UFC 101

UFC 101: Declaration
The poster for UFC 101: Declaration
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 8, 2009
VenueWachovia Center
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance17,411[1]
Total gate$3,550,000[1]
Buyrate850,000[2]
Event chronology
UFC 100 UFC 101: Declaration UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira

UFC 101: Declaration[3] was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first UFC event held in Philadelphia.[3] The event featured the second title defense of Lightweight Champion B.J. Penn against Kenny Florian, and a non-title Light Heavyweight bout for Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva against former Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin.

  1. ^ a b Stupp, Dann (August 9, 2009). "UFC 101 draws 17,411 attendance for Pennsylvania state record $3.55 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
  2. ^ Meltzer, Dave (2010-02-15). "UFC remains king of PPV hill". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. ^ a b "UFC 101". Ufc.com. Retrieved April 29, 2009.