Completed MMA Event

UFC 101: Declaration

UFC 101
  • Saturday 08.08.2009
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Wachovia Center
  • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $3,560,852
  • Attendance: 17,411
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 850,000 | TV Ratings:
  • MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Submission of the Night
    BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian   |   $60,000 bonus to Penn
  • Fight of the Night
    Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva   |   $60,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Knockout of the Night
    Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva   |   $60,000 bonus to Silva

Referees

  • Dan Miragliotta
    Penn vs. Florian (11)Sadollah vs. Hendricks (8)Neer vs. Pellegrino (6)
  • Kevin Mulhall
    Griffin vs. Silva (10)Nelson vs. Riley II (9)
  • Mario Yamasaki
    Grove vs. Almeida (7)Howard vs. McCrory (5)
  • Marc Goddard
    Leites vs. Sakara (4)Roop vs. Sotiropoulos (2)
  • Keith Peterson
    Cramer vs. Riddle (3)Lennox vs. Villefort (1)

Wiki

UFC 101 Wiki

After a panned main event performance at UFC 97 against Thales Leites, Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva was matched up with former Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin in the co-main event of UFC 101. While many felt that Griffin would give Silva a run for his money, Silva knocked his opponent out in the first round in one of the most embarrassing finishes in MMA history. During the fight, Silva dodged Griffin’s attacks with ease, literally playing with his opponent before nonchalantly delivering the knockout at the 3:23 mark.


In the main event, Lightweight Champion BJ Penn finished Boston contender Kenny Florian with a Rear Naked Choke in the fourth round.

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