UFC 107 is Saturday and the main event is B.J. Penn against Diego Sanchez for the lightweight championship. Penn, when he’s at 155, is at his best. He looked strong against Kenny Florian and never looked like he was in trouble. Florian was everyone’s best guess as to who could stop Penn at 155.

Right now, Penn is on a different level from the other lightweight contenders in the UFC. He’s like a Georges St. Pierre at welterweight or Anderson Silva at middleweight. No one looks like a fair fight. When Penn moves up a weight class, he can have some trouble, but at 155 he is king.
I really like Diego Sanchez. I think his move to lightweight was the right one for him and he’s won Fight of the Night honors both times he’s been at lightweight (after recently moving down). Still, can he stop Penn? I’ve seen nothing that would say he can. But I hope he at least makes it interesting.

This card needs a great main event because the rest of it is rather lackluster. Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo is only intriguing because I want to see how Mir bounces back and the Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida fight will be great. Outside of that, I’m not overly excited about any of the other fights. Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch would’ve been solid if Alves didn’t get hurt, but the way it is now, if the lightweight fights don’t deliver, it will be a long night.

I’m hoping I’m wrong, as it usually seems like the card with fewer expectations usually ends up being a good one.