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Tickets for UFC Fight Night 21 are set to go on sale later this week.

UFC Fight Night 21 is scheduled to take place at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, March 31 and will air on Spike TV at 8PM ET/PT. The card will be headlined by a lightweight tilt between Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi.

Ticket info below.

• UFC Fight Club Presale: Thursday, February 4, 10 AM ET
• UFC Newsletter Presale: Friday, February 5, 10 AM ET
• Public On-Sale Date: Saturday, February 6, 10 AM ET

Tickets will be priced from $35-$250. They can be purchased through Ticketmaster and Stubhub. Stubhub is a secondary ticket market where you can find the hard-to-find seats even when the event is “sold-out.”

The latest UFC Fight Night 21 fight card and event info can be found in our fight cards section.

The rumors were true.

According to ESPN MMA Live, Takanori Gomi will make his UFC debut against Kenny Florian in the main event at UFC Fight Night 21.

Kenny Florian-Takanori Gomi expected as the main event for UFC Fight Night 21 March 31st in North Carolina.

So not only is this a great fight, we get to see it for free. And DirecTV subscribers don’t even have to worry about missing it because they haven’t struck a deal with Versus yet. This one is on Spike.

Other reported fights for the card include Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera, Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve, Yushin Okami vs. Lucio Linhares, Cole Miller vs. Andre Winner and Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver.

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“It’s a fight that I think I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, ever since Gomi was the best over in PRIDE, so Gomi’s obviously a legend in the sport and those are the kind of guys that I want to challenge myself with. The quickest road back to the title is beating great fighters like Gomi…I see (Gomi) as a great opportunity to improve as a mixed martial artist and face one of the best fighters to ever fight as a lightweight. So for me, I’ve always had a lot of respect for the Japanese fighters and how they conduct themselves as martial artists, and obviously Gomi has accomplished a lot in the sport. To beat someone like that would be tremendous…I’m not sure what type of issues Gomi has had, whether it’s injuries or whatever, but I do know that Gomi is a very, very dangerous fighter. Whoever I face, I’m going to train harder than I ever have and smarter than I ever have. So for me, I always consider every fighter a threat, and certainly with Gomi, I consider him the ultimate threat…I would love to fight in New Jersey. It’s very close to home, and it’s a place where a lot of my fans would be able to go to. So it would be tremendous, and timing-wise, it works out excellent.”

—Kenny Florian telling MMA Junkie he hopes to challenge himself against Takanori Gomi at UFC 111

While this potential match-up is nowhere near official, there’s been so much talk about it since the Gomi news broke it would kind of be a disappointment if it didn’t happen. To be honest, Florian is probably the most intriguing opponent the UFC can give Gomi in his debut.

There’s still a lot of questions that surround Gomi after two disappointing performances in Sengoku from roughly a year ago, but this fight would go a long way in answering them. Gomi says he has rededicated himself to training and even recently trained a bit at AKA. If he manages to put himself back in peak condition, Florian will undoubtedly have his hands full.

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For the most part, we all have a pretty good idea about who the UFC’s top draws are. But it’s also nice to see the data which is exactly what the fine folks at MMA Payout compiled.

Fanhouse has clips of BJ Penn and Frank Mir from the post-fight press conference. Ariel Helwani caught up with Dana White, Kenny Florian, Jon Fitch, Stefan Struve, Alan Belcher and Matt Wiman following the event. Even if you don’t watch them all, you might want to check out the Belcher interview. He says he’s “one of the best fighters to ever fight.” Also, Mike Straka of Fox Fight Game made the rounds.

UFC 107 took place earlier this evening at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

In the night’s main event, BJ Penn put his UFC lightweight title up for grabs against Diego Sanchez.

In the co-main event, Cheick Kongo looked to readjust Frank Mir’s attitude.

Jon Fitch took on Mike Pierce in a welterweight contest.

Kenny Florian looked to rebound from a disappointing loss to BJ Penn against Clay Guida.

Paul Buentello returned to the UFC to face Stefan Struve.

Results, thoughts, bonuses and live gate (when available) after the jump.

Something seemed off with Kenny Florian at yesterday’s UFC 107 weigh-ins. He kept his head down and looked miserable. At the time, I figured it was just the effects of the weight cut, but it might be something else. Kevin Iole is hearing things aren’t right with Kenny Florian.

“Clay Guida has a chance…I’ve been hearing crazy things about turmoil with Kenny Florian. Things aren’t 100% straight.”

Iole was pretty vague and hasn’t formally reported on it, so he may not have confirmed anything yet. But if Kenny Florian doesn’t look good tonight against Clay Guida, that may be why. Just a little something to keep your eye on during tonight’s broadcast.

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Cagewriter’s Steve Cofield talks to BJ Penn about Diego Sanchez and his training camp with Marv Marinovich and Paul Buentello about being shunned from AKA for signing with a manager outside the camp. Interview with Kenny Florian, Clay Guida and the prelim fighters after the jump.

UFC 107 will take place tomorrow, December 12, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee and will air live on pay-per-view at 10PM ET/7PM PT. The weigh-ins will be held this afternoon at 4PM ET/3PM CT at the FedExForum, and will stream live on UFC.com.

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The Fights

Minus (-) = favorite | Plus (+) = underdog

With a line of -150 & +150, you would have to wager $150 to win $100 if you’re picking the favorite. You would win $150 for every $100 if you bet on the underdog assuming he won.

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