• The official attendance at the Wachovia Center was 17411, with a $3.55 million gate.
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Anderson Silva stated that
Forrest Griffin made the fight exciting by coming right at him. He said
Thales Leites did not.
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B.J. Penn said he was motivated by people booing him recently since being defeated by
Georges St. Pierre.
• Dana stated he spoke with Roy Jones Jr. at UFC 101, but he does not like the idea of Anderson Silva boxing his “Royness.”
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Dan Henderson at 185 pounds is Anderson’s next challenge, declared Dana.
• Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, stated that Silva just wants the biggest fights. It doesn’t matter which division, light heavyweight or middleweight.
• Submission of the night: B.J. Penn. He wins $60,000.
• Knockout of the Night: Anderson Silva. $60,000.
• Fight of the Night: Silva vs. Griffin. $60,000 each ($120,000 total for Silva).
• Silva lamented that UFC 205-pound champion
Lyoto Machida is his brother, and he'd never fight him.
• White is unsure if a
Johny Hendricks vs.
Amir Sadollah rematch is needed.
• A fan threw an object at Anderson Silva as he exited the Octagon. Soares was visibly upset about the indecent.
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Kurt Pellegrino praised the hometown crowd and said that
Josh Neer trashed talked during the fight. "You hit like a b--ch," was among the pleasantries.
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Tito Ortiz will fight
Mark Coleman.
• The UFC is looking to do a show at Fenway Park in Boston.
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Ricardo Almeida was waiting for his arm to pop so he could pass on
Kendall Grove, until the Hawaiian adjusted his position to finish. As of 2:05 a.m. ET, he can’t straighten his arm.
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