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Post subject: B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian title fight official for ufc101  Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:58 pm |
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship today officially announced the long-rumored title fight between lightweight champion B.J. Penn (13-5-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC) and top contender Kenny Florian (11-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC).
The bout headlines UFC 101, which takes place Aug. 8 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
A previously announced light-heavyweight non-title fight between middleweight champ Anderson Silva (24-4 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and Forrest Griffin (16-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) serves as the night's co-main event.
"B.J. Penn is called 'The Prodigy' for a reason," UFC President Dana White stated in today's announcement. "He has proven to be dangerous in multiple weight classes, but he is definitely at his best at 155. Now the lightweight champ defends his title against top contender Kenny Florian, who has improved by leaps and bounds since his UFC debut on 'The Ultimate Fighter.' Originally known for his outstanding jiu-jitsu skills, Florian is now as well known for his devastating Muay Thai. Both of these guys excel standing and on the ground, so I am expecting nonstop action in this world title fight."
Penn, who makes his first title defense in 14 months, returns to action for the first time since his fourth-round TKO loss to Georges St. Pierre in January. Penn's camp argued that St. Pierre's corner men "greased" him up with Vaseline during the welterweight title fight and severely hindered his jiu-jitsu skills. However, an April hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission resulted in no action, and the loss will likely stick on his record.
Penn will now make his first lightweight title defense since a May 2008 TKO win over Sean Sherk.
Florian, meanwhile, goes for his seventh straight win since losing a bid for the vacant title in 2006. Florian suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Sherk in the fight, but he's since posted six consecutive wins (all but one via stoppage) over the likes of Joe Lauzon, Roger Huerta and Joe Stevenson to emerge as the division's top contender.
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Post subject: Re: B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian title fight official for ufc101 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 4:20 pm |
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Post subject: Re: B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian title fight official for ufc101 Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:03 am |
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I think Penn is the winner here, hes gonna have some anger still about gsp 
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Post subject: Re: B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian title fight official for ufc101 Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:20 pm |
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I hope there will be plenty of vaseline
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Post subject: Re: B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian title fight official for ufc101 Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:26 am |
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I really, really hope that Kenny Florini..err..Florian wins. I hate to say it, but BJ is really friggin good and he has KO power. Kenny better sharpen up those elbows. He's going to need them.
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