UFC 112 is headlined by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia and lightweight title-holder BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, and also features former welterweight champ Matt Hughes vs. UFC newcomer Renzo Gracie.

The UFC 112 preliminary card is scheduled to include Phil Davis vs. Alexander Gustafsson, Paul Taylor vs. John Gunderson, Nick Osipczak vs. Rick Story, and Paul Kelly vs. Matt Veach, with DaMarques Johnson vs. Brad Blachburn and Mostapha Al Turk vs. Jon Madsen also rumored.

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Pictured: Anderson Silva

Blackburn (15-10-1) began his UFC career with three-straight wins over James Giboo, Ryo Chonan, and Edgar Garcia, but will look to rebound after having his win streak snapped in a January loss to The Ultimate Fighter 7 winner Amir Sadollah.

Johnson (13-7) was the runner-up on TUF 9, losing in the 170-pound finals last June to James Wilks, but returned to action in December with the “Submission of the Night” over Garcia at UFC 107.

“UFC 112: Invincible” is headlined by a newly-formed matchup between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Demian Maia, and also features lightweight title-holder BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar and Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie.

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Pictured: Brad Blackburn

Etim (14-2) has won his last four-straight, including earning “Submission of the Night” honors in his most-recent victories over Justin Buchholz in June and Shannon Gugerty in November. Dos Anjos (13-4) lost his first two UFC fights, but has bounced back with victories over Rob Emerson in September and Kyle Bradley earlier this month.

Johnson (14-7) suffered a first-round submission to James Wilks in June in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 9, but rebounded in December with a “Submission of the Night” win over Edgar Garcia. Johnson did not reveal who he’d be fighting at the event.

UFC 112 is expected to be the first UFC event held outdoors and is rumored to feature middleweight champion Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, lightweight champion BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar, and Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie.

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Pictured: Terry Etim

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.

Preliminary card fighter Matt Wiman was also issued a 180 day suspension for a right hand injury, but following X-rays and a doctors clearance can return to action following a precautionary 30 day suspension with 21 days without contact.

Also, several fighters were issued 3 day precautionary suspensions including co-headliners Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo.

The complete list of medical suspensions includes:

• Diego Sanchez: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 60 days and must undergo a CT scan and be cleared by a doctor
• Frank Mir: Suspended 3 days with no contact for precautionary reasons
• Cheick Kongo: Suspended 3 days with no contact for precautionary reasons
• Jon Fitch: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days for precautionary reasons but can be cleared early by a doctor
• Kenny Florian: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days due to a cut but can be cleared early by a doctor
• Clay Guida: Suspended minimum 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons unless cut is cleared early by a doctor, additionally suspended 180 days due to a possible eye injury but can be cleared early by an ophthalmologist
• Paul Buentello: Suspended minimum 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons, additionally suspended indefinitely until doctor clears rib X-rays
• Alan Belcher: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons
• Wilson Gouveia: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons; can be cleared early by a doctor
• Matt Wiman: Suspended minimum 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons, additionally suspended 180 days due to a possible right injury but can be X-rayed and cleared early by a doctor
• Shane Nelson: Suspended 14 days with no contact for 14 days due to a cut but can be cleared early by a doctor
• Johny Hendricks: Suspended 3 days with no contact for 3 days for precautionary reasons
• Ricardo Funch: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons but can be cleared early by a doctor
• Rousimar Palhares: Suspended 3 days with no contact for 3 days for precautionary reasons
• Lucio Linhares: Suspended 3 days with no contact for 3 days for precautionary reasons
• DaMarques Johnson: Suspended 3 days with no contact for 3 days for precautionary reasons
• Edgar Garcia: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons but can be cleared early by a doctor
• Kevin Burns: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons

In the UFC 107 co-headliner, heavyweight Frank Mir rebounded from a July loss to Brock Lesnar and got back into title contention by making quick work of Cheick Kongo, knocking him down in the opening minute then putting him to sleep with a guillotine choke just 72-seconds into the matchup.

Welterweight contender Jon Fitch remained in the mix at 170-pounds but went the distance for his sixth-straight fight, topping Mike Pierce with 29-28 scores across the board for his third-straight victory.

Kenny Florian forced Clay Guida to submit to a rear naked choke in the second round at UFC 107, bouncing back from an August loss to Penn to join a handful of contenders in the muddled lightweight division, while heavyweight Stefan Struve picked up his third-straight win by topping Paul Buentello by majority decision to kick of the event’s main card.

On the UFC 107 preliminary card, Alan Belcher, Matt Wiman, Johny Hendricks, Rousimar Palhares, DaMarques Johnson, and T.J. Grant were all victorious.

