TuffGirl says: It's gonna be a good one > UFC 99 on June 13th - Who you got?

[TuffGirl]

UFC 99: JUNE 13, 2009
Venue: Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany
Main card airs on pay-per-view in the United States

Main Card Bouts:
-Wanderlei Silva (32-9-1; #8 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Rich Franklin (24-4)
-Cain Velasquez (5-0) vs. Cheick Kongo (14-4-1)
-Spencer Fisher (22-4) vs. Caol Uno (25-11-4)
-Mike Swick (13-3) vs. Ben Saunders (8-1-2)
-Marcus Davis (16-5) vs. Dan Hardy (21-6)

Preliminary Card Bouts:
-Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (24-6-2) vs. Mustapha Al-Turk (6-4)
-Terry Etim (12-2) vs. Justin Buchholz (8-2)
-Dale Hartt (6-1) vs. Dennis Siver (13-6)
-Stefan Struve (16-3) vs. Denis Stojnic (5-2)
-Peter Sobotta (8-1) vs. Paul Taylor (9-5-1)
-Paul Kelly (8-1) vs. Roli Delgado (6-5-1)



*Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings

[Karl_Hungus]

Wandy has been on a downward spiral for awhile now, but I've always been a fan. I'm pullin' for him....so I'll pick Wandy over Franklin.

Other picks:
Cheick Kongo
Fisher
Swick
Crocop ... It is great to see CC in the UFC again...

[JonnyStead]

Bearing in mind my stellar capability to call these fights wrongly - here's my guess

-Wanderlei Silva
-Cheick Kongo (14-4-1)
-Spencer Fisher
-Mike Swick (13-3)
-Dan Hardy (21-6)

[TuffGirl]

Main Card Bouts:

-Wanderlei Silva (32-9-1; #8 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Rich Franklin (24-4) I just wanna see the same Wanderlei Silva walk into the Octagon that knocked out Keith Jardine in UFC 84. Shaved head, Cut like a MO-F0 & Mean as a basket of rattle snakes... The Axe Murderer, that's my Man!

-Cain Velasquez (5-0) vs. Cheick Kongo (14-4-1) Dear God; Let this be the fight that proves to everyone that Cheick Kongo is not the fighter that everyone think he is! I believe that Cain Velasquez is gonna whoop that ass!

-Spencer Fisher (22-4) vs. Caol Uno (25-11-4) Caol was the Master long ago, but his time as come and gone!

-Mike Swick (13-3) vs. Ben Saunders (8-1-2) Mike wins 2nd round by Swick-a-tine!

-Marcus Davis (16-5) vs. Dan Hardy (21-6) Let's squash all this talk about who's Irish and who's not - who give's a damn?

Preliminary Card Bouts:

-Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (24-6-2) vs. Mustapha Al-Turk (6-4) Can Cro Cop make a comeback?

-Terry Etim (12-2) vs. Justin Buchholz (8-2)

-Dale Hartt (6-1) vs. Dennis Siver (13-6)

-Stefan Struve (16-3) vs. Denis Stojnic (5-2)

-Peter Sobotta (8-1) vs. Paul Taylor (9-5-1)

-Paul Kelly (8-1) vs. Roli Delgado (6-5-1)

[aneas]

99 looks kind of weak I am pumped for 100.

[TuffGirl]

I just finished watching the PPV show at 6pm. ET They'll replay it again on PPV at 10pm. ET Pre show at 9:30 pm ET
Not a bad fight night. I won't give it away or spoil it for anyone.

I'll post winners and losers tomorrow or Monday.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

[TuffGirl]

OFFICIAL RESULTS

?Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

?Cain Velasquez def. Cheick Kongo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

?Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic def. Mustapha Al-Turk via TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 3:47

?Mike Swick def. Ben Saunders via TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 3:47

?Spencer Fisher def. Caol Uno via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

?Dan Hardy def. Marcus Davis via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

?Terry Etim def. Justin Buchholz via submission (D'arce choke) - Round 2, 2:38

?Denis Siver def. Dale Hartt via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 3:23

?Paul Taylor def. Peter Sobotta by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

?Paul Kelly def. Roli Delgado via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

?Stefan Struve def. Denis Stojnic via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2, 2:37

?John Hathaway def. Rick Story via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

[TuffGirl]

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 13, 2009 at 6:50 pm ET

Rich Franklin, Wanderlei Silva, Mike Swick and Terry Etim each earned $60,000 "fight night" bonuses for their performances at "UFC 99: The Comeback."

UFC 99 took place Saturday at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, and aired live on pay-per-view. The bonus amounts were on par with the $60,000 awards issued at UFC 98 in May and up significantly from the $40,000 awards issued at UFC 95, the organization's most recent European-held event.

The UFC announced the bonuses at the UFC 99 post-fight press conference and were confirmed by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

A catchweight bout at 195 pounds, the evening's main event between former UFC champion Franklin and former PRIDE title-holder Silva lived up to the hype surrounding the contest. While "The Axe Murderer" waited until the later stages of the fight to attack with the reckless abandon that has been his career hallmark, he did put "Ace" in trouble at various points of the night.

Franklin, though, methodically picked apart his foe, utilizing his speed and reach to frustrate Silva to earn the unanimous-decision win. The toe-to-toe battle that ended with a wild flurry in the clinch brought fans to their feet and earned the two the evening's "Fight of the Night" award.

Welterweight rivals Dan Hardy and Marcus Davis had a firm hold on the bonus for their split-decision battle earlier in the evening until the main event stole the show.

While Swick's welterweight showdown with Ben Saunders started slowly, resulting in jeers from the audience and some audible trash-talking on the ground in the opening round, "Quick" changed things rapidly in the second. Sensing an opening, Swick charged forward with a flurry. Several shots in the barrage connected, including a right hand to the temple, which earned Swick the evening's "Knockout of the Night" award.

Lacking any submission wins on the evening's main card, the organization was forced to turn to the preliminary card for the "Submission of the Night" award. Englishman Etim's exciting bout with Justin Buchholz came to an abrupt win in the second frame when he locked in a deep D'arce choke. The result earned Etim his third-straight win and the sizable bonus check.