UFC 107 Weigh In Results
Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC 107 event. UFC 107, which is headlined by the UFC lightweight championship bout between BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez and the heavyweight clash between Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.
Diego Sanchez (154.5*) VS BJ Penn (155)
Cheick Kongo (239) VS Frank Mir (264.5)
Clay Guida (156) VS Kenny Florian (156)
Stefan Struve (247) VS Paul Buentello (255)
Mike Pierce (171) VS Jon Fitch (171)
***Wilson Gouveia (193) VS Alan Belcher (195)
Shane Nelson (156) VS Matt Wiman (156)
Ricardo Funch (171) VS Johny Hendricks (171)
Lucio Linhares (185) VS Rousimar Palhares (186)
Edgar Garcia (171**) VS Damarques Johnson (171)
TJ Grant (171) VS Kevin Burns (171)
*Sanchez made weight on his second attempt, after an initial weigh-in at 156 pounds.
**Garcia made weight on his second attempt, after an initial weigh-in at 173 pounds.
***Gouveia and Belcher will fight at a catchweight of 195 pounds
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Sean Sherk promoted to "UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva" main card
With Tyson Griffin forced to withdraw from his UFC 108 bout due to inury, Sean Sherk (33-4-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has been selected as Jim Miller's new opponent.
MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the switch with sources close to the event after MMAWeekly.com initially reported the move.
Sherk had been expected to face Rafaello Oliveira (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on the evening's prelims. The UFC is expected to now seek a replacement opponent for Oliveira.
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St-Pierre vs. Hardy official for UFC 111
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – British slugger Dan Hardy (23-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) knew he earned a shot at UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (19-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) by defeating Mike Swick at November's UFC 105 event.
Now he knows the date.
At today's UFC Fight Club Q&A session in Memphis, Tenn., UFC broadcaster Mike Goldberg said he had confirmed with UFC matchmaker Joe Silva that St-Pierre and Hardy will meet at an as-yet-unannounced event on March 27 in Newark, N.J.
The event is expected to be dubbed UFC 111 and take place at the Prudential Center.
Goldberg shared the news prior to Hardy taking the stage to field questions from UFC Fight Club members.