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