylor (170 lbs.) vs. Paul Kelly (170 lbs.)
Alessio Sakara (206 lbs.) vs. James Lee (206 lbs.)
Sam Stout (155 lbs.) vs. Per Eklund (155 lbs.)

Check out the weight-in video from UFC.com here.

Reminder — The PPV will air via tape delay at 10 p.m. ET. Therefore, please be aware that if you plan to watch the recorded version that there will be spoilers on this site.

MMA Videos, News - January 16, 2008 - 0 Comments

UFC 80: BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson fight talk (Video)

If you didn’t forget, UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” is only few nights away(this Saturday!), so its time to get the buzz going.

Both fighters seem focused and confident, it looks like its going to be an exiting technical bout. UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” also features rematch between Gabriel Gonzaga and Fabricio Werdum. The two fought in September 2003 where Werdum won the bout by TKO.

Here are the fight talk videos:

BJ Penn:

Joe Stevenson:

For the complete UFC 80 fight card click here and check out our UFC 80 archive.

News, Pictures - January 16, 2008 - 0 Comments

BJ Penn training for Joe Stevenson fight at UFC 80 (Pics)

Check out the photo gallery at Sherdog, right over here.

MMA Videos, News - December 3, 2007 - 1 Comment

UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” Preview Trailer (Video)

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

News - November 30, 2007 - 2 Comments

UFC 80: Wilson Gouveia vs. Jason Lambert added and three bouts confirmed

from UFC.com

UFC 76’s loss was apparently UFC 80’s gain, as the previously scrapped light heavyweight battle between Wilson Gouveia and Jason “The Punisher” Lambert will now take place in Newcastle, England on January 19th, with the winner undoubtedly moving closer to his dream of a shot at 205-pound boss Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson.

In addition UFC.com confirms the three other bouts that have been on our rumored fight card.

Paul Taylor (8-2-1) vs. Paul Kelly (6-0)
Alessio Sakara (11-6) vs. James Lee (12-2)
Paul Taylor (8-2-1) vs. Paul Kelly (6-0)

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

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.