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UFC 101: Declaration is to be held by the on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A previously announced bout between Rousimar Palhares and Alessio Sakara has been cancelled due to a broken leg suffered by Palhares during training. Thales Leites has stepped in to face Sakara.
George Roop will step in against George Sotiropoulos after Rob Emerson pulled out of the matchup due to a cut requiring stitches.
UFC 101 Picks and Predictions: Sons of Mercury
Weigh-In Results:
B.J. Penn (155) vs. Kenny Florian (155)
Anderson Silva (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
Amir Sadollah (166.5) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
Kendall Grove (185.5) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)
Kurt Pellegrino (154.5) vs. Josh Neer (155.5)
Shane Nelson (156) vs. Aaron Riley (154)
Tamdan McCrory (170) vs. John Howard (169.5)
Thales Leites (185) vs. Alessio Sakara (185.5)
Matt Riddle (170) vs. Dan Cramer (169.5)
George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. George Roop (154)
Jesse Lennox (171) vs. Danillo Villefort (170.25)
My Picks:
Kenny Florian beats B.J. Penn by decision
Anderson Silva beats Forrest Griffin by TKO round 2
Amir Sadollah beats Johny Hendricks by submission round 2
Kendall Grove beats Ricardo Almeida by decision
Kurt Pellegrino beats Josh Neer by decision
Aaron Riley beats Shane Nelson by decision
Tamdan McCrory beats John Howard by decision
Thales Leites beats Alessio Sakara by submission round 1
Matt Riddle beats Dan Cramer by TKO round 2
George Sotiropoulos beats George Roop by submission round 2
Danillo Villefort beats Jesse Lennox by submission round 1
The reigning champ selects:
Preliminary Card
Danillo Villefort over Jesse Lennox (Submission, R1)
George Sotiropolous over George Roop (Unanimous Decision)
Matt Riddle over Dan Cramer (Unanimous Decision)
Thales Leites over Alessio Sakara (Submission, R2)
Tamdan McCrory over John Howard (Split Decision)
Aaron Riley over Shane Nelson (TKO, R1)
Main Card
Josh Neer over Kurt Pellegrino (Unanimous Decision)
Kendall Grove over Ricardo Almeida (TKO, R3)
Amir Sadollah over Johny Hendricks (Submission, R2)
Anderson Silva over Forrest Griffin (TKO, R2)
And in the Main Event of the evening…
BJ Penn over Kenny Florian via Unanimous Decision to remain UFC Lightweight Champion.
7-4 Nicholas Bailey
6-5 Todd Zabel
5-6 Eric Kamander
5-6 E. Spencer Kyte