Following events on back to back weekends earlier this month, the UFC has released several fighters from their contracts following losing performances. Joining the ranks of former UFC fighters this time around are Darrill Schoonover, Marcus Jones, and Justin Wren following their The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale losses, as well as Kevin Burns, Edgar Garcia, and Shane Nelson who were defeated at UFC 107

Strikeforce won its head-to-head battle with the WEC on Saturday, as its “Evolution” event on Showtime, headlined by Cung Le vs. Scott Smith, drew 341,000 viewers, while 330,000 tuned in for WEC 45 on Versus, featuring a main event between Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff.

In other news, UFC 107 headliner Diego Sanchez says he is “90% healed” from his loss to BJ Penn on December 12 while the NSAC has denied Jon Jones’ appeal of his disqualification loss to Matt Hamill earlier this month.

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Main card fighters Diego Sanchez, Paul Buentello and Clay Guida were among eighteen fighters issued medical suspensions on Tuesday by he Tennessee Athletic Commission on Tuesday, stemming from bouts at UFC 107 which took place at the Fedex Forum in Memphis on December 12.

Sanchez lost a title bout to BJ Penn in the events headlining bout will have to sit out 60 days with no contact unlessed cleared by a doctor. While Clay Guida is suspended 180, which can be shortened by a clearance from an ophthalmologist for a possible eye injury suffered in his loss to Kenny Florian, and Buentello is suspended indefinitely pending rib X-rays following his majority decision loss to Stefan Struve.

TJ Grant, DeMarques Johnson, Alan Belcher, and Wilson Gouveia each earned $65,000 “fight night” bonuses for their performances on Saturday at UFC 107, which took place at the Fedex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee and aired live on pay-per-view.

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn dominated challenger Diego Sanchez from start to finish on Saturday in the main event of UFC 107 in Memphis, Tennessee, dropping Sanchez in the opening seconds of the fight and bludgeoning him with superior boxing throughout the bout before ultimately opening up a fight-ending gash in the fifth round to retain the 155-pound title.

Frank Mir, Kenny Florian, Jon Fitch, and Stefan Struve also picked up wins on the UFC 107 main card.

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, the UFC’s latest pay-per-view event which is headlined by lightweight champion BJ Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez that takes place today at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 107 begins tonight at 7:30pm ET with live preliminary card results, followed at 10pm ET with live results from the UFC 107 main card, which also features Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo and Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida.

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez successfully make weight on Friday for their UFC 107 matchup, which headlines Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Memphis, Tennessee.

Co-headlining heavyweights Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo and featured lightweights Kenny Florian and Clay Guida also made weight, as did the rest of the 11-bout card, though Edgar Garcia required additional time to shed an extra 2 pounds, while a number of fighters had to strip down and take advantage of the one-pound allowance to make weight.

Stefan Struve has been tapped to fight a returning Paul Buentello on the main card of UFC 107 on December 12 in place of injured up-and-comer Todd Duffee, who withdrew from the fight last week due to an undisclosed injury.

UFC 107, which takes place at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, is headlined by lightweight champ BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez and also features Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir and Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida.

Heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee (6-0), who earned a UFC-record 7-second knockout of Tim Hague in August in his UFC debut, has been forced with withdraw from his UFC 107 matchup with a returning Paul Buentello due to an undisclosed injury.

Duffee confirmed the withdrawal on Tuesday with Sherdog, which also spoke to Buentello, who says Stefan Struve and Mike Russow have been proposed as potential opponents for the main card fight.

Welterweights Jon Fitch and Mike Pierce, both left without opponents due to a recent rash of injuries, have agreed to square off at UFC 107 on December 19 in Memphis, Tennessee. Fitch is coming off back-to-back wins over Akihiro Gono and Paulo Thiago, while Pierce has won six-straight, including an upset over Brock Larson in his UFC debut in September.

A knee injury has forced Thiago Alves to withdraw from his rematch with fellow welterweight contender Jon Fitch at UFC 107 on December 12, according to Fanhouse. Reports indicate Alves should be able to return early next year and the rematch is likely to be postponed to UFC 108 in January or UFC 109 in February.

A previously-unreported lightweight matchup between Shane Nelson and Matt Wiman, as well as a middleweight bout between Lucio Linhares and Rousimar Palhares originally rumored for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, are among the latest additions to the official fight card for UFC 107 on December 19 in Memphis, Tennessee.

After an injury forced Ricardo Almeida to withdraw from their scheduled UFC 106 fight, Jon Fitch is now expected to rematch Thiago Alves at UFC 107 on December 19 in Memphis, Tennessee, according to MMAjunkie, which reports that the welterweight matchup is in the works, while Alves’ original UFC 107 opponent, Paulo Thiago, will be booked for another bout.

In their first meeting at UFC Fight Night 5 in mid-2006, Fitch earned a second-round technical knockout of Alves.

On Tuesday, the UFC officially announced a pair of December cards, as the promotion heads to Las Vegas on December 5 for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale before holding UFC 107 on December 12 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Previously-reported fights between Matt Hamill and Jon Jones as well as Frankie Edgar and Kurt Pellegrino were confirmed for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, while BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo, and Thiago Alves vs. Paulo Thiago were announced for UFC 107.

Undefeated welterweight prospect Johny Hendricks will return to action at UFC 107 to square off against unbeaten newcomer Ricardo Funch on December 12 in Memphis, Tennessee. UFC 107 is headlined by lightweight champ BJ Penn vs. challenger Diego Sanchez and also features, Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida, Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir, and Paul Buentello vs. Todd Duffee.