| UFC 101: Declaration | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 101: Declaration | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 8, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Wachovia Center | |||
| City | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | |||
| Attendance | 17,411[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,550,000[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 850,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 101: Declaration[3] was amixed martial artspay-per-view event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 8, 2009 inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania. It was the first UFC event held in Pennsylvania.[3] The event featured the second title defense of Lightweight ChampionB.J. Penn againstKenny Florian, and a non-title Light Heavyweight bout for Middleweight ChampionAnderson Silva against former Light Heavyweight ChampionForrest Griffin.
A previously announced bout betweenRousimar Palhares andAlessio Sakara[4] was cancelled due to a broken leg suffered by Palhares during training.[5] Thales Leites stepped in to face Sakara.[6]
George Roop stepped in againstGeorge Sotiropoulos afterRob Emerson pulled out of the matchup due to a cut requiring stitches.[7]
| Main card | |||||||
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| 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 | |
The following fighters received $60,000 bonuses.[8]
