UFC 101 weigh in results LIVE from Philadelphia!

by Jesse Holland on Aug 7, 2009 3:13 PM EDT

The official weigh-in event for UFC 101: "Declaration" from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has come to a close.

All 22 fighters scheduled to compete on the August 8 card tipped the scales today without incident.

It was a rather pedestrian affair with no real fireworks -- though it did produce an intense staredown between main event participants Anderson "The Spider" Silva and Forrest Griffin.

Joe Rogan made it a point to introduce Silva as "The pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet."

Perhaps the only other noteworthy items were Matt Riddle, who was more like "The Riddler" with his dyed hair and Tamdan McCrory, who nearly became "The Towel Cat" after a hard weight cut.

Here are the complete UFC 101 weigh in results:

Main event:
UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn (155) vs. Kenny Florian (155)

Main card (Televised):
205 lbs.: Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Anderson Silva (205)
185 lbs.: Kendall Grove (185.5) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)
155 lbs.: Kurt Pellegrino (154.5) vs. Josh Neer (155.5)
170 lbs.: Amir Sadollah (166.5) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)

Under card (May not be broadcast):
155 lbs.: Shane Nelson (156) vs. Aaron Riley (154)
170 lbs.: John Howard (169.5) vs. Tamdan McCrory (170)
185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara (185.5) vs. Thales Leites (185)
170 lbs.: Matt Riddle (170) vs. Dan Cramer (169.5)
155 lbs.: George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. George Roop (154)
170 lbs.: Danillo Villefort (170.25) vs. Jesse Lennox (171)

Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights.

Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Saturday, Aug. 8), which is slated to air at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view from the Wachovia Center.

The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 8 p.m. ET.

It’s going to be an awesome and memorable night of fights so don’t miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight UFC 101 coverage you can handle.

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It’s amazing how fast you can go from the main event to the undercard, Thales.

by DoctorSamson on Aug 7, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions

Amir came in at 166.5? WTF?

by StuckinMod(FormerlyFedorfightscans,Sp00ner1234) on Aug 7, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Looks like he went a little overboard with his weight cut. Glad I don’t have any cash on him.

by PW on Aug 7, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

He looked pretty drained. Get an IV in that kid immediately.

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 7, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Sotiropolous looks really f’n skinny.

Im surprised no ones asked about the Dana video blogs this week. I’m guessing he didn’t do them, Mania?

by Synyster on Aug 7, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I am guessing the scale he used was a little off.

by NorthStar on Aug 7, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

So I guess it will not be shown on ESPN News like UFC 100. Back to the streaming web.

by ajttu on Aug 7, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions

ESPN weigh ins are terrible, they never know when to shut up.

They also like to cut away from staredowns to show the guys’ in the studios ugly mugs.

by Lester The Pimp on Aug 7, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL yeah that pisses me off too.

by Puck Head on Aug 7, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Thier weigh in coverage for UFC 100 was a JOKE!!! I was sitting there watching it online, waiting for it to come on TV, then it finally does when they get to the last 3 fights, and they showed John Anik’s face 1000 times. If I remember correctly, they even had the ESPN commentator’s faces (and Randy) in a pop up window on the bottom of the left of the screen when they actually showed the stage/scale/fighters.

by ViolentMike on Aug 7, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions

If you have direct tv they show the weigh ins on channel 101 sometimes. Thats where I watch them now

by StuckinMod(FormerlyFedorfightscans,Sp00ner1234) on Aug 7, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

HELP! HELP! HELP! Jesse HOlland, Mania, someone please respond to this quickly,. I am in philly trying to catch the weigh ins. Can anyone tell me what time they start and what time it ends?

by John G on Aug 7, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Direct TV shows it in its entirety before every PPV. Channel 101 with no BS at all. Just Rogan doing his thing.

by BNF on Aug 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

They’re over, John. The BJ/Kenny staredown was pretty intense. For guys who are streaming the weigh-ins, just so you know: if you get the PPV channels in your cable package, the weigh-ins are always free and live on whatever PPV channel the fights are on.

by Jeremyjackson on Aug 7, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Silva’s ability to transition between wt classes is pretty amazing. If I recall correctly, he actually came into the Leites fight in the low 180’s. Now at 205, he arguably looks more fit carrying the extra 20 pds. Crazy! It would be interesting to know more about his diet and training as it relates to the wt he’s trying to be at.

by CL on Aug 7, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

or it could be the fact that his normal walking around weight is around 210-215.

by newkoba on Aug 7, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey I just noticed that it is SHOWING on ESPN NEWS if anyone is interested.

by ajttu on Aug 7, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

u mfers better hope & pray u dont have 2 fite kenny florian!!!

by d*locc on Aug 7, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

6 months of training and I would fight him.

by Michael on Aug 7, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

i’ll fight kenny for a box of donuts,and a 12 pack of bud light…

by randy murders on Aug 7, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I would fight Kenny florian and he’s prolly bigger and stronger than me. Advantage me… I don’t have a vagina.

by StuckinMod(FormerlyFedorfightscans,Sp00ner1234) on Aug 7, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

haha…6 years wouldn’t make you half the fighter he is!

by allamerican on Aug 7, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m praying brother I hope that day never comes.

by Puck Head on Aug 7, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Is the preview show for UFC 101 (that they are showing in the background from the stream) online so I can watch it? I missed it this week.

by sawyer on Aug 7, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

Is the stream working for you guys, it was working and now it’s up and down all the time in the http://www.ufc.com/multicast/ link, and the silverlight version doesn’t work at all.

Man when are they going to get this stuff right! They have problems with the video stream every time.

by sawyer on Aug 7, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions