from mmajunkie.com:
Following Wednesday's official announcement of a main event between UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn and top contender Kenny Florian, the UFC officially named its Aug. 8 pay-per-view event "UFC 101: Declaration."
The event takes place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
The addition of a preliminary-card bout between Shane Nelson and Aaron Riley brings the fight card to a total of 10 bouts, which includes a five-fight main card.
In addition to Penn vs. Florian, "Declaration" features a co-main event between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin. The non-title fight takes place at 205 pounds and marks Silva's first fight in the division in 13 months.
Other notables on the pay-per-view main card include "The Ultimate Fighter 7" winner Amir Sadollah, "TUF3" winner Kendall Grove, and veteran Josh Neer.
The full card, including the night's televised main card, includes:
MAIN CARD
Champ B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian (for UFC lightweight title)
Champ Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin (non-title fight)
Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah
Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove
Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellgrino
PRELIMINARY CARD
Shane Nelson vs. Aaron Riley
John Howard vs. Tamdan McCrory
Dan Cramer vs. Matthew Riddle
Rob Emerson vs. George Sotiropoulos
Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort
Thales Leites vs. Alessio Sakara*
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