As part of the UFC’s announcement of Jason Lambert vs. Wilson Gouveia three previously rumored bouts for the January 19th UFC 80 card have been officially announced.

Alessio Sakara will look to bounce back from his UFC 75 knockout loss to Houston Alexander (and losses in 3 of his last 4 bouts) as he takes on [...]

The UFC has announced that Wilson Gouveia will take on Jason Lambert at UFC 80 in Newcastle, England:
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 [...]

According to the official UFC website, UFC.com, UFC 80 “Rapid Fire” will air live on pay-per-view on January 19th. Many fans believed the event would follow other recent European UFC events and air for free on Spike TV but that doesn’t appear to be the case – at least not yet. Past events have alternated [...]

Paul Kelly, who will face Paul Taylor at UFC 80 in England, has signed a 4-fight deal with the UFC. [MMA Madness]
Yahoo Sports writer Dave Meltzer reported yesterday that Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves were potential replacements to face Matt Hughes at UFC 79 following Matt Serra’s withdrawal from the card. While Alves remains [...]

Mike Swick will return to the octagon in January on Spike TV. Swick issued a MySpace bulletin yesterday announcing the bout. The UFC has two scheduled events for January (UFC 80 and UFC Fight Night 12), both of which could air on Spike. Given his popularity and his booking in the headline bout at UFC [...]

Three additional fight have now been unofficially confirmed for UFC 80: Rapid Fire in Newcastle, England.
The Sun is reporting that England-natives Paul Taylor and Paul Kelly will meet in a welterweight bout. Heavyweights Colin Robinson and Antoni Hardonk will also square off on the event’s undercard. Additionally, Sherdog is reporting that Per Eklund will make [...]

The UFC has officially announced UFC 80: Rapid Fire which will be headlined by an Interim Lightweight Championship Match between BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson. Gabriel Gonzaga will face Fabricio Werdum in the night’s co-main event.
The event will take place January 19th in Newcastle, England at the Metro Arena. No broadcast plan has been announced [...]

Kendall Grove will likely face Jorge Rivera at UFC 80 in England according to the official Xtreme Couture blog though contracts for the bout have yet to be signed:
Contracts haven’t been signed yet, but we’re told Kendall Grove’s next opponent will be “The Conquistador” Jorge Rivera. The fight is being planned as part of UFC [...]

Sean Sherk, who is currently in the middle of a lengthy appeals process for a positive steroid test, will remain the UFC’s Lightweight Champion no matter the outcome of his November 13th appeal hearing according to a report by Yahoo! Sports. BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson will now face off in January in England at [...]

Per Eklund will become the first Swedish fighter to fight in the UFC after signing a four fight, 18-month deal.
He will make his debut at UFC 80 in Newcastle, England in January though no opponent has been named. Eklund was originally rumored to be facing Terry Etim at the event but Etim will reportedly be [...]

The Ultimate Fighter 3 middleweight winner Kendall Grove will return to the octagon at UFC 80 in Newcastle, England to face a yet-to-be-named opponent according to Grove’s training partner and The Ultimate Fighter 6 castmember Troy Mandaloniz.
After entering the third season of The Ultimate Fighter with a modest 5-3 record Grove defeated Ross Pointon, Kalib [...]

Sam Stout will return to the UFC in January to face Terry Etim at UFC 80 reports The Fight Network:
TKO lightweight champion Sam Stout confirmed Sunday he will return to the UFC in January. According to Stout (12-3-1), his opponent will be Liverpool, England native Terry Etim (10-1).
Stout revealed he has been in discussions with [...]

The UFC’s first event of the year will be held in January in Newcastle, England according to a report from The Fight Network:
While the Ultimate Fighting Championship has mapped out events for Nov. 17, Dec. 29, and Feb. 2 in the U.S., its UK arm is planning its first event of 2008 for as early [...]