UFC 107 Rumors/Discussion

[The HOFF]

Date: Dec 12, 2009

Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Venue: FedExForum
Broadcast: Pay-per-view

MAIN CARD

• Champ B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez (for lightweight title)
• Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir
• Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce
• Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida
• Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)

• Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
• Shane Nelson vs. Matt Wiman
• Ricardo Funch vs. Johny Hendricks
• Lucio Linhares vs. Rousimar Palhares
• Edgar Garcia vs. DaMarques Johnson
• Kevin Burns vs. T.J. Grant

[Eccocide]

I rather see belcher/ gouviea on the maincard but hopefully they show the prelims on spike or this makes the broadcast

[stefan084]

this will be an interesting fight---I am a huge BJ Penn fan but still concerned about his cardio against Deigo. Will Deigo come out hyper aggressive or somewhat cautious because of BJ's quick stand-up? If hyper it could be a detriment and he might get caught, making cardio a non factor. I'm also curious about Deigos power, he hit Guida with several shots that I thought should have knocked him out. Also is the lower weight helping or hurting Sanchez? He looks kinda skeletal last fight. I'll be curious to read the discussion on this fight.

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Diego Sanchez +225
BJ Penn -285

Clay Guida +155
Kenny Florian -195

[naokothewarrior]

this will be an interesting fight---I am a huge BJ Penn fan but still concerned about his cardio against Deigo. Will Deigo come out hyper aggressive or somewhat cautious because of BJ's quick stand-up? If hyper it could be a detriment and he might get caught, making cardio a non factor. I'm also curious about Deigos power, he hit Guida with several shots that I thought should have knocked him out. Also is the lower weight helping or hurting Sanchez? He looks kinda skeletal last fight. I'll be curious to read the discussion on this fight.

My BF trained with BJ on Friday and said he was in awesome shape. It's not like a few years ago when he was partying all the time.

[brooks85]

im all over Diego in this one.

[clarkd32]

have to think Mir will take the fight to the ground where Kongo hasn't ever looked that good... I might look for Mir by submission prop.

[RobbReport]

Bj dominates I think.

[odtw524]

Bj dominates I think.

Yeah no doubt Bj wins.....Also the congo Mir fight will be a great slugfest but if congo's big body goes down Mir I think has the win with BJJ

[GoldRush7]

BJ for sure... he is untouchable at lightweight

[terpkeg]

I rather see belcher/ gouviea on the maincard but hopefully they show the prelims on spike or this makes the broadcast

alan belcher is always in competitive, close fights. would much rather see this fight over fitch/pierce. real letdown that alves dropped. but it would be real unfair to fitch to drop him to undercard, would think sponsors would be very unhappy with that.

it great they keep showing some prelims on spike.

[The HOFF]

Cheick Kongo +150
Frank Mir -180

[brooks85]

come on keep that line moving!!! Im trying to get kongo +200 by fight time.

[urge2kill]

I like Mir at -180.

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Official fighter weigh-ins for next month's "UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez" event take place Friday, Dec. 11, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT local time). Doors open at 3 p.m. ET.

The same venue hosts the following day's pay-per-view event, which features a headliner and championship bout between UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn and top contender Diego Sanchez.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday confirmed the final lineup for UFC 107, which takes place Dec. 12 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. The event airs live on pay-per-view at 7 p.m. PST/10 p.m. EST.

Main Card:

BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez
Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo
Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce
Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida
Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve

Preliminary Card:

Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
Matt Wiman vs. Shane Nelson
Johny Hendricks vs. Ricardo Funch
Rousimar Palhares vs. Lucio Linhares
DaMarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia
Kevin Burns vs. TJ Grant

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Diego Sanchez +220
BJ Penn -280

Cheick Kongo +160
Frank Mir -200

Clay Guida +160
Kenny Florian -200

Alan Belcher -110
Wilson Gouveia -120

TJ Grant -110
Kevin Burns -120

Lucio Linhares +260
Rousimar Palhares -320

Ricardo Funch +295
Johny Hendricks -365

Shane Nelson +370
Matt Wiman -450

Mike Pierce +280
Jon Fitch -350

Paul Buentello +145
Stefan Struve -185

Damarques Johnson +235
Edgar Garcia -295

[Eccocide]

I locked in TJ Grant and Gouveia both at -115. See which way the line go from here.

