UFC 80 Card Finalized
UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” is set to take place on January 19 from Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England. The live pay-per-view broadcast will begin at 3pm ET/ 20:00 GMT. More than likely, much like UFC 72, a PPV buy will get you a repeat broadcast at the usual 10pm ET/ 7pm PT time as well. UFC.com recently posted the finalized fight card. The lineup is as follows:
MAIN CARD
- BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson (for UFC lightweight title)
- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum
- Jess Liaudin vs. Marcus Davis
- Wilson Gouveia vs. Jason Lambert
- Jorge Rivera vs. Kendall Grove
- Antoni Hardonk vs. Colin Robinson
- Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor
- James Lee vs. Alessio Sakara
- Per Eklund vs. Sam Stout
PRELIMINARY CARD
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Looks to be a good card despite the lack of big names fights. Lots of tough heavy hitters in this one.
Card looks really weak, with the exception of the Penn Stevenson fight. May be interesting to see the rematch of Gonzaga and Werdum. Saw the first one, and if I am not mistaken Paulo Fihlo was the ref.
Probably not worth the $50 for a PPV, but I look forward to the 5 oz analysis, and probably worth a trip to a sports bar.
If Grove and Bisping win their fights, TUF 3 winners should face each other so the UFC marketing department can sex wee