A source within the UFC has confirmed to Inside Fights that BJ Penn will likely defend his lightweight title against Diego Sanchez in the main event of UFC 105.
Penn has claimed that he would never fight in the United Kingdom again after earning what he thought was an unacceptable purse for his fight against Joe Stevenson. The internal belief is that the free television show will likely pull in millions of viewers, and that kind of viewer base can help turn Penn and Sanchez into even bigger stars, which will translate into bigger pay per view buyrates for both fighters down the road.
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Jeremy Botter is the editor-in-chief of Inside Fights. He has covered the pro wrestling and mixed martial arts industries since 1994 and is a graduate of the University of Texas.
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[...] August 21, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a Comment Tags: B.J. Penn, Diego Sanchez, UFC 105 InsideFights is reporting that B.J. Penn will make another lightweight title defense against Diego Sanchez at [...]
[...] potential big fights being rumored today for UFC 105 in Manchester: BJ Penn vs Diego Sanchez and Michael Bisping vs Denis Kang. I’m thrilled at the idea of BJ Penn defending his belt [...]
[...] Diego Sanchez is set to headline UFC 105 on November 14 in Manchester, England, according to Inside Fights, citing a source within the [...]
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[...] last but not least, Inside Fights, citing a source within the UFC, is claiming that the upcoming lightweight title fight between BJ [...]
[...] last but not least, Inside Fights, citing a source within the UFC, is claiming that the upcoming lightweight title fight between BJ [...]
[...] last but not least, Inside Fights, citing a source within the UFC, is claiming that the upcoming lightweight title fight between BJ [...]
[...] today hinted that the UFC could be close to a network television deal, and also said that while the fight we reported between BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez is taking place in November as planned, it won’t serve as the main event for UFC 105 on [...]
Its awesome that this great fight is confirmed. I can’t wait to see how it plays out. Definitely think that Penn is the favourite going into it.
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