MMA Madness

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.

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.

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.

After April’s memorable UFC Fight Night(tm) in Nashville, The Ultimate Fighting Championship(r) (UFC(r)) is headed back to the great state of Tennessee to give the fans another night of world class mixed martial arts action as UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn faces possibly his toughest test at 155 pounds in the relentless Diego Sanchez at UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, live from FedExForum in Memphis on Saturday, December 12th.

MMAMadness.com has confirmed that welterweight DaMarques Johnson and Edgar Garcia are finalizing terms for a potential fight at UFC 107 in Memphis, Tenn.

MMA Madness has learned that Clay Guida will fight Kenny Florian at UFC 107, sources close to the bout have announced. MMA Live first broke the fight through their Twitter page.