UFC 80

UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on 19 January 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Background
The main event was originally scheduled as an interim lightweight championship fight; however, then-lightweight champion Sean Sherk was stripped of his title after the California State Athletic Commission upheld his suspension for testing positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone. With the lightweight championship vacated, the Penn vs. Stevenson bout was altered to be for the undisputed lightweight championship.

Bonus awards
At the end of the event, $35,000 was awarded to each fighter who received one of these three awards.


 * Fight of the Night: Paul Taylor vs. Paul Kelly
 * Knockout of the Night: Wilson Gouveia
 * Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn