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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently made several official additions to the line up for its upcoming UFC 107 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which is scheduled for the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, on Dec. 12.

“Sanchez vs. Penn” will feature a main event between lightweight division champion, BJ “The Prodigy” Penn, defending his title against number one division contender, Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez, filling in the hole left by “Sugar” Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson after “Rampage” went Hollywood.

In the co-featured fight of the night, former two-time heavyweight champion Frank Mir will “begin his quest for a third title” when he takes on Cheick Kongo. In addition, a welterweight showdown between former number one contenders Thiago “Pitbull” Alves and Jon Fitch has also been confirmed.

Here is the current UFC 107 line up:

Main event:

UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn (14-5-1) vs. Diego Sanchez (21-2)

Main card (Televised):

265 lbs.: Frank Mir (12-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (14-5-1)
155 lbs.: Kenny Florian (11-4) vs. Clay Guida (25-10)
170 lbs.: Thiago Alves (16-6) vs. Jon Fitch (19-3)
265 lbs.: Paul Buentello (27-10) vs. Todd Duffee (5-0)

Under card (May not be broadcast):

185 lbs.: Wilson Gouveia (12-6) vs. Alan Belcher (14-6)
155 lbs.: Matt Wiman (10-5) vs. Shane Nelson (12-4)
170 lbs.: Ricardo Funch (7-0) vs. Johny Hendricks (6-0)
185 lbs.: Rousimar Palhares (9-2) vs. Lucio Linhares (13-4)
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson (9-7) vs. Edgar Garcia (7-1)
170 lbs.: Kevin Burns (7-3) vs. TJ Grant (14-3)

MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC 107, beginning with the pay-per-view (PPV) telecast at 10 p.m. ET. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card action on fight night.

We’re still a few weeks away from showtime; therefore, feel free to share your thoughts and predictions on “Penn vs. Sanchez” in the comments section below. And remember that MMAmania.com will be the spot for the latest news and event-related highlights before, during and after the event.

For everything you need to know about UFC 107 feel free to also hit up our event archive right here.

UFC 104: “Machida vs. Shogun” went off tonight (Sat., Oct. 24) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., featuring a main event between undefeated light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and former Pride FC 205-pound wrecking machine, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

Machida somehow remained undefeated with a unanimous decision, but it is certainly a controversial outcome. Perhaps the most controversial since Michael Bisping magically squeaked by Matt Hamill.

Shogun punished Machida for five straight rounds with blistering low kicks. Machida’s legs and torso looked like raw sides of beef when all was said and done — he could barely move in the final two rounds. Meanwhile, Shogun looked untouched when all was said and done.

Neither fighter was ever in any real trouble throughout the 25-minute contest; however, it appeared that Shogun was definitely the busier fighter who inflicted way more damage.

Perhaps because there were no knockdowns the judges erred on the side of caution and gave it to the champion. But it’s hard to see how all three judges unanimously agreed that Machida won that fight … because he didn’t.

Only time will tell how this all shakes out, but for now, it appears that Shogun got utterly robbed tonight. Even Machida looked surprised when the announcement was made by Bruce Buffer.

Ho-hum.

Heavyweight up-and-comer, Cain Velasquez, who was originally booked to take on Shane Carwin to determine the number one contender in the heavyweight division, needed to prove himself once again against grizzled veteran, “Big” Ben Rothwell, in the co-featured fight of the night.

Did he ever.

Velasquez put a licking on Rothwell from bell-to-bell, completely dominating every facet of the fight until the referee stopped the action early in the second round.

It was more than likely not the best time to stop the contest because Rothwell was actually standing; however, Velasquez was just beating him up so terribly prior to the stoppage that it’s hard to say it was premature.

In fact, Rothwell is lucky the fight wasn’t stopped sooner.

Velasquez put on an absolute clinic. The pace he sets and his ground and pound is perhaps unmatched in the heavyweight division sans the current champion, Brock Lesnar.

