BJ Penn defended his lightweight title last night against Kenny Florian at UFC 101, but the biggest story coming out of the night is the complete destruction of Forrest Griffin by middleweight champ Anderson Silva.
Silva was taking his second dip into the light heavyweight division after starching everyone at middleweight, and many thought the crafty former light heavyweight champ Griffin would use his size to give him trouble. But Silva didn’t take one serious shot in the whole fight and finished things at 3:23 of the first round with a quick jab that put Griffin on his back where he …read more

One of the most overlooked fights of the year is about to take place this Saturday at UFC 101: UFC 185 pound champ Anderson Silva will be moving up to 205 pounds to take on the original TUF winner, Forrest Griffin. The fight is more than just another toe in the light heavyweight waters for Silva. It’s also a match designed by the UFC to try and force him to actually fight, something he hasn’t really done in his last two fights.
Let’s go back a year to August 2008 for a second. Anderson Silva was one of the most feared …read more

With all the crazy politics going on lately, it’s easy to forget that from time to time fights actually happen in the cage. Over the next few days I’m going to do my best to get you up to speed on UFC 101, an awesome MMA card that’s happening this weekend in Philadelphia (and on your TV via pay per view). Today I’ll run through the main event: BJ Penn versus Kenny Florian.
This one’s for the UFC lightweight belt and has an interesting narrative behind it. BJ Penn just got pasted by Georges St Pierre a few months back … …read more

According to en email update I received yesterday morning, Kenny Florian says he’ll be doing the color commentary for WEC 41, Brown Vs. Faber 2. He also said that his formal training camp will begin next week and that you can follow him on Twitter .
After his win over Joe Stephenson, I’m eager to see where this match will go. Florian has carried himself a long way since his TUF days and has proven not to just be another fighter from the show that comes and goes.
“On June 7th I will be doing the color commentary on Versus for WEC …read more

Thiago Leites, fresh off of his 5 round loss to Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, has been asked to replace the injured Rousimar Palhares at UFC 101. According to MMAWeekly.com, Leites will face Alessio Sakara.
Palhares suffered a broken tibia and had to be pulled from the card. The UFC didn’t waste any time looking for a replacement for Palhares and Leites didn’t hesitate to take the fight.
From MMAWeekly: Leites said his first and foremost task was to erase the memories of the defeat.

“What is most important is getting back to fighting as soon as possible,” Leites told Martins Denis. …read more

As of right now there are 8 fights total and confirmed by UFC.com for UFC 101 , to be held at the Wachovia Center in Pennsylvania on August 8th. The main event came as a surprise when it was announced that Anderson Silva would move up to the Light-Heavyweight class once again to fight former champ Forrest Griffin .
Amir Sadollah will fight his first fight since winning The Ultimate Fighter Season 7. This is Amir first fight in over a year after his last two scheduled fights with Nick Catone were canceled, first time due to a leg infection …read more

Anderson Silva will move up in weight class to take on Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 in August in Philadelphia. Silva has defended his middleweight title 5 times in the UFC, not counting his non-title fight against Travis Lutter in 2007. Silva has won 9 consecutive fights in the UFC, to include as first round win over James Irvin in his Light heavyweight debut in July of last year. Now he’s moving back in to the light-heavyweight ranks for the moment to fight TUF season 1 winner and former LHW champ Forrest Griffin.
BJ Penn moves back down to the lightweight …read more

Kenny Florian Vs. BJ Penn: Kenny Florian has been on a war path since his first loss in the UFC against fellow TUF 1 fighter Diego Sanchez at the TUF finale. Everyone thought Florian was a chump. Sanchez proved he was a good fighter on the show and everyone kind of expected him to win, but Florian’s skill was not showcased well. After the show he continued to fight in the UFC and won his next three fights until losing to Sean Sherk by decision in 2006. Since then Florian has been on a streak of 6 wins. His last …read more