Diego Sanchez, one of the oddest, yet toughest fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, reached the end of his journey to a title shot as he faced BJ Penn for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Was the original “Ultimate Fighter” winner able to parlay his strength, aggression and heart into a victory over the more-skilled champion BJ Penn?
Also, was Frank Mir able to bounce back from his crushing loss to Brock Lesnar with a win over Cheick Kongo? How did Kenny Florian and Clay Guida match up in their lightweight battle?
Quick UFC 107 results follow:
TJ Grant b. Kevin Burns via TKO (strikes) at 4:57 of Round One
DaMarques Johnson b. Edgar Garcia via submission (triangle choke) at 4:03 of Round One
Rousimar Palhares b. Lucio Linhares via submission (heel hook) at 3:21 of Round Two
Johny Hendricks b. Ricardo Funch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)
Matt Wiman b. Shane Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alan Belcher b. Wilson Gouveia via TKO (strikes) at 3:03 of Round One
Stefan Struve b. Paul Buentello via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
Kenny Florian b. Clay Guida via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:19 of Round Two
Jon Fitch b. Mike Pierce via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Frank Mir b. Cheick Kongo via submission (guillotine) at 1:12 of Round One
BJ Penn b. Diego Sanchez via TKO (doctor stoppage – cut) at 2:37 of Round Five
Diego Sancez is pathetic. Stop acting like your from California. We don’t want you representing our state. Why did you drop weight? Are you scared of Josh Koscheck.
BJ PENN almost kill da man