The complete results for UFC 107 were:

MAIN CARD

• BJ Penn (c) def. Diego Sanchez via TKO (cut) – Round 5, 2:37
  UFC Lightweight Championship
  
• Frank Mir def. Cheick Kongo via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:12
• Jon Fitch def. Mike Pierce via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Kenny Florian def. Clay Guida via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 2, 2:19
• Stefan Struve def. Paul Buentello via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Alan Belcher def. Wilson Gouveia via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:03
• Matt Wiman def. Shane Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Johny Hendricks def. Ricardo Funch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)
• Rousimar Palhares def. Lucio Linhares via submission (heel hook) – Round 2, 3:21
• DaMarques Johnson def. Edgar Garcia via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:03
• T.J. Grant def. Kevin Burns via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:57

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Pictured: BJ Penn

Penn weighed-in right at the 155-pound division limit on his first attempt, while Sanchez initially weighed in one pound heavy but ultimately made weight, tipping the scale at 154.5 on a second try.

Co-headlining heavyweights Frank Mir (264.5) and Cheick Kongo (239) and featured lightweights Kenny Florian (156) and Clay Guida (156) 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.

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The official weigh-in results for UFC 107 were:

MAIN CARD

• 155: BJ Penn (c) (155) vs. Diego Sanchez (154.5)^
  UFC Lightweight Championship
• 265: Cheick Kongo (239) vs. Frank Mir (264.5)
• 155: Kenny Florian (156) vs. Clay Guida (156)
• 265: Paul Buentello (255) vs. Stefan Struve (247)
• 170: Jon Fitch (171) vs. Mike Pierce (171)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 195: Alan Belcher (195) vs. Wilson Gouveia (193)
• 155: Shane Nelson (156) vs. Matt Wiman (156)
• 170: Ricardo Funch (171) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
• 185: Lucio Linhares (185) vs. Rousimar Palhares (186)
• 170: Edgar Garcia (171)* vs. DaMarques Johnson (171)
• 170: Kevin Burns (171) vs. T.J. Grant (171)

^ Sanchez initially weighed-in at 156 pounds, but weighed-in at 154.5 on a second attempt.
* Garcia weighed two pounds over the 171-pound limit on his initial try, but later made weight.

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Pictured: BJ Penn

While the recently-reported rematch between Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves has yet to be confirmed for the pay-per-view event, a heavyweight showdown between veteran Paul Buentello and prospect Todd Duffee was announced for the UFC 107 main card.

The UFC 107 fight card now includes:

MAIN CARD

• B.J. Penn (c) vs. Diego Sanchez
  UFC Lightweight Championship
• Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir
• Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch
• Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida
• Paul Buentello vs. Todd Duffee

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Alan Belcher vs. Wilson Gouveia
• Shane Nelson vs. Matt Wiman
• Ricardo Funch vs. Johny Hendricks
• Lucio Linhares vs. Rousimar Palhares
• Edgar Garcia vs. DaMarques Johnson
• Kevin Burns vs. T.J. Grant

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Pictured: Shane Nelson

Johnson (13-7), a runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter 9 who lost to James Wilks in June in the 170-pound finals, had been expected to return to the Octagon against Peter Sobotta at UFC 105 in November, but Sobotta’s military commitments forced the bout to be scrapped earlier this week. Johnson had won seven-straight between 2007 and 2008, before recently dropping back-to-back fights.

Garcia (7-0) debuted in the WEC in January with a first-round knockout of Hiromitsu Miura then transferred to the UFC, where he suffered a split decision loss to Brad Blackburn in June.

UFC 107 is headlined by a matchup between UFC lightweight champ BJ Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez, and also includes Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida, Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir, and Paul Buentello vs. Todd Duffee.

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The UFC on Tuesday released the event’s complete 10-fight card.

Joining Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera, Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang, and Hardy-Swick on the Spike TV-televised main card will be Matt Brown vs. James Wilks and Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley.

A previously reported matchup between Peter Sobotta and DaMarques Johnson has been scrapped from the event, according to MMAjunkie, due to a conflict with Sobotta’s military commitments. Johnson will reportedly be scheduled to compete on another upcoming card.

The official lineup for UFC 105 features:

MAIN CARD

• Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera
• Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
• Dan Hardy vs. Mike Swick
• Matt Brown vs. James Wilks
• Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty
• John Hathaway vs. Paul Taylor
• Nick Osipczak vs. Matthew Riddle
• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jared Hamman
• Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner

Pictured: Dan Hardy

MMAjunkie and MMA Weekly recently reported the matchups.

Wilks (6-2), a winner of four-straight, submitted Johnson in the opening round at the TUF 9 Finale in June in his most-recent fight,while Brown (9-7) is coming off back-to-back wins over Ryan Thomas and Pete Sell.

Johnson (9-7) had won five-straight before suffering back-to-back losses, including the finale defeat to Wilks, while Sobotta dropped a unanimous decision to Paul Taylor in June at UFC 99 in his UFC debut.

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Pictured: Matt Brown