This weekend MMA fans are in for a treat as one of the game’s greatest champions BJ “The Prodigy” Penn attempts to defend his belt against hungry number-one-contender Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez. Penn is a living legend in the sport and hasn’t lost at 155 lbs in nearly 8 years. Sanchez is a cardio machine that won’t stop moving forward after the first bell sounds. The bout is almost enough to help us forget that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was supposed to be fighting in his hometown against “Sugar” Rashad Evans, but ‘Page went Hollywood on us instead.
The card also features ex-heavyweight champion Frank Mir in a clash of styles against French striker Cheick Kongo. Mir has spent most of the build up to the fight talking about having a third fight with Brock Lesnar, who’s set to face Shane Carwin as soon as doctors give him the green light. The few times Mir has acknowledged Kongo to the media it’s been to insult his ground game and English speaking abilities.
Kongo was last beaten by unanimous decision against Cain Velasquez, though he took that fight on short notice and was promised a title shot had he won the bout. He dropped Velasquez several times in the match but was unable to keep the fight off the mat against the ex-Arizona State wrestler. The winner of tomorrow nights match is immediately thrown in with the top contenders in the division.
The third fight from the top will be Kenny “Ken Flo” Florian against Clay “The Carpenter” Guida. Sometimes you wonder if Kenny is so pretentious that his eye brows are stuck the way they are, making it appear as if everything he stares at is inadequate. None the less Ken Flo and the Carpenter are two technical fighters with great gas tanks so it should be another great scrap.
Click into the article to see the full list of fights this Saturday from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Main card (Televised):
**Main Event** UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez
265 lbs.: Frank Mir (12-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (14-5-1)
155 lbs.: Kenny “Ken Flo” Florian (11-4) vs. Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (25-10)
170 lbs.: Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce
265 lbs.: Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve
Under card (May not be broadcast):
185 lbs.: Wilson Gouveia (12-6) vs. Alan Belcher (14-6)
155 lbs.: Matt Wiman vs. Shane Nelson
170 lbs.: Ricardo Funch (7-0) vs. Johny Hendricks (6-0)
185 lbs.: Rousimar Palhares vs. Lucio Linhares
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia
170 lbs.: Kevin Burns (7-3) vs. TJ Grant (14-3)
Tags: bj penn, Diego Sanchez, frank mir, Kenny Florian, mir kongo, penn sanchez, penn vs sanchez, rampage jackson, UFC, UFC 107
diego is the clear cut number 2 in the division and i still dont think he has a chance. penn = legend. should be a good one!
I’ve got:
-Penn by sub
-Mir by sub
-guida by 15 minute man hug
pen is gonna win by tko! his hands look fast. kongo will knock mir tfo and ken flo is a better fighter than clay but we’ll see if he can avoid the relentless takedowns and wrestling
bj is holding on to that belt, 100%
we got world class lightweight fights and heavyweight fights across the card! i dig it, should be good fights. my picks are penn, kongo, ken flo, fitch and buentello
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