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

Belcher (14-6) won back-to-back fights over Ed Herman and Denis Kang before falling to Yoshihiro Akiyama by split decision at UFC 100 in July. Gouveia (12-6), who withdrew from UFC 102 in August after suffering a back injury, has compiled a 6-3 record in the UFC, including victories over Ryan Jensen and Jason MacDondald before suffering a third-round TKO loss to middleweight contender Nate Marquardt at UFC 95 in January.

Heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee was also recently added to the UFC 107 lineup, according to MMAjunkie, though his opponent has not yet been determined. The American Top Team-product Duffee improved to 5-0 and set a UFC record for fastest knockout in his Octagon debut, stopping Tim Hague in just 7-seconds at UFC 102 in August.

UFC 107 is headlined by lightweight champ BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez and is also set to include Clay Guida vs. Kenny Florian and Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir.

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MMA News first reported the injury on Friday just days after Herman was tapped to replace an injured James Irvin and take on Gouveia at the August 29 event in Portland.

Though the UFC could keep Herman and the card and seek a replacement for the 185-pound fight, the promotion is expected to scratch the bout entirely and instead add Herman to one of its other upcoming cards against an opponent to-be-determined.

Prior to accepting the fight against Gouveia, Herman had been set to fight Aaron Simpson on September 16 at UFC Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma City, but it was reported earlier Friday that Simpson would instead fight Dan Miller at the Spike-televised event. Whether that fight will be altered following Gouviea’s injury is not yet known.

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Irvin withdrew from the matchup with Gouveia on Tuesday after suffering a “massive” knee injury that will sideline him for up to 10 months.

Herman (15-7, 4-4 UFC), who had bee scheduled to fight Aaron Simpson at UFC Fight Night 19 next month, is 4-4 in the UFC since debuting with the promotion in 2006 following his appearance on the reality show. After back-to-back losses to Kendall Grove and Jason MacDonald to start his UFC career, Herman would win 3-straight over Chris Price, Scott Smith, and Joe Doerksen. “Short Fuse” followed up losses to Demian Maia and Alan Belcher in 2008 with a unanimous decision victory over David Loiseau in April.

Gouveia (12-6) has compiled a 6-3 record in 9 UFC bouts, including back-to-back victories over Ryan Jensen and Jason MacDondald before suffering a third-round TKO loss to middleweight contender Nate Marquardt at UFC 95 in January.

UFC 102 is headlined by Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rogrigo Nogueira and airs live on pay-per-view.

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From radio host Carmichael Dave on The Underground:

Sacramento based fighter James Irvin has suffered another massive setback in his oft-injured career, this time with a massive knee injury.

He will obviously not be able to face Wilson Gouveia at UFC 102.

Irvin is expected to undergo reconstructive surgery sometime in the next few days, and is also expected to miss 6-10 months.

Irvin (14-5) had won 3 of his first 4 UFC fights, including a UFC record-tying 8-second KO of Houston Alexander in April 2008, before suffering a first-round knockout to Anderson Silva at light heavyweight in his most-recent bout last June.

“The Sandman” tested positive for several banned painkillers following the loss and was issued a 9-month suspension. He was to return from the suspension in May but another knee injury, a torn miniscus, forced him out of the matchup with fellow-slugger Drew McFedries.

A replacement has not yet been named to fight Gouveia (12-6) on the UFC 102 preliminary card. The pay-per-view event is headlined by Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

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Joining a heavyweight headliner between Randy Coture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on the pay-per-view main card are Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva, Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt, Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt, and Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera.

The event’s now-complete 11-bout lineup features:

MAIN CARD

• Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
• Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
• Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
• Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt
• Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer
  
• Wilson Gouveia vs. James Irvin
• Junior Dos Santos vs. Justin McCully
• Todd Duffee vs. Mike Russow
  
• Nick Catone vs. Mark Munoz
• Evan Dunham vs. Matt Veach

James Irvin

With Chael Sonnen tapped to replace an injured Yushin Okami in May at UFC 98, James Irvin, who withdrew from his scheduled UFC 98 bout against Drew McFedries on Wednesday, will replace Sonnen in a bout against Wilson Gouveia on August 29th at UFC 102 in Portland, Oregon.