He more than likely showed enough tonight to warrant a future title shot. Velasquez is the real deal.

Rothwell, on the other hand, showed his grit and toughness. He’s a fine addition to the heavyweight class and will likely have success down the road.

Velasquez is just a ferocious beast.

Joe Stevenson looked to string together consecutive wins for the first time in more than two years against the very game Spencer Fisher.

He seemed relaxed and confident heading into the 155-pound showdown and he remained that way for the entire fight. It was vintage “Daddy” as he avoided brawling with the super aggressive Fisher and stuck to his gameplan of takedowns and ground and pound.

It was the perfect mix, which was just too much for Fisher to handle in the second round. Stevenson pinned Fisher to the canvas and rained down relentless elbows that he simply could not avoid.

Fisher had no answer. And he appeared to tapout just as the referee stepped in to save him from the onslaught.

Nice win for Stevenson, which more than likely gets his name back in the mix of top 155-pound fighters once again. His training with Team Jackson in New Mexico is clearly paying huge dividends.

He looks reborn.

Anthony Johnson and Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida kicked off the PPV action in a welterweight attraction.

And any skeptics who thought “Rumble” would be sucked out and sluggish after faltering on the scale at the official weigh in were wrong.

Dead wrong.

Johnson attacked Yoshida from the opening bell and stopped 41 seconds later when the Japanese import was on his back staring at the ceiling.

It was an all-out beatdown.

Despite coming in five pounds heavy, which he apologized for in his post-fight remarks, Johnson looked sharp, crisp and powerful. He’s an absolute monster who has no immediate plans to move up to 185 pounds.

That’s bad news for the rest of the welterweight division. He made a very talented fighter look very bad tonight.

Look out.

That’s enough from us — now it’s your turn to discuss “Machida vs. Shogun” in the comments section below.

Sound off, Maniacs. Let’s hear what you have to say.

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Quick results of the preliminary fights will begin to flow around 8 p.m. ET and round-by-round coverage of the main card pay-per-view (PPV) action is set for 10 p.m. ET!

Remember that Spike TV will also feature two bouts, Ryan “Darth” Bader vs. Eric “Red” Schafer and Antoni Hardonk vs. Patrick “Get Hype” Barry, on its network commercial-free earlier in the evening at 9 p.m. ET.

If you’re going to leave comments and discuss the fights with all the other MMAmania.com readers be sure to do it on the main UFC 104 results post and not this one.

Enjoy the show, Maniacs!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today made several official additions to the line up for its next “big” pay-per-view (PPV) event, which is scheduled for the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 21.

UFC 106 will feature a main event heavyweight title bout between two absolute monsters with division champion Brock Lesnar defending his gold for the second time against his newest challenger, Shane Carwin. Former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin will also hook ‘em up in a rematch in the co-featured fight of the night.

Here is the current UFC 106 fight card:

Main event:

265 lbs.: UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar (4-1) vs. Shane Carwin (11-0)

Main card (Televised):

205 lbs.: Tito Ortiz (15-6-1) vs. Forrest Griffin (16-6)
170 lbs.: Jon Fitch (19-3) vs. Ricardo Almeida (11-3)
170 lbs.: Karo Parisyan (18-5) vs. Dustin Hazelett (12-4)

Under card (May not be broadcast):

170 lbs.: Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah
170 lbs.: Marcus Davis (16-5) vs. Ben Saunders (7-1-2)
205 lbs.: Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira*
185 lbs.: Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt
155 lbs.: George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent

*Fight not yet officially confirmed by UFC.com.

MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC 106, beginning with the pay-per-view (PPV) telecast at 10 p.m. ET. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card action on fight night.

We’re still a few months away from showtime; therefore, feel free to share your thoughts and predictions on “Lesnar vs. Carwin” in the comments section below. And remember that MMAmania.com will be the spot for the latest news and event-related highlights before, during and after the event.

For everything you need to know about UFC 106 feel free to also hit up our event archive right here.