UFC mixed martial arts event in 2009
UFC 101: Declaration [ 3] 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] 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 .
Background
A previously announced bout between Rousimar Palhares and Alessio Sakara [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
George Roop stepped in against George Sotiropoulos after Rob Emerson pulled out of the matchup due to a cut requiring stitches.[ 7]
Results
Main card
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
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
References
^ 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 .
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