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The UFC lightweight division is dominated by BJ Penn, but there are plenty of talented fighters itching for the opportunity to take him down.

Join MMAMadness as you bring you live updates from UFC 107. Spoilers after the jump

Written by Paul Delos Santos
B.J. Penn wants to cement his place among the greats of the UFC. He’s breezed through the lightweight division, and he will face another big test in a fighter whose fighting style matches his nickname in Diego Sanchez.

Written by Paul Delos Santos
Diego Sanchez is an intense, spiritual character. He screams, “Yes” and has one of the intense looks on his face when he walks down the aisle to the Octagon. He gets his shot at a title when he takes on B.J. Penn at UFC 107.

Written by Samantha L. Johnson
Edgar Garcia faces DaMarques Johnson Saturday night as part of the UFC 107 preliminary card. Garcia looks to avoid having the fight go the distance.

Written by Samantha L. Johnson.
DaMarques Johnson takes on fellow welterweight, Edgar Garcia, at UFC 107 Saturday night, live from Memphis, Tenn.

Written by Tim Vreeland
Kenny Florian chats with MMAMadness.com regarding changes to his camp and preparation for his UFC 107 bout against Clay Guida.

If an explosive lightweight title clash between champion BJ Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez, and a heavyweight tilt between former champ Frank Mir and devastating striker Cheick Kongo weren’t enough, the Ultimate Fighting Championship(r) is proud to confirm nine other phenomenal bouts for UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, live from FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. on Saturday, December 12th.

The UFC has had a whirlwind booking process in the last few weeks with so many fighters having to pull out due to injury. The UFC confirmed the latest round of changes to three of its upcoming cards.

Thaigo Alves was looking to getting back into title contention with his bout with fellow contender Jon Fitch. The highly-anticipated rematch will have to wait, however, as Alves suffered a torn PCL, multiple sites are reporting.