UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez Officially Announced, Three Fights Confirmed
by Scott Haber on Oct 13, 2009 6:17 PM EDT
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The UFC's second visit to Tennessee is now official, with the announcement of UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, scheduled for December 12th at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Along with the headlining bout featuring BJ Penn defending his lightweight title against Diego Sanchez, the UFC also announced a heavyweight tilt between Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo as the co-main event, along with a welterweight bout with Brazilians Thiago Alves and Paulo Thiago which will also be on the PPV main card. The UFC took its initial trip to Tennessee in April for UFC Fight Night 18 at the Sommet Center in Nashville, recording an official attendance of 10,267 which wa the highest ever for a Fight Night event.
Tickets will go on-sale October 24th, with UFC Fight Club and online newsletter subscribers getting pre-sale access on the 22nd and 23rd respectively.
UFC President Dana White on the main event:
"In this sport it sometimes takes years for fighters to find the weight class where they’re at their best," UFC President Dana White said. "I don’t think there’s any question that BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez have finally found their homes at 155 pounds, making the UFC 107 main event a fight between the best Penn and Sanchez we’ve ever seen. BJ hasn’t lost in this weight class in years, and Diego has looked unstoppable in his lightweight fights, and when these two meet in the center of the Octagon, it’s going to make our first trip to Memphis one fight fans will never forget.
Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo discuss their match-up:
"Cheick Kongo is one of the best strikers in the UFC," Mir said. "I’m coming off a loss and I definitely want to get back on the road to the title. I think this will be a difficult challenge."
"In the UFC, you can’t take any opponents lightly," Kongo said. "But when you face a former champion such as Frank Mir, you’re expecting one of the toughest fights of your career. It’s going to be a classic."
Full card in the extended entry:
The card for UFC 107 now includes:
Main Event: BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez - lightweight championship
Co-Main Event: Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo
Thiago Alves vs. Paulo Thiago
Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida*
Paul Buentello vs. Todd Duffee*
Wilson Gouveia vs. Alan Belcher*
Rousimar Palhares vs. Lucio Linhares*
Edgar Garcia vs. Damarques Johnson*
TJ Grant vs. Kevin Burns*
Johny Hendricks vs. Ricardo Funch*
* = not yet officially announced
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Along with the headlining bout featuring BJ Penn defending his lightweight title against BJ Penn.
Otherwise nice post and a pretty sweey looking card.
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by donkeypunch on Oct 13, 2009 6:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sweet
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Ben Franklin
by donkeypunch on Oct 13, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Penn by submission
He’s going to choke himself out and then complain he was greased up.
The average human being supposedly eats 8 pounds of food per day. Aaron Curry eats 8 humans for breakfast.
by SSreporters on Oct 13, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
Tickets will go on-sale October 24th, with UC Fight Club…..
Unless the University of Connecticut has a fight club that I don’t know about.
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Oct 13, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course you don't know about it,
first rule of UConn Fight Club…
by Scott Haber on Oct 13, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
LOL, good one
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Oct 13, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
UFC 107 and 108 look absolutely stacked
Looking forward to Guida, Pitbull, Mir, and Penn all getting victories.
One more fight is confirmed but for UFC 106.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/uno-camoes-set-for-ufc-106-20325
The average human being supposedly eats 8 pounds of food per day. Aaron Curry eats 8 humans for breakfast.
by SSreporters on Oct 13, 2009 6:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who's crazier:
BJ or Diego?
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
by Ubernoober on Oct 13, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this is begging for someone to post that Diego gif.
by ryanwk628 on Oct 13, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Diego I think
You don't look like a Tanaka.
by spectaa on Oct 13, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Diego
BJ seems like a Patrick Bateman type character, who for the most part is in control, he just chooses to give in to sick urges.
Diego is straight up Jack-Nicholson-as-the-joker insane
by Shaun32887 on Oct 13, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Diego is crazier, BJ is whinier.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
by mythbuster on Oct 14, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who are the best strikers in the UFC?
Frank Mir got me thinking about this. Right of the bat I’m thinking about Anderson Silva, Bj Penn, Lyoto. The kind of guys you just regret to trade with, and they got crazy technique.
You don't look like a Tanaka.
by spectaa on Oct 13, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Demian Maia, Sean Sherk
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Oct 13, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
HEY
Don’t be a jerk.
I STILL poop rainbows.
by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vitor, Kongo, GSP…
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
by Ubernoober on Oct 13, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah this is more or less my alternate list. GSP made it clear he could stand up with anyone in his last bout, Kongo got some crazy power combined with his solid muay thai, I just need to see more of Belfort though.
You don't look like a Tanaka.
by spectaa on Oct 13, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah Belfort tends to end his fights too quickly. damn that guy.
by pop_gun_war on Oct 13, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea gsp’s endless takedowns really showed he could stand with anyone.
by JaTinkles on Oct 14, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t forget Thiago Alves, Daley & Vera (when he feels like it). Also, if Pat Barry ever made the drop down to LHW, he would be scary. He’s just too short to bang with the big boys.
by Velcro on Oct 13, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a heavyweight, Junior Dos Santos has some of the fastest hands I’ve even seen on such a big guy. And he has KO power in almost every punch he throws.
by cauliflower_ears on Oct 14, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alves may literally kill Paulo Thiago.
Literally.
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 14, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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