(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…
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Comments
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:12
Awesome cant wait 4 this ppv! Forrest will win
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:14
This card is actually quite strong; lets hope Silva finds Forrest game enough to try and punch him...
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:15
Dont think Florian will win though. Penn owns the LW division
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:17
Even though I'd love Forrest to maim Anderson I say...... First rnd KO - Silva First rnd TKO Baby Jay
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:19
I like it, alot. Can't wait, this is such an awesome summer of fights.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:27
BJ should take this even though I think Kenny will give him a good fight at first. I like Forrest over Anderson and ..... the fight of the night will be: Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino. Oh and Amir is going to actually fight someone other than CB? We will see..... he still has plenty of time to get hurt in training between now and then. I like this card...
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:31
I'm excited for this, since i actually plan on going. Maybe i'll even start a Fedor chant
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:32
Penn by rear-naked in round 1. Silva by decision. Amir by triangle choke round 1. Almeida by TKO round 1. Neer by decision. Nelson by decision. Tamdan by arm bar round 2. Riddle by decision. George by DQ (Lords of So Cal jump into ring during middle of round 2 all NWO-style). Lennox by spinning back fist round 1.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:34
Florian/Penn is going to be a war. I hope KenFlo pulls through, he's one of the classiest fighters in the game today.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:37
Go Barn cat! Lets hope he gets to come out to Thunderhorse this time.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:51
Florian has really turned into a great ambassador for the UFC. He's probably the most well spoken and it doesn't hurt that he's now the #1 contender. Dana must be pretty glad to have him...
Thu, 05/14/09 - 12:57
BJ took two rounds to beat Joe Stevenson who's proven to be nothing but a can crusher, and who kenny choked out in round 1, but you guys think Kenny can't make it out of 1 round with BJ?? Why?
Thu, 05/14/09 - 01:09
@ Arm You can't make comparisons like that in mma. That methodology has been proven wrong too many times. Kenny/BJ should be a great fight as long as BJ is motivated, which is unlikely since he is training in his alcoholic grandfather's garage.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 01:13
Seriously, we haven't seen Saddollah since he made Launchpad McTap well... Tap the second time and he gets main card status over "The Barncat." What the fuck? Tamdan McCrory is the man... even though he can't get laid and tried out for "The Pick-up Artist." WAR MOTHERFUCKING BARNCAT!!!
Thu, 05/14/09 - 01:49
Holy Shit!!! Wiffa!! How do you find such amazing things!! Although I can't imagine a UFC fighter would have too hard of a time picking up bitches. That is as long as he won his fight.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 02:00
Anderson is gonna bring it. Dudes gonna beat Forest. I like Forest and all, but Silva will win regardless of the fact hes moving up to Light Heavy. Its gonna be sick.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 02:44
is melvin guillard ever going to fight again? is he injured or some shit? who wins by KO in the first round and then doesn't get a fight for like a year?
Thu, 05/14/09 - 02:50
Where has Sotiropoulos been? I hope he steamrolls Emerson.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 03:09
Silva is going to hurt Forest Kenny Florian will out strike Bj Penn with kick after kick...then split Bj's face open with his razor blade elbows......then choke him out if he so chooses to. Penn will not walk away with the belt....
Thu, 05/14/09 - 03:10
Correction Penn wont walk away.........period.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 03:11
Correction Then Penn will accuse Florian of greasing. BJ will probably take 20-30 minutes to him self and then finger his own ham clam
Thu, 05/14/09 - 04:49
I think Silva will win, but I think Forest will be the first to show us what happens when Silva gets hit hard. BJ will win if he is in shape. I hope BJ is not in shape. I hope Florian slashes his face open with his elbows.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 04:53
I have a gut feeling Forrest will pull it out. Anderson will probably prove me wrong, but I'm going on record anyway. I want to see what the Spider will do with such a large opponent that can absorb punishment like Griffin. Griffin is a big LHW and may be able to stifle Anderson's offense. My biggest concern is Griffin's propensity for bleeding. He cuts easily and Anderson can lacerate the best of them. Of course the longer I take to type this post, I am convincing myself that Silva wins by second rnd TKO. Fuck it, I give up.
Thu, 05/14/09 - 06:28
im taking florian over BJ and i hope wins in the first, so bj can start some other crap that wont go away, something like this . OOooo.. kenny was hiding brass knuckles in his hoo hooo.. i think forrest will do whatever it takes to beat silva, he doesnt want to lose two in a row, i might add no one thought forest would beat rampage either, and by dropping a weight class forrest should be even better than a LHW im taking florian and forrest
Thu, 05/14/09 - 07:19
What are the odds Sadollah makes it all the way to the cage for this fight without another injury?
Fri, 05/15/09 - 08:14
@peacexxl: Last I saw, Vegas had it at 300 billion : 1. I don't think it will happen, but I really hope Forrest beats Silva. Someone needs to knock the Spider of his high-horse again and remind him what he does for a living. Like any fat girl 8 beers deep, Forrest is a perfect drought-breaker.
Mon, 05/18/09 - 09:14
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...
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