BJ Penn will defend his UFC lightweight belt against Kenny Florian in the main event of UFC 101 on Aug. 8 in Philadephia, according to BJPenn.com.
Florian's last fight was a dominant submission win over Joe Stevenson last November at UFC 91. With a title shot secured, Florian chose to wait patiently until Penn was ready to fight. Florian is on a six-fight win streak and his last loss was in a vacant title bout versus Sherk.
"It has been a long road back and I am very grateful for the opportunity," Florian said on Thursday. "Rarely does one get the chance to fight for a championship belt in the UFC and it's even more infrequent to fight a legend.
"BJ Penn has been someone I have looked up to for a long time. He has accomplished
many amazing things. So I am looking forward to testing myself against one of the
greatest if not the greatest lightweight fighter in the world."