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I can't pull the trigger on anything that just came out. I already have a small bet on Mir, I like Gouveia but haven't bet yet. I thought I was going to get a lot softer line on Edgar Garcia. Hopefully some TUF lovers bet Johnson so I can get Garcia at a better price.

[illmatick]

I was hoping for a better price on garcia as well, still parlay worthy imo

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Looks like we will not be getting free undercard fights on Spike.

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A middleweight contest between Alan Belcher and Wilson Gouveia has been changed to a 195-pound catchweight bout.

The change was made Friday afternoon and approved by UFC officials, according to a source close to the situation.

The source said Gouveia asked for a 190-pound catchweight limit, but Belcher gave a counter-offer of 195 pounds, stating he was already at 195 pounds and didn't see the use in cutting extra weight.

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MAIN CARD

• Champ B.J. Penn (155) vs. Diego Sanchez (156)
• Cheick Kongo (239) vs. Frank Mir (264.5)
• Kenny Florian (156) vs. Clay Guida (156)
• Paul Buentello (255) vs. Stefan Struve (247)
• Jon Fitch (171) vs. Mike Pierce (171)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Alan Belcher (195) vs. Wilson Gouveia (193)
• Shane Nelson (156) vs. Matt Wiman (156)
• Ricardo Funch (171)^ vs. Johny Hendricks (171)%
• Lucio Linhares (185) vs. Rousimar Palhares (186)
• Edgar Garcia (173)* vs. DaMarques Johnson (171)+
• Kevin Burns (171) vs. T.J. Grant (171)

% - Hendricks initially weighed 172 pounds, then 171.5 pounds, but stripped down and made weight on his third attempt.
^ - Funch initially weighed 171.5 pounds but stripped down and made weight on his second attempt.
* - Garcia weighed two pounds over the allowed 171-pound limit and has been given additional time to lose the remaining weight.
+ - Johnson initially weighed 171.5 pounds but stripped down and made weight on his second attempt.

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Very weird weigh-in. Half of the undercard fighters were over weight.

Wiman didn't look very good and then he pushed Nelson during the face-off. I'm pretty sure the fighter that pushes during the weigh-in always loses.

Garcia was 2 pounds over. Who knows how bad his weight cut has been. We'll see if he makes it, but either way I won't be betting on him now.

Gouveia vs Belcher is a catch weight of 195. Gouveia was not going to make weight so he asked for the catch weight originally. I don't like my Gouveia pick as much now.

Kongo would not face Mir for the face-off. Kongo turned his back to Mir. ????

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Wow Frank Mir coming in fat, 264.5. His weight was 245 in his last fight with Lesnar

[urge2kill]

Mir claims he put on 25lbs of muscle. Haven't seen pics yet.

[The HOFF]

Second Weigh-Ins
Diego Sanchez (154.5)
Edgar Garcia (171)

[urge2kill]

Just watched the weigh-in video. Mir is not fat.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Just watched the weigh-in video. Mir is not fat.

really??? i only looked at the posted weights, no pics. So Mir is a ripped 265?

[illmatick]

any links to the weigh-in ?

[brooks85]

I heard all the rumors he packed on 20 pound of muscle, it certainly looked like he did.

I think you can get the weigh-in at ufc.com. If not,

http://mixedmartialartvideos.com/ufc-107-weigh-ins-results-video/#more-9643

[urge2kill]

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=VideoPlayer.home&gid=32121

[urge2kill]

Mir looks good. Kongo won't even look at him for the staredown.

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