UFC 99 The Comeback: Results and Video

UFC 99: The Comeback June 13 (2009) saw the Ultimate Fighting Championship hold its first event held in Germany and mainland Europe.

The card included former UFC middleweight champion Rich ‘Ace’ Franklin squaring off against former PRIDE champion Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva at the top of the card. Mirko “CroCop” Filipovi? returned to face Mostapha Al-turk, Filipovi?’s first fight in the UFC since his unanimous-decision loss to Cheick Kongo at UFC 75 in 2007.

As always, if you don’t want to know the results, scroll down to see the video.

UFC 99 The Comeback Results

Main card

Catchweight (195 lb) bout: Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
Franklin defeated Silva via unanimous decision.

Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez vs. Cheick Kongo
Velasquez defeated Kongo via unanimous decision.

Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipovi? vs. Mostapha Al-turk
Filipovi? defeated Al-turk via TKO (Strikes) at 3:06 of round 1.

Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders
Swick defeated Saunders via TKO (strikes) at 3:47 of round 2.

Lightweight bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno
Fisher defeated Uno via unanimous decision.

Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy
Hardy defeated Davis via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Justin Buchholz
Etim defeated Buchholz via submission (d’arce choke) at 2:38 of round 2.

Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Dale Hartt
Siver defeated Hartt via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:23 of round 1.

Welterweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. Peter Sobotta
Taylor defeated Sobotta via unanimous decision.

Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly vs. Rolando Delgado
Kelly defeated Delgado via unanimous decision.

Heavyweight bout: Denis Stojni? vs. Stefan Struve
Struve defeated Stojni? via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:37 of round 2.

Welterweight bout: John Hathaway vs. Rick Story
Hathaway defeated Story via unanimous decision.

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