UFC 107 live blog: Penn wins by TKO in final round

Frank Mir demolishes Cheick Kongo in first round

Dec 12, 2009 (6:40 p.m.)

By Brett Okamoto

The Las Vegas Sun is in Memphis, Tenn. to follow the final UFC pay-per-view event of the 2009 year. Follow the event along with us, as lightweight champion B.J. Penn looks to defend his belt against top contender Diego Sanchez.

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  Mir Backs Up Words

  

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  Frank Mir avenged his loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 100 by submitting Cheick Kongo in the 1st round of their fight at UFC 107 Saturday Night.

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  Did Saturday’s fight bring out the best B.J. Penn ever?

  December 13, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  Like many others around the world, B.J. Penn was very impressed when he watched world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao dismantle Miguel Cotto last month in Las Vegas. Penn delivered a very similar performance Saturday in defending his UFC lightweight championship against top contender Diego Sanchez.

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  Frank Mir runs his mouth, backs it up in Kongo fight

  December 13, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  Shortly after backing up his prediction that he would make short work of Cheick Kongo on Saturday night, Frank Mir’s mouth was at it again at the post-fight press conference. This time it was towards the current, but ill, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

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  UFC 107 in Memphis

  Photos from the action of UFC 107, held at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. on December 12, 2009.

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  Previewing UFC 107: B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez

  December 12, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  In the weeks leading up to his UFC lightweight championship fight with B.J. Penn this Saturday at FedEx Forum, Diego Sanchez believes he can win because he wants the belt more. Truth is, he’s probably right.

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  Fireside Chat with Dana White: UFC 107

  

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  UFC President Dana White is known for sitting down with media members at every pre-fight press conference to answer any and all questions about his organization. In our third installment of Fireside Chat, White discusses everything from the potential mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao to the health of heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

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  Dana White talks Mayweather-Pacquiao, says Brock Lesnar still sick

  December 10, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  There was much to talk about when UFC president Dana White met with media members Thursday.

• UFC 107 weigh-in: For mature audiences only

  December 11, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  There was a little male nudity necessary during the official UFC 107 weigh-in Friday at the FedEx Forum. A lot of male nudity actually.

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  UFC 107: Workouts

  

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  Six of the biggest names on the card for UFC 107 share insight and strategy on their opponents for Saturday's fight in Memphis.

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  Previewing UFC 107: Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo

  December 11, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  Although Frank Mir has shown no hesitancy insulting Cheick Kongo’s skills as a fighter in the weeks leading up to their heavyweight fight at UFC 107 on Saturday, he said he wouldn’t start a war of words to Kongo’s face Thursday because of his French opponent’s limited English vocabulary.

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  Previewing UFC 107: Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida

  December 11, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  Clay Guida is the guy you don’t want to share the mat with at practice. At any moment in his warmups, Guida is likely to take off on a crazy sprint to the other side of the mat or violently go into a sprawl before bouncing back to his feet and circling around the room.

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  Frank Mir Looks Back at BHS

  

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  Frank Mir returns to Bonanza High School for the first time since graduating in 1998 to reflect on his days as a Bengal.

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  Frank Mir: Then and Now

  December 9, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  Frank Mir returned to Bonanza High School recently the same way he left it - unnoticed. With the school deserted on a quiet Saturday morning, the former UFC heavyweight champion slipped in undetected to his old wrestling room for the first time since graduating from Bonanza in 1998. For Mir, going anywhere in Las Vegas without getting recognized is a tough chore these days. It was a different story as a high school student-athlete, though, when Mir says he mostly flew under the radar.

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  Diego Sanchez looks to pressure B.J. Penn

  December 10, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  Diego Sanchez's long journey towards a world championship finally comes Saturday night at the FedEx Forum.

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  Kenny Florian hopes third time’s a charm

  December 10, 2009

  By Brett Okamoto

  At certain moments during his UFC lightweight championship fight in August, Kenny Florian was just positive he knew what was coming from B.J. Penn. His preparations were so extreme though, that when Penn did do the unexpected, it had the potential to throw the entire fight off.