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BJ Penn will be fighting Jon Fitch in the main event match of UFC 127 on February 26, 2011 10PM ET at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. It will be televised live on Pay-Per-View (PPV). This will be the first meeting of the two fighters with the winner becoming the number one contender to the welterweight title (170 lbs). Penn is a former Welterweight Champion and will be making his second welterweight fight since returning to the weight class from the lightweight (155 lbs) division at UFC 123 in November 2010. At UFC 123, he was victorious against Matt Hughes with a knockout at 0:21 of the first round. It is interesting to note that if Penn wins and becomes the number one welterweight contender that it could set up a possible third fight against the current Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre (GSP) if GSP successfully defends his title at UFC 129 in April. Penn and GSP have some history together with the two previous fights won by GSP and most recently at UFC 94 in January 2009.
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BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 127
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