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Mar-12-2009

Two Welterweight Wars on Tap for UFC 99 in Germany

By Thomas Gerbasi

Fight fans at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany will be in for a treat on Saturday, June 13th, as two stellar welterweight matchups have been made official for the main card of UFC 99: Franklin vs Silva.

First up, Mike “Quick” Swick will look for his fourth straight win at 170 pounds when he battles Ben “Killa B” Saunders in what should be a fight to remember. Both are coming off devastating knockout wins last December, Swick stopping Jonathan Goulet in just 33 seconds, and Saunders using a ferocious assault of knees to dispatch Brandon Wolff in just one minute and 49 seconds.

And while Swick-Saunders certainly has knockout of the night potential, the same can be said for the showdown between “The Irish Hand Grenade”, Marcus Davis, and Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy. Fresh off his 69 second knockout of Rory Markham last month at UFC 95, Hardy hasn’t been shy about his desire to fight the veteran Davis, who scored a three round decision win over Chris Lytle in his last bout at UFC 93 in January. On June 13th, he’ll get his wish.

Also added to the UFC 99 card, which is headlined by the highly-anticipated bout between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva, is a lightweight contest featuring Germany’s Dennis Siver against Dale Hartt, and an all-European heavyweight matchup between Stefan Struve and Denis Stojnic.

Tickets for UFC 99 are on sale now.




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    Posted 8 months ago by BlastRadius

    i dig you, MBoo. it's going to be a heartbreak to see wandy tally a loss but rich is rich. i guess - for this fight - i'm going to have to enjoy it whoever wins. this is one hell of a match since it leaves us fans wanting and not wanting it called either way. tough to call. i'll be glad for any who wins and be sorry for any who loses.

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    Posted 8 months ago by MBoo

    I don't want to see Silva lose again but I wanna see Franklin win more so. And Jackson Vs. Henderson was a title fight broadcasted for free in the States so why not expect it? Anyway, it's a solid card.

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    Posted 9 months ago by ichi_the_killer

    cant wait to see FRANKLIN vs SILVA has the potential to be a fight to remember for a long time both are in my top 10 favorites but i think franklin will use his footwork and technical striking to win it i dunno ko tko stoppage decision could go any way

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