— UFC 101 takes place this Saturday at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Headlined by BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin, it is UFC’s first event in the arena and the first show since UFC 100 destroyed pay-per-view viewership records.
Betting odds from Pinnacle Sports:
UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn (-248) vs. Kenny Florian (+221)
Anderson Silva (-345) vs. Forrest Griffin (+301)
Amir Sadollah (-109) vs. Johnny Hendricks (-101)
Ricardo Almeida (-160) vs. Kendall Grove (+144)
Josh Neer (-210) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (+188)
Aaron Riley (-155) vs. Shane Nelson (+140)
Tamdan McCrory (-191) vs. John Howard (+172)
Thales Leites (-356) vs. Alessio Sakara (+310)
Matt Riddle (-193) vs. Dan Cramer (+173)
George Sotiropoulos (-500) vs. George Roop (+350)
Danillo Villefort (-185) vs. Jesse Lennox (+166)
— The manager for Edith Labelle confirmed that she will no longer be serving as a UFC Octagon girl. “Something happened,” said manager James Leinhos, “but at this time, I can only confirm that Edith no longer works for the UFC.” Natasha Wicks, the blonde winner of the UFC 100 Octagon Girl contest, will fill the spot next to veteran girls Arianny Celeste and Logan Stanton.
