UFC 101
| UFC 101 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 8, 2009[1] | |||
| Venue | Wachovia Center | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 101 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
A previously announced bout between Brandon Vera and Matt Hamill is being moved to UFC 102.[2][3]
A previously announced bout between Rousimar Palhares and Alessio Sakara[4] has been canceled due to a broken leg suffered by Palhares during training.[5]
Announced matchups
Main Card
- Lightweight Championship bout:
B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian[6] - Light Heavyweight bout:
Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin[1] - Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks[1]
- Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Ricardo Almeida[1]
- Lightweight bout: Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino[1]
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight bout: Tamdan McCrory vs. John Howard[1]
- Welterweight bout: Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer[1]
- Lightweight bout:
George Sotiropoulos vs. Rob Emerson[1] - Welterweight bout: Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort[1]
- Lightweight bout: Shane Nelson vs. Aaron Riley[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "UFC® 101". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera On Tap For UFC 101". MMAFrenzy.com. 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ Morgan, John. "Brandon Vera vs. Matt Hamill now targeted for UFC 102, not UFC 101". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ "Alessio Sakara vs. Rousimar Palhares set for UFC 101". MMAjunkie.com. April 1, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ "ROUSIMAR PALHARES SUFFERS BROKEN LEG". Mma Weekly. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ "Penn vs Florian and Silva vs Griffin to Headline UFC 101 in Philly". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "UFC 101: Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson rematch planned for August 8". Mmamania.com. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
