{"id":45299,"date":"2012-11-16T07:48:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T15:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=45299"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:27:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:27:20","slug":"eddie-mendez-set-to-face-nick-penner-at-ufc-on-fx-6-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/eddie-mendez-set-to-face-nick-penner-at-ufc-on-fx-6-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Mendez Set To Face Nick Penner At UFC on FX 6 | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ufc-logo-new-site5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ufc-logo-new-site5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ufc logo new site\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ufc-logo-new-site5.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ufc-logo-new-site5-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ufc-logo-new-site5-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUFC officials have just added a light-heavyweight bout to next month\u2019s UFC on FX 6 event in the form of Eddie Mendez vs. Nick Penner.<\/p>\n<p>The booking comes after both Ednaldo Oliveira and Krzysztof Soszynski were forced to withdraw from the card with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>UFC on FX 6 is set to take place on December 15 from the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Australia.  The evenings card will serve as the \u201cTUF: The Smashes\u201d Finale. <\/p>\n<p>Mendez makes his promotional debut in this latest booking. Having gone 7-0-1 in his time as a pro the regional circuit prospect will look to make an impression in Australia. <\/p>\n<p>Penner last saw action in a losing effort to Anthony Perosh at UFC on FX 2. The loss snapped an eight fight winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>The current UFC on FX 6 card includes:<\/p>\n<p>    Ross Pearson vs. George Sotiropoulos<br \/>\n    Hector Lombard vs. Rousimar Palhares<br \/>\n    &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK&#8221; welterweight final<br \/>\n    &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK&#8221; lightweight final<br \/>\n    Seth Baczynski vs. Mike Pierce<br \/>\n    Hacran Dias vs. Chad Mendes<br \/>\n    Joey Beltran vs. Igor Pokrajac<br \/>\n    Eddie Mendez vs. Nick Penner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC officials have just added a light-heavyweight bout to next month\u2019s UFC on FX 6 event in the form of Eddie Mendez vs. Nick Penner. The booking comes after both Ednaldo Oliveira and Krzysztof Soszynski were forced to withdraw from the card with injuries. 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