Quick Post-UFC 107 Thoughts

December 13, 2009 | Tim | Comments 0

B.J. Penn had one of the best performances of his career tonight. He completely dominated Diego Sanchez from the opening bell until the doctor stoppage in the 5th round. He didn’t lose a round, was never in danger, and basically dominated every minute of that fight. Penn’s basically run out of challengers in the UFC’s lightweight division. Potential fights against Frankie Edgar or Gray Maynard would probably be even more lopsided than this one. It’s going to be tough to find a worthy opponent for Penn.

Frank Mir was also impressive in his 1st round submission victory over Cheick Kongo. Mir rocked Kongo with a big left hook, and followed Kongo to the ground where he locked in a guillotine choke. Kongo was forced to tap just over a minute into the first round. Mir is making a strong case for deserving a 3rd fight against Brock Lesnar.

Kenny Florian started off a little tenative in the opening minutes against Clay Guida. He found the range near the end of the 1st round, and continued into the 2nd. After knocking Guida down, Florian was able to get the rear naked choke and forced Guida to tap. I don’t know who would be next for Florian, but I think it’s clear he’s the 2nd best lightweight in the UFC.

Jon Fitch won a unanimous decision over Mike Pierce, though the fight was closer than the scores indicated. Pierce was a very tough opponent, but Fitch survived. The fight wasn’t overally entertaining, and since Fitch is gunning for a rematch with GSP, he needs to start making his case more emphatically.

Stefan Struve beat UFC veteran Paul Buentello in a sloppy, but entertaining affair. Struve looked good in the 1st round as he was attempting submissions, but both fighters seemed to tire as the fight wore on. Struve ended up winning the majority decision.

Here is a list of the bonuses awarded for UFC 107:

Submission of the night: Damarques Johnson for his triangle choke of Edgar Garcia

Knockout of the night: T.J. Grant for his 1st round KO of Kevin Burns

Fight of the night: Alan Belcher and Wilson Gouveia. They were throwing bombs until Belcher finished Gouveia off three minutes into round one.

*All bonuses were $65,000*

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