Silva (25-4) bobbed his head and toyed with Griffin (16-6), for the few minutes that were in the cage before placing out in 3:23. Silva, the UFC champion means convincing did their part for your application from the beginning as pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts.
Followed by BJ Penn successfully defended his World Cup lead, using the rear choke Nu Tap to Kenny Florian in the fourth round.
Penn (14-5-1) down Florian took about 80 seconds around the room and maintained on 1 contender in the carpet. Florian (13-4) had not fought against as loose spoil.
Penn finally broke with the presentation move toward the end of the round and quantity roared. Penn took the punishment move locked and Florian leave 3:54.
"When I woke up this morning I think, 'I have this thing for nine years. What the hell am I doing to myself?" Penn said. "But this is my dream."
Silva and Penn help start a new breed of Broad Street bullies in Pennsylvania's first major mixed martial arts card in front of a raucous crowd and ready.
Nearly 17,500 fans packed the Wachovia Center and the expected $ 3.5 million Galego - with ticket prices ranging from $ 50 to $ 600 - more high than any boxing card in the history of the state.
"Each restaurant, we bumped into on the streets, the media people here, they were all fantastic," Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White said before the main card. "Now I know why this place is the largest city in America struggle. This place is (very) awesome."
White is actively working to expand outside of Las UFC cards Vega, and got a huge break in February, when the Pennsylvania State Commission ATHLETIC legalized MMA.
Philly fans responded so huge, going wild, from the first turn undercard and prove a city known for its deep roots boxing fighters can root on the octagon.
"There were 11,000 people here in the first fight (the night). That's how many can be Mandalay Bay," said a beaming white. "Just awesome."
The quantity Penn roared when the video was shown on the screen for the sandy path. Boxer Roy Jones Jr. had a front-row seat. Cornerstones UFC Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture all watching from cageside. UFC welterweight champion George St Pierre received one of the highest ovations of the night for the big screen its appearance.
Phillies All-Star Shan Victorino, who flashed his World Series ring, was there in support of fellow Hawaiian Penn.
Silva, however, steal the show.
He hopes to strike patient and Griffin down twice and hit him with the coup repeating the face.
Silva jumped on top of the octagon padding Saturday, threw his body back and roared in celebration. Griffin, who received a huge ovation to the ring, sprinted away before the decision was announced.
UFC Silva extended his record winning streak of 10 straight.
Penn was more method in their approach
Penn came into the ring have made a "Penn State of mind" T-shirt and Florian wobbled in the first round. After two more rounds underwhelming, Penn surrendered to move the Philadelphia fans wait all night to see.
"I love the fans, I love Hawaii," said Penn. "You know something else, go to bjpenn.com.
Most of the fighters on the five-bout undercard generally failed to deliver action to punish the Philly crowd was crazy to see. Have become aligned around the Wachovia Center about 90 minutes before the first preliminary fight and the arena was almost full when Danillo Villefort Jesse Lennox fought the first game.
When the two dance around the carpet of your barefeet in the opening 10 seconds, the crowd began booing as the frenetic Flyers will be excluded from the playoffs.
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