The news, which was first-reported by MMA Weekly,  is just the latest in a string of card changes that have taken place this week. On Tuesday, Thiago Silva was bumped from his UFC 101 co-headliner against Forrest Griffin in favor of Anderson Silva and was then booked on Wednesday to fight Keith Jardine at UFC 102. On Thursday, Irvin withdrew from his bout against McFedries after suffering a knee injury and was replaced by Xavier Foupa-Pokam. Yesterday, Okami was forced out of his matchup with Dan Miller and replaced by Ed Herman, who was replaced by Sonnen just a few hours later.

Irvin (14-5) will be dropping down from light heavyweight to middleweight for the bout against Gouvia, which marks his return to the UFC after serving a nine-month suspension for testing positive for banned painkillers following his July 2008 loss to Anderson Silva. “The Sandman” is 3-2 since returning to the octagon in 2006, suffering a loss to Thiago Silva due to a knee injury and losing to the middleweight champion Silva while earning victories over Hector Ramirez, Luiz Cane, and Houston Alexander.

Gouveia (12-6) has compiled a 6-3 record in 9 UFC bouts, including back-to-back victories over Ryan Jensen and Jason MacDondald before suffering a third-round TKO loss to middleweight contender Nate Marquardt at UFC 95 in January.

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This bout joins the already rumored Couture vs. Nougeira and Junior dos Santos vs. Justin McCully, and is expected to take place in Portland, Oregon on August 29th. Both fighters will be looking to get back on track after suffering defeat in their last outings at UFC 95. Sonnen was last defeated in his UFC debut by Demian Maia via triangle choke in the first round of their bout. Gouveia suffered a TKO loss at the hands (and feet) of Nate Marquardt in the third round of that fight.

You can follow the card for UFC 102 as it develops on our UFC 102 Rumors page.

Diego Sanchez attempts a flying knee against Joe Stevenson at UFC 95

Diego Sanchez was victorious in his lightweight debut at UFC 95, topping Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision on Saturday in London. Newcomer Paulo Thiago upset welterweight contender Josh Koscheck via first-round knockout on a card filled filled with stoppages.

Dan Hardy is likely to receive a step up in competition for his next bout after dispatching of Rory Markham with punches in just over one-minute in the evening’s co-main event.

Middleweight contenders Nate Marquardt and Demian Maia may be on a collision course after both picked up impressive victories over Wilson Gouveia and Chael Sonnen respectively at UFC 95.

$40,000 fight night bonuses were awarded to four UFC 95 fighters for their performances at the event. Sanchez and Steveson received “Fight of the Night” honors, Thiago earned “Knockout of the Night”, and Maia received the “Submission of the Night” award.

The event’s full results were:

• Diego Sanchez def. Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Dan Hardy def. Rory Markham via KO (punches) — Round 1, 1:09
• Nate Marquardt def. Wilson Gouveia via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 3:10
• Demian Maia def. Chael Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) — Round 1, 2:37
• Paulo Thiago def. Josh Koscheck via KO (punches) — Round 1, 3:29
• Terry Etim def. Brian Cobb via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 0:10
• Junior dos Santos def. Stefan Struve via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:54
• Evan Dunham def. Per Eklund via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:14
• Mike Ciesnolevicz def. Neil Grove via submission (heel hook) — Round 1, 1:03
• Paul Kelly def. Troy Mandaloniz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-28)

Diego Sanchez and Joe Stevenson

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson, which takes place today at the 02 Arena in London England.

Former welterweight contender Diego Sanchez makes his anticipated lightweight debut against former 155-pound challenger Joe Stevenson in the UFC 95 headliner. The event’s main card also features Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham, Wilson Gouveia vs. Nate Marquardt, Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen, and Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago.

MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of UFC 95 begins at 1pm ET with preliminary card results followed by main card results beginning at 3pm ET. As a reminder, UFC 95 will air on Spike TV on a tape delay beginning at 9pm ET. If you wish to avoid spoilers do not read further.

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UFC 95 QUICK RESULTS

• Diego Sanchez def. Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Dan Hardy def. Rory Markham via KO (punches) — Round 1, 1:09
• Nate Marquardt def. Wilson Gouveia via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 3:10
• Demian Maia def. Chael Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) — Round 1, 2:37
• Paulo Thiago def. Josh Koscheck via KO (punches) — Round 1, 3:29
• Terry Etim def. Brian Cobb via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 0:10
• Junior dos Santos def. Stefan Struve via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:54
• Evan Dunham def. Per Eklund via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:14
• Mike Ciesnolevicz def. Neil Grove via submission (heel hook) — Round 1, 1:03
• Paul Kelly def. Troy Mandaloniz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-28)