Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin at UFC 101
UFC President Dana White has confirmed to Yahoo! Sports that current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will fight former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin at UFC 101.
UFC 101 is currently scheduled for August 8 in Philadelphia, PA and will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between current champion BJ Penn and No. 1 contender Kenny Florian. The Silva vs. Griffin fight will be featured as a co-main event.
Earlier today, we speculated about Silva’s future opponent’s at light heavyweight, as Forrest Griffin was originally slated to face Thiago Silva at UFC 101.
“Forrest loved the idea and said he’d do it right away, and Anderson told me he would fight anyone I wanted him to fight, no matter who it is,” [Dana] White told Yahoo! Sports. “So we got the deal.”
Anderson Silva is, of course, coming off a unanimous decision victory over Thales Leites at UFC 97.
Forrest Griffin last fought at UFC 92 where he lost his light heavyweight title to current champion Rashad Evans via TKO in the third round.
It is unknown who might be named as a possible replacement opponent for Thiago Silva.
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