World-ranked welterweight
Jon Fitch will toe the line against
Mike Pierce in a featured bout at
UFC 107 “Penn vs. Sanchez” on Dec. 12 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. The UFC has put together an 11-fight lineup for the year-end show, as it returns to Tennessee for the second time in 2009.
Rooted at the American Kickboxing Academy, Fitch has not competed since UFC 100 in July, when he earned a unanimous decision against the previously unbeaten and world-ranked
Paulo Thiago. The 31-year-old Fort Wayne, Ind., native has posted 17 wins in 18 fights, losing only to reigning UFC welterweight champion
Georges St. Pierre in that span. Victories against
Diego Sanchez, Pride Fighting Championships veteran
Akihiro Gono and American Top Team’s
Luigi Fioravanti dot Fitch’s stellar resume.
Pierce, who replaces an injured
Thiago Alves, will carry an impressive six-fight winning streak into the matchup. The 29-year-old former Sportfight welterweight champion last appeared at UFC Fight Night 19 in September, when he handed
Brock Larson just his third defeat in 29 career bouts. Pierce has never been finished as a professional.
A lightweight championship match between titleholder
B.J. Penn and top contender
Diego Sanchez will anchor UFC 107, along with a heavyweight showdown between former champion
Frank Mir and French kickboxer
Cheick Kongo. A lightweight matchup pairing
Kenny Florian with the relentless
Clay Guida and a heavyweight tilt pitting the unbeaten Todd Duffy against the cagy
Paul Buentello will round out the main card.
B.J. Penn vs.
Diego Sanchez
Frank Mir vs.
Cheick Kongo
Kenny Florian vs.
Clay Guida
Jon Fitch vs.
Mike Pierce
Paul Buentello vs.
Todd Duffee
Alan Belcher vs.
Wilson Gouveia
Shane Nelson vs.
Matt Wiman
Johny Hendricks vs.
Ricardo Funch
Rousimar Palhares vs.
Lucio Linhares
Damarques Johnson vs.
Edgar Garcia
Kevin Burns vs.
T.J. Grant
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