Velasquez vs Herring Betting Lines

Event: UFC 99: The Comeback
Date: June 13, 2009
Venue: Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View via Tape Delay

UFC 99 will take place at the Lanxess Arena - UFC 99 "The Comeback" was originally expected to feature a main event between UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn and top contender Kenny Florian.

However, Penn recently requested more time off from fighting, so a previously reported fight between former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (24-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and former PRIDE title-holder Wanderlei Silva (32-9-1 MMA, 2-4 UFC) – originally slated as a co-main event – will take over headline status. The Franklin-Silva fight will take place at a catch-weight of 195 pounds.

However, despite the loss of Penn vs. Florian, UFC 99 has some interesting rumored match-ups. In his long-awaited UFC return, Caol Uno (27-11-4 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) will take on UFC veteran Spencer Fisher (22-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), and heavyweights Heath Herring (28-14 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and Cain Velasquez (5-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) recently agreed to a bout.

Additionally, rising welterweight contenders Marcus Davis (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and Dan Hardy (21-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) have also campaigned for a fight at UFC 99.

In the Preliminary Card

Dennis Siver will take on Bangor, Maine native Dale Hartt in a showdown. Siver will be representing the German talent on this card, so it should be a fantastic homecoming for Siver to perform in front of countrymen. This should make for an explosive matchup as both guys are very standup oriented, so this could end either way.

Also, Fighting out of Holland, Denis Stojnic looks to bounce back from a disappointing loss in his UFC debut to American Kickboxing Academy's Cain Velasquez. He faces fellow Dutch fighter Stefan Struve, who also lost his first foray into the Octagon to Junior dos Santos.

MAIN CARD

Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders
Cain Velasquez vs. Heath Herring
Coal Uno vs. Spencer Fisher
Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy

PRELIMINARY CARD

Paul Taylor vs. Peter Sobotta
Justin Buchholz vs. Terry Etim
Dale Hartt vs. Denis Siver
Roli Delgado vs. Paul Kelly
Denis Stojnic vs. Stefan Struve
Mustapha