RECAP: UFC 101 DECLARATION

BJ Penn def. Kenny Florian (Submission rear-naked choke)

Just like Forrest Griffin I can accept that I lost (more later), in terms of picking Kenny Florian to beat BJ Penn of course. In the City of Brotherly Love, the Prodigy showed why he is the master and why KenFlo is just another student in the lightweight championship bout. In control of the fight from the very start with great takedown defense, BJ Penn secured the rear-naked choke at 3 minutes, 54 seconds of the fourth round retaining his title and his spot atop the 155 pound weight division.

Anderson Silva def. Forrest Griffin (KO punch)

For all those Anderson Silva haters out there I just have one thing to say, 'Are you not entertained?'. He proved just why he is considered to be one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in all of mixed martial arts at UFC 101. After knocking Griffin down twice with a flurry that would make Rocky proud, and toying with Forrest dropping his hands and simply bobbing and weaving his head to avoid punches, Silva laid out the former light heavyweight champion with one jab 3 minutes, 23 seconds into the first round. KO of the Night Year (at least a candidate).

I guess Rashad Evans is part of the film crew until the next Ultimate Fighter starts. Who knew?