Silva to Defend Title vs. Belfort at UFC 108

Anderson Silva is set to defend his middleweight title against fellow Brazilian Vitor Belfort at UFC 108.

The event is expected to take place on Jan. 2 from Las Vegas, kicking 2010 off with a bang.

UFC president Dana White recently confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that the bout has been verbally agreed to by both fighters.

Silva’s last trip to the Octagon was a highlight-reel, first-round knockout win over Forrest Griffin, which followed a middleweight championship title defense over Thales Leites, while Belfort has most recently put together impressive back-to-back knockouts over the likes of Rich Franklin and Matt Lindland.

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Anderson Silva Wants Frank Mir

UFC is open to middleweight champ Anderson Silva moving up to heavyweight

Anderson Silva wants big-money event fights. And he’s willing to work at heavyweight to make sure they happen.Prior to Silva’s flooring Forrest Griffin earlier this month in Philadelphia, SI.com confirmed that Silva’s representatives had spoken with Zuffa about the heralded UFC middleweight champion moving up to heavyweight for the first time in his career.

Not only that, they already had an opponent in mind: Frank Mir.

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UFC 101 Full Results

B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian for the UFC lightweight title

The crowd seems more for Penn than Florian, but the atmosphere for this can’t match the prior match.  Fans booed Miragliotta as referee.

Florian was booed, Penn got a much bigger reaction, crowd sorta split.  They see Penn as a superstar though.  Florian with a high kick.  Penn dropped him momentarily with a punch but Florian right back up.  In a clinch.  Penn rocked himwith a hard right.  Loud chant for BJ.  Penn in with a punch and now they’re in a clinch by the cage.  Florian tried for a takedown and couldn’t get it.  Low kick by Florian.  Florian went for another takedown.  Trading and Penn rocked him and hurt him at the end of the round.  Florian looked dejected going to his corner because nothing was working.  10-9 Penn

Low kick by Florian.  Tried another but Penn moved out of the way and threw a punch.  Florian bulled him into the cage.  Florian with some punches off the clinch.  Penn broke free.   Penn with a good punch off the clinch.  Florian again went for a takedown and wasn’t successful.  But he is neutralizing Penn right now.   Florian bulled him into the cage and trying for a takedown.  Now Florian is throwing some body shots.  Penn back with an uppercut and a few punches.  High kick by Florian and a low kick.  Close round, Florian was more aggressive and busier but Penn’s blows were crisper, maybe close for Florian. 19-19

High kick by Florian blocked.  High kick missed by Florian.  Florian bulling him into the cage again.  Penn throwing knees to the thigh.  Fans are starting to boo.  Florian keeps thrwoing a takedown.  He’s also thrwoing a lot of body shots.    Florian threw an elbow off the break.  Florian going for another takedown.  Now Penn moving forward and throwing anjd Florian avoiding everything.  Florian bulled him into the fence again.  He’s not even coming close on the takedwons.  Penn finally connected with a flurry.  they traded but Penn scored with a good shot.  Very close round.  Penn is the better fighter but the last two rounds could go either way.  Penn did get the most effective blows in and Florian was the aggressor again.  You could easily go 10-10 with that round.

Florian has him against the cage again.  Penn threw a few punches and took Florian down with ease.  He really should have done this earlier.  Penn throwing short elbows.  Pennn with punches and elbows.  Penn got a full mount and Florianj gave up his back.  Penn has 1:45 left in the round.  Florian escaped the choke but gave up his back again.  He threw heel kicks to the body and now has the choke in and it’s over.  Florian raised his hand and Penn kissed Florian.  Good finish to the match.

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Forrest Griffin Camp Reveal Dislocated Jaw, Anderson/Machida

The mystery of Forrest Griffin’s jog from the Octagon in Philadelphia immediately after being knocked out spectacularly by Anderson Silva at UFC 101 was clarified Sunday when the American’s camp revealed he had suffered a dislocated jaw after being struck by the supremely-gifted Brazilian.

Griffin was roundly criticised in the hours following the fight, and for failing to show at the post-event news conference, but Griffin had been taken to the hospital for checks, unable to hear in one ear, and in order to get his jaw checked.

The demolition of Griffin was staggering in both its simplicity, and enactment. Silva, the 185lb UFC champion, fighting Griffin at light-heavyweight, measured the American up for the first minute of the fight, and he now does with all his rivals.

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UFC 101 This Weekend- Predictions

UFC 101 has two interesting main events

Kenny Florian vs BJ Penn- Penn retains lightweight title via fourth round TKO

To me, Kenny Florian is one of the fighters who was chosen by Dana White to be “the one” long before he earned anything in the ring. The facts are, he has consistently been matched lightly, and his previous step-up bout against Sean Sherk was a loss. He has improved a great deal since then, as his performances over Joe Stevenson and Roger Huerta have showed and he deserves credit for that. However, there isn’t much that I would say he does better than BJ Penn.

Penn isn’t going to let himself be elbowed while pinned down on the mat against a fellow lightweight fighter. He isn’t going to be submitted by Florian and Penn’s stand up game is smooth, accurate and ferocious. The only question in this fight for me is if Penn has been made hungry by the loss against St. Pierre, or if he is distracted by the perceived injustices he suffered from in that fight.

Forest Griffen vs. Anderson Silva- Silva wins via third round TKO

Anderson Silva is climbing once again to the 205 pound light heavyweight division. This time, he will be facing much tougher competition when he squares off against former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin. As opposed to what some other people think, I think Griffin is a very live underdog in this match. He has pulled off the huge upset before, most notably against Mauricio Rua but also in his title winning effort against Quinton Rampage Jackson.

The complaints leveled upon Anderson Silva though have been ridiculous. His wins have become so routine and he ran through the top competition at middleweight so quickly, that people have become bothered when they don’t see the spectacular from him. Unfortunately for Forrest, I think Silva is sufficiently bothered by the criticism to really want to go after Griffin and put on a show. Griffin’s leg kicks are no match for Silva’s overall offensive attack, and eventually he’ll have had too much.

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