information and details from Memphis, on Dec. 11, TN, UFC 107 weigh in results

The official weigh-in event for UFC 107: "Penn vs. Sanchez" is set to take place at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.

It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as on several other online destinations, via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 4 p.m. ET.

As usual, MMAmania.com will provide the latest coverage of the UFC 107 weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude.

"Penn vs. Sanchez" will feature a main event between lightweight division champion, BJ "The Prodigy" Penn, defending his title against number one division contender, Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez, filling in the hole left by "Sugar" Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson after "Rampage" went Hollywood.

In the co-featured fight of the night, former two-time heavyweight champion Frank Mir will "begin his quest for a third title" when he takes on the hard-hitting Cheick Kongo. In addition, a lightweight showdown between former number one contender Kenny "KenFlo" Florian and Clay "The Carpenter" Guida has also been confirmed.

Cheick Kongo wants to teach 'big mouth' Frank Mir respect at UFC 107 (Video)

UFC 110: Joe Stevenson vs George Sotiropoulos in the works for Feb. 21 in Australia

Lightweights Joe Stevenson and George Sotiropoulos are currently in negotiations to collide at UFC 110 from the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 21, 2010.

Bout agreements have been distributed to both fighters; however, nothing is official at this time. The good news is that MMA has learned that Sotiropoulos is eager to sign on the dotted line as soon as possible so he can compete in front of his hometown crowd for the first time ever as a UFC fighter.

And he'll likely have to do it against his stiffest competition to date.

Stevenson has picked up momentum after losing three of four bouts in a 13-month span, most recently defeating Nate Diaz and Spencer Fisher in back-to-back bouts. The victory over Diaz -- who was making a run at a potential title shot -- was perhaps the most impressive and important of his young, yet distinguished, mixed martial arts career.

A former number one division contender, Stevenson has experienced somewhat of a rebirth thanks in large part to his training under guru Greg Jackson and his gang down in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "Daddy" will look to keep the streak alive in hostile territory when he takes on the Aussie native.

Report: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Junior dos Santos UFC 108 fight canceled

If you thought the injury-ravaged UFC 108 fight card coudln't take another big blow think again.

Former number one heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga has been forced out of his upcoming showdown with up-and-coming prospect, Junior dos Santos, at UFC 108: "Evans vs. Silva" from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, 2010, because of a severe staph infection.

True story ... believe it or not:

"The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva. The fellas have to scrounge up a quality heavyweight to fight Junior Dos Santos Jan. 2 in Las Vegas at UFC 108. Sources with the UFC confirmed that Gabriel Gonzaga is off the card because of staph infection."

"Napau" joins Brock Lesnar, Anderson Silva and Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira on the long list of notable fighters who have had to bow out of the promotion's traditional year-end "blockbuster" pay-per-view (PPV) event for various health reasons.

No possible replacement for Gonzaga is known at this time; however, Cain Velasquez would be an awesome fill-in if the promotion isn't scared of setting one of its brightest prospects back a little bit to start the 2010 fight season.

UFC 108 features a re-worked main event between former light heavyweight champion "Sugar" Rashad Evans and the hard-hitting 14-1 Thiago Silva. Power-puncher Paul "Semtex" Daley will also try to continue his ascension to the top of the welterweight contender list when he battles grappling wizard and former WEC champ Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Cain Velasquez rescheduled for UFC 109 on Feb. 6

Former UFC interim heavyweight champion and mixed martial arts legend, Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, is expected take on undefeated rising star Cain Velasquez at UFC 109, which is slated for Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 6, 2010.

Nogueira and and Velasquez were supposed to hook 'em up in the UFC 108 main event on Jan. 2, 2010; however; "Big Nog" came down with a serious case of staph infection, which forced him to withdraw from the bout.

He clearly did not want to make the same mistake twice in a high profile and very important bout -- Nogueira revealed after his lopsided technical knockout loss to Frank Mir that he had been hospitalized several days prior to fight night with a severe staph infection.

It would be a huge mistake to take on a grinder like Velasquez at less than 100 percent ... especially when a potential number one division contender slot is up for grabs.

Here's what UFC President Dana White recently said about the importance of this match up:

Shogun Rua confirms Lyoto Machida rematch; Still waiting to sign for May 1 fight

Quoteworthy:

"I'm just going to start the preparation and let’s go there. The UFC has already confirmed with my manager that I will fight Lyoto again. It’s just missing to sign the contract but the verbal agreement is done. I still don’t think whether I will follow the same strategy rather than the formerly one. I’m going to sit down with the team to map it out. This rematch is much wished because it’s a title shot for the world championship. It’s my biggest interest. I’m sure worried to achieve my dream and the revenge comes on the second plan. I was choked for that loss against him, but Machida has no blame. The judges are the guilty who were the only three people in the world that understood he won the fight."

