UFC-80: Werdum surpasses Napão once again. BJ wins belt

UFC-80 recently ended in Newcastle, England. In the confrontation of Brazilians, Fabricio Werdum, surprised the English public, and after a disadvantage in the first round, won Gabriel Napao, by technical knockout in the second round. The gaucho repeated the result of the Jungle Fight, in 2003, when he also beat the Rio native by TKO. Another Brazilian in action was Wilson Gouveia who knocked out Jason Lambert 37 seconds into the second round.

In the main fight of the event, valid for the vacant lightweight title (up to 70kg), since Sean Sherk's suspension for doping, the Hawaiian B.J. Penn he ran over Joe Stevenson, submitting the American with a rear naked choke in the second round, becoming the second man to become UFC champion in two different UFC categories.

Check out the results:

- B.J. Penn submitted Joe Stevenson with a rear naked choke at 4min02s of 2R
- Fabricio Werdum derrotou Gabriel Gonzaga by TKO (judge's int.) at 4min34s of 2R
– Marcus Davis knocked out Jess Liaudin at 1min04s of 1R
– Wilson Gouveia defeated Jason Lambert by TKO (int. from the judge) at 37s of 2R
– Jorge Rivera defeated Kendall Grove by TKO (int. from the judge) at 1min22s of 1R
– Antoni Hardonk knocked out Colin Robinson at 17s of 1R
– Paul Kelly defeated Paul Taylor by unanimous decision of the judges
– Alessio Sakara defeated James Lee via TKO at 1min30s of 1R
- Sam stout defeated Per Eklund by unanimous decision of the judges