More than 10,000 tickets have already been sold for UFC 101: Declaration on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia since going on sale last week, according to a report from the Newark Star-Ledger. Only $300, $400, and $600 tickets remain available for the pay-per-view event.

The UFC today announced the majority of the fight card for UFC 101: Declaration, which is set for August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Joining BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin on the pay-per-view main card will be Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah, Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, and Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellgrino.

UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian will take the mound tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia to throw out the first pitch before the world champion Phillies take the field against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Florian is in town to promote his UFC 101 main event against UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn.

Tickets for UFC 101 on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia will go on sale to the general public at 10am ET on Saturday, May 23. Continue reading for more ticket details, including pricing and presale information.

Recent middleweight title challenger Thales Leites has been tapped to replace an injured Rousimar Palhares and square off with Alessio Sakara at UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. Leites confirmed the bout to InTheGuard.tv earlier today.

A broken tibia suffered during a recent wrestling session has forced Rousimar Palhares (9-2) out of his scheduled matchup with Alessio Sakara (17-7), which was to take place on August 29th at UFC 101 in Philadelphia.

The UFC on Monday confirmed seven additional bouts for UFC 101, which takes place on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Officially announced were Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino, Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks, Tamdan McCrory vs. John Howard, Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer, George Sotiropoulos vs. Rob Emerson, and Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort.

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will return to the light heavyweight division to square off with Forrest Griffin in a featured bout at UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. Rumors of the matchup had been swirling in recent days, with MMAjunkie confirming on Tuesday that both fighters have now verbally agreed to the fight.

A rematch between Shane Nelson and Aaron Reily has been booked for UFC 101, Matt Veach will take on Evan Dunham at UFC 102, and Efrain Escudero will return to action against Cole Miller at UFC 103.

Middleweights Kendall Grove (10-5) and Ricardo Almeida (10-3) have agreed to square off at UFC 101 on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Welterweights John Howard (11-4) and Tamdan McCrory (11-2) have signed bout agreements to fight at UFC 101. The event takes place on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Amir Sadollah (1-0) and Johny Hendricks (5-0) have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. The bout will be Sadollah's welterweight debut while Hendricks will be fighting for the first time in the UFC.

Light heavyweights Matt Hamill and Brandon Vera are likely to clash on the main card of UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. Both fighters have reportedly received contracts for the bout and are expected to sign on to make the fight official.

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn has verbally agreed to take on top contender Kenny Florian in the main event of UFC 101 on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A lightweight bout between Josh Neer and Kurt Pellegrino originally rumored to headline UFC Fight Night 19 on August 5th has been shifted to UFC 101, which is likely to take place on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.