Philadelphia – BJ Penn was unstoppable Saturday night in Ultimate Fighting Championship 101, as he defended his light heavyweight crown against Kenny Florian. The fight lasted three rounds, but Penn was dominant, controlling the fight the entire way, making sure to strike while on his feet, keeping his vertical base. Continually, Penn would strike Florian, knock him down to the ground and mount him, (at one point holding him on the ground for over two minutes) continuing his dominance in the Octagon. Florian, through pure guts, managed to stretch the fight out as long as he could, even managing to gain some momentum towards the end of the match, but in the end, stood no chance, as Penn successfully defended his title.
BJ Penn is a Jiu Jitsu master who came into UFC in 2001. He began his extensive training early in life, at the age of seventeen starting his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu career. He later accomplished an amazing feat, winning the World Jiu Jitsu Championship. Penn had accomplished this in just three years, exhibiting his phenomenal talent early, when it takes most people a decade or more to earn simply a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. After dominating UFC after his 2001 debut, and after an extensive hiatus from UFC all together, Penn returned in 2006 at UFC 58, and the rest is history. Saturday night in Philadelphia showed just how dominant this man can be in the Octagon, something he has done for his entire mixed martial arts life.
In the other half of the double main event, Anderson Silva defeated Forrest Griffin in the first round by Technical Knock Out.
In other bouts, Matthew Riddle destroyed Dan Cramer, leaving him a bloody mess in his win by unanimous decision. And, George Sotiropoulous made George Roop tap out.
