UFC 107
| UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 12, 2009 | |||
| Venue | FedExForum | |||
| City | Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| 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]
Background
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]
Another matchup scheduled for this card was a match-up between The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights coaches Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson but the bout was cancelled after Jackson was selected for the role of Cpl. Bosco Albert "B.A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus in The A-Team film. The fight would later happen at UFC 114.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | B.J. Penn (c) | def | Diego Sanchez | TKO (cut) | 5 | 2:37 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Frank Mir | def | Cheick Kongo | technical submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:12 | |
| Welterweight | Jon Fitch | def | Mike Pierce | unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kenny Florian | def | Clay Guida | submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:19 | |
| Heavyweight | Stefan Struve | def | Paul Buentello | majority decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Catchweight | (195 lbs): Alan Belcher | def | Wilson Gouveia | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:03 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Matt Wiman | def | Shane Nelson | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def | Ricardo Funch | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Rousimar Palhares | def | Lucio Linhares | submission (heel hook) | 2 | 3:21 | |
| Welterweight | DaMarques Johnson | def | Edgar Garcia | submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:03 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Welterweight | TJ Grant | def | Kevin Burns | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:57 | |
- ↑ For the Lightweight Championship. This is one of only five fights in UFC history to be stopped during the 5th round. The others were Randy Couture vs. Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 39, Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 117, Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga at "UFC on Fox 8", and Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III at UFC 166.
- ↑ This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Mir vs. Kongo fight.
- ↑ This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Penn vs. Sanchez fight.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses.[8]
- Fight of the Night: Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
- Knockout of the Night: TJ Grant
- Submission of the Night: DaMarques Johnson
Entrance music
| Fighter | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez" draws reported 13,896 attendees for "over $1.5 million" gate". mmajunkie.com. 2009-10-13.
- ↑ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/12/23/1218031/the-sky-is-not-falling-ufc-107
- ↑ "UFC 107". UFC.com. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ↑ Thiago Alves forced to withdraw from UFC 107 bout with Jon Fitch (Updated)
- ↑ "Heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee forced out of UFC 107 with undisclosed injury". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ↑ "Stefan Struve replaces Todd Duffee, meets Paul Buentello on UFC 107 main card". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "BELCHER VS. GOUVEIA NOW CATCHWEIGHT BOUT (UPDATED)". MMAWeekly.com. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ↑ "UFC 107 fighter bonuses: Belcher, Gouveia, Grant and Johnson earn $65K awards". mmajunkie.com. 2009-10-13.
- ↑ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/13/ufc-107-walk--music-fighters-stick-old-reliables/
- ↑ http://www.mmaentrances.com/ufc107.html
