Summary
UFC 101: Declaration[3] was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first UFC event held in Philadelphia.[3] The event featured the second title defense of Lightweight Champion B.J. Penn against Kenny Florian, and a non-title Light Heavyweight bout for Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva against former Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin.
| UFC 101: Declaration | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 101: Declaration | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 8, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Wachovia Center | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Attendance | 17,411[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,550,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 850,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background edit
A previously announced bout between Rousimar Palhares and Alessio Sakara[4] was cancelled due to a broken leg suffered by Palhares during training.[5] Thales Leites stepped in to face Sakara.[6]
George Roop stepped in against George Sotiropoulos after Rob Emerson pulled out of the matchup due to a cut requiring stitches.[7]
Results edit
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | B.J. Penn (c) | def | Kenny Florian | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 4 | 3:54 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Anderson Silva | def | Forrest Griffin | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:23 | |
| Lightweight | Aaron Riley | def | Shane Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | def | Amir Sadollah | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:29 | |
| Middleweight | Ricardo Almeida | def | Kendall Grove | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kurt Pellegrino | def | Josh Neer | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | John Howard | def | Tamdan McCrory | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Alessio Sakara | def | Thales Leites | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Matthew Riddle | def | Dan Cramer | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | George Sotiropoulos | def | George Roop | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 1:59 | |
| Welterweight | Jesse Lennox | def | Danillo Villefort | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 3:37 | |
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ This bout, originally scheduled for the preliminary card, was moved to the main card due to time constraints.
Bonus awards edit
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.[8]
- Fight of the Night: Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin
- Knockout of the Night: Anderson Silva
- Submission of the Night: B.J. Penn
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Stupp, Dann (August 9, 2009). "UFC 101 draws 17,411 attendance for Pennsylvania state record $3.55 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2010-02-15). "UFC remains king of PPV hill". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ a b "UFC 101". Ufc.com. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ^ "Alessio Sakara vs. Rousimar Palhares set for UFC 101". MMAjunkie.com. April 1, 2009. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ "ROUSIMAR PALHARES SUFFERS BROKEN LEG". Mma Weekly. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ^ "LEITES IN FOR INJURED PALHARES AT UFC 101". MMA Weekly.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ Morgan, John. "Cut forces Rob Emerson out of UFC 101 bout; George Roop reported as replacement". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ John Morgan (2009-08-09). "UFC 101 bonuses: B.J. Penn and Forrest Griffin take $60K, Anderson Silva earns $120K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.