| UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 12, 2009 | |||
| Venue | FedExForum | |||
| City | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | |||
| Attendance | 13,896[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,500,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 620,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on December 12, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee at the FedExForum.[3]
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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 fought on UFC 106 on November 21 against UFC newcomer Jacob Volkmann and won the fight by unanimous decision.
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.[4] It was later announced that Jon Fitch would face Mike Pierce at UFC 107.
Paul Buentello was scheduled to face Todd Duffee on the card, but an injury forced Duffee to pull out.[5] Buentello faced Stefan Struve on the card.[6]
A middleweight bout between Alan Belcher and Wilson Gouveia was changed to a 195-pound catchweight bout after Gouveia asked for a 190-pound catchweight limit, but Belcher gave a counter-offer of 195 pounds.[7]
Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses.[8]
| Fighter | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Belcher | EP | "Paperchasers (Doin This)" | Paperchasers |
| BJ Penn | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | "Hawaii '78" into "E Ala E" | E Ala E |
| Cheick Kongo | Daft Punk | "Face to Face" | Discovery |
| Clay Guida | The Used | "The Taste of Ink" | The Used |
| DaMarques Johnson | Clutch | "Electic Worry" | From Beale Street to Oblivion |
| Diego Sanchez | Don Omar (feat.) Tego Calderón | "Bandoleros" | Da Hit Man Presents Reggaeton Latino |
| Edgar Garcia | La Sonora Santanera | "La Cumbia De Los Luchadores" | ??? |
| Frank Mir | Kanye West (feat.) Young Jeezy | "Amazing" | 808's & Heartbreak |
| Johny Hendricks | Bleu Edmondson | "$50 Dollars and Flask of Crown" | Southland |
| Jon Fitch | Johnny Cash | "Rusty Cage" | Unchained |
| Kenny Florian | DJ Muggs vs. Planet Asia | "That's What It Is" | Planet Language |
| Kevin Burns | Benny Benassi | "I Love My Sex" | Hypnotica |
| Lucio Linhares | M.I.A. | "Paper Planes" | Kala |
| Matt Wiman | Flyleaf | "All Around Me" | Flyleaf |
| Mike Pierce | Endeverafter | "Road to Destruction" | Kiss or Kill |
| Paul Buentello | Vicente Fernández | "El Rey" | Tesoros Musicales de Mexico |
| Ricardo Funch | Medicated Savage | "Blood of the Heroes" | ??? |
| Rousimar Palhares | Disturbed | "Down With The Sickness" | The Sickness |
| Shane Nelson | Ky-Mani Marley | "Warriors" | The Journey |
| Stefan Struve | Marilyn Manson | "Seizure of Power" | Resident Evil OST |
| TJ Grant | Coheed and Cambria | "Welcome Home" | Good Apollo Volume One |
| Wilson Gouveia | Guns N' Roses | "Welcome To The Jungle" | Appetite for Destruction |