UFC Heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar has remained hush hush about this whole “possible career ending” ailment he’s been suffering from, but the UFC has plans to hold a press conference this week with Lesnar to answer many of the looming questions. Early reports from folks who would know say that Lesnar has been training and will be able to compete in the octagon again, though no time frame is set.In the meantime it looks like the guy that was slated to face Lesnar for the belt, Shane Carwin, is set to face Lesnar’s nemesis, Frank Mir. The fight makes perfect sense, especially if the champ is gonna’ have to stay on the shelves for a few more months.  The UFC even threw in an interim title just to bulk up the pay per view numbers. In this economy, every little bit counts.

The bout will be taking place at UFC 111 on March 27 in New Jersey.

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)