Shogun Rua reveals that UFC has confirmed his rematch against Lyoto Machida on May 1, 2010, which is expected to take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It's more than six months from their original controversial encounter; however, "The Dragon" needs time to recover from surgery he underwent a couple of days after their first match. Shogun, meanwhile, plans to start his training camp as soon as possible. Advantage Shogun?

UFC 111: Georges St. Pierre vs Dan Hardy possible for New Jersey's Prudential Center in March 2010

Mixed martial arts megastar Georges St. Pierre (19-2) could finally make his return to the "Garden State" to defend his 170-pound title against last-welterweight-standing Dan Hardy (23-6) at UFC 111, as MMA Fanhouse is tagging the Prudential Center as the probable destination for their inevitable clash in March 2010.

The promotion has yet to announce the event, but it would be St. Pierre's first trip to the land of tomatoes and toll booths since his submission loss to Matt Hughes at UFC 50: "War of '04."

Since that loss, "Rush" has gone 12-1, and a 2007 stoppage to Matt Serra notwithstanding, has looked nearly invincible in all 13 of his contests. Aside from avenging his defeat to Hughes at UFC 79 (and then finishing his title aspirations for good at UFC 83), the uber-welterweight also put his stamp of disapproval on BJ Penn (twice), Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves.

In fact, Dan Hardy was likely afforded a title shot because there aren't many competitors in the 170-pound division that haven't already got a crack at the surging Canadian -- and came up short.

MMA Quick Quote: Dana White is bringing the UFC and its millionaires to Australia

"The reality is you can make millions of dollars doing this, millions of dollars. How many sports in Australia can you say people are playing, where if you're good enough, you can earn millions and millions of dollars? This is the most viable sports franchise on the planet. I'll give you an example, Lyoto Machida is the [UFC light-heavyweight] champion, he is 16-0. In boxing, if you're 16-0 you're still fighting bums. At 16-0, Machida is the champion and earning a shitload of money. You're going to see a lot of Australians coming out and fighting.[But] we don't do the freak show thing, man, I wouldn't put a boxer in there, he would be defenseless."

UFC President Dana White informs the Brisbane Times that his brand of mixed martial arts can make millionaires out of up-and-coming fighters from down under. White and Co. are set to invade Australia with UFC 110 on Feb. 21 at the Acer Arena in Sydney and will likely feature the return of Elvis Sinosec against fellow countryman Chris Haseman. Millionaires in the making? Or hometown boys used for cheap pops? See you at the Outback!

Preview of UFC 107

On October 21, it was announced that a previous matchup between welterweight contenders Thiago Alves and Paulo Thiago had been changed to Alves vs. Jon Fitch because Fitch's opponent for UFC 106, Ricardo Almeida suffered an injury. Paulo Thiago will be fighting on UFC 106 in November against UFC newcomer Jacob Volkmann.

UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez Information

UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 12, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedExForum.

On October 21, it was announced that a previous matchup between welterweight contenders Thiago Alves and Paulo Thiago had been changed to Alves vs. Jon Fitch because Fitch's opponent for UFC 106, Ricardo Almeida suffered an injury. Paulo Thiago will be fighting on UFC 106 in November against UFC newcomer Jacob Volkmann.

It was then announced on October 30, that Fitch would again be without an opponent as Alves was forced to withdraw because of a posterior cruciate ligament tear.It was later announced that Jon Fitch will face Mike Pierce at UFC 107.

Paul Buentello was scheduled to face Todd Duffee on the card, but an injury has forced Duffee to pull out. Buentello will now face Stefan Struve

MAIN CARD



Lightweight Championship bout: BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez

Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo

Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce

Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida

Heavyweight bout: Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve

PRELIMINARY CARD

Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia

Lightweight bout: Matt Wiman  vs. Shane Nelson

Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Ricardo Funch

Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares vs. Lucio Linhares

Welterweight bout: DaMarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia

Welterweight bout: Kevin Burns vs. TJ Grant

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Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin 2 Video – UFC 106

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Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck Video – UFC 106

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Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann Video – UFC 106

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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Luiz Cane Video – UFC 106

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Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah Video – UFC 106

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