UFC officially announces Penn/Sanchez

October 14, 2009

The UFC has officially announced the BJ Penn/Diego Sanchez main event for UFC 107 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday night, Dec. 12.

“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 in the press release. “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.”

Also announced officially is a heavyweight showdown between former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo and a welterweight bout featuring Thiago Alves against Paulo Thiago. Alves most recently lost a five-round decision against Georges St-Pierre.

Bouts rumored for the card, but not official, include a very intriguing fight between Kenny Florian and Clay Guida and a bunch of fighters from the current Ultimate Fighter reality show, including possibly, Kimbo Slice.

The card was supposed to have the fight between Ultimate Fighter reality show coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans, but Jackson asked to move the fight back after signing to do a movie and has recently stated that he has “retired” from the UFC. Let’s see how long that lasts…

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