(Kenny Florian, who may be taking over for Barack Obama in 2013, plugs UFC 101 on Good Day Philadelphia.)
MMA Junkie passes along the news that UFC 101 (August 8th, Philadelphia) has been given the official title of "Declaration" — get it, geniuses? — and points out that the main card bouts (as well as five prelim fights) are now finalized. Here’s what we’re dealing with:
MAIN CARD
B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian (for lightweight championship)
Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin (LHW)
Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks (WW)
Kendall Grove vs. Ricardo Almeida (MW)
Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino (LW)
UNDERCARD
Shane Nelson vs. Aaron Riley (LW)
Tamdan McCrory vs. John Howard (WW)
Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer (WW)
George Sotiropoulos vs. Rob Emerson (LW)
Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort (WW)
So, other than the two headlining fights, it’s a Fight Night-caliber lineup, for the most part — but those two fights are going to be sick, so who’s really complaining? Plus, there’s that reported match between Thales Leites and Alessio Sakara, which would be a welcome addition. Between Penn, Silva, Sadollah, Leites, and the Nelson/Riley rematch, they may as well call this card "Redemption 2." If you got early predictions, holla…


Sorry but who gives a damn about Amir after all this time? winning a lame season of TUF should not put You in the top tier…