Aug-8-2009 7pm PT/10pm ET
Event Type: PPV Live
Location: Wachovia Center, PA

The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its Philadelphia debut on Saturday, August 8th for UFC 101: Declaration. In the main event, the two best 155-pound fighters in the world finally meet when UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn looks to defend his crown against number one contender Kenny Florian. Penn has never lost at 155-pounds, and Florian is looking to change that stat this summer.

In the co-feature, the pound-for-pound king of mixed martial arts, middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva, tests the waters at 205 pounds once again when he battles former light heavyweight champ and Ultimate Fighter season one winner Forrest Griffin.

UFC 101: Declaration – Saturday, August 8th, live on Pay-Per-View from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Schedule (as of this post):

BJ Penn Vs. Kenny Florian
Anderson Silva Vs. Forrest Griffin
Amir Sadollah Vs. Johny Hendricks
Kendall Grove Vs. Ricardo Almeida
Josh Neer Vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Shane Nelson Vs. Aaron Riley
Tamdan McCrory Vs. John Howard
Thales Leites Vs. Alessio Sakara
Matt Riddle Vs. Dan Cramer
George Sotiropoulos Vs. George Roop
Jesse Lennox Vs. Danillo Villefort

Results:

Jesse Lennox defeated Danillo Villefort by TKO (doctor stoppage due to cut) 3:37 of Round 3

George Sotiropoulos defeated George Roop by Submission (Kimura) 1:39 or Round 2

Matthew Riddle defeated Dan Cramer by Decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)

Alessio Sakara defeated Thales Leites by Split Decision after 3 Boring Rounds

John Howard defeated Tamdan McCrory by Split Decision

Kurt Pellegrino defeated Josh Neer by Unanimous Decision

Ricardo Almeida defeated Kendall Grove by Unanimous Decision

Johny Hendricks defeated Amir Sadollah by TKO (Ref Stoppage) at :29 of Round 1

Aaron Riley defeated Shane Nelson by Unanimous Decision

Anderson Silva defeats Forrest Griffin by KO (Punches) 3:23 of Round 1

B.J. Penn defeated Kenny Florian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3:54 of Round 4