James Lee has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Tim Boetsch at UFC 88 due to an undisclosed injury, reports MMA Weekly, and UFC newcomer Mike Patt will instead take on Boetsch at the September 6th event in Atlanta.
Patt (11-2), a BodogFight veteran, has won seven of his last eight fights including [...]

BJ Penn def. Joe Stevenson via submission – Round 2, 4:02
Fabricio Werdum def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO – Round 2, 4:34
Marcus Davis def. Jess Liaudin via KO – Round 1, 1:04
Wilson Gouveia def. Jason Lambert via KO – Round 2, 0:37
Jorge Rivera def. Kendall Grove via TKO – Round 1, 1:20
Antoni Hardonk def. Colin Robinson [...]

The UFC’s first event of 2008, UFC 80: Rapid Fire, took place today in Newcastle, England and featured a 9-bout lineup that included a main event lightweight championship match pitting “The Prodigy” BJ Penn against Joe “Daddy” Stevenson.
Continue reading for full, round-by-round coverage of UFC 80: Rapid Fire.

All 18 fighters set to participate in tomorrow’s UFC 80 pay-per-view event successfully made weight at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England earlier today. Tomorrow the venue will host the UFC’s first event of 2008. The 9-fight card features a main event lightweight title bout pitting “The Prodigy” BJ Penn against Joe “Daddy” Stevenson.
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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 [...]

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 [...]