Penn tops Florian, defends UFC title
BJ Penn retained the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title with a fourth-round submission of Kenny Florian in the main event of UFC 101 in Philadelphia. Penn locked in a rear-naked choke on the mat and Florian was forced to tap. Florian was actually the one... Silva gets past Griffin
Anderson Silva stopped Forrest Griffin just 3:23 into the co-main event of UFC 101 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Silva toyed with the former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, ducking and dodging his punches before dropping Griffin as Silva backpedaled. Griffin had already been hurt... Riley tops Nelson; fight breaks out in crowd
Aaron Riley scored a convincing unanimous decision over Shane Nelson in a fight that was bumped to the main card because the preliminary bouts ran so long. For Riley, the victory avenged a loss to Nelson in March. The rematch was scheduled because the first meeting... Hendricks scores knockout
Johny Hendricks scored the first knockout of the night just 29 seconds into his bout with Amir Sadollah, but the crowd was not happy. Hendricks dropped Sadollah with a series of left hands, then followed up with several shots when his opponent was on his... Almeida tops Grove
The second fight of the main card of UFC 101 brought the second unanimous decision. Ricardo Almeida won 30-27 on all three scorecards to get the victory over Kendall Grove. Grove actually had the best chance to finish the fight, but Almeida escaped the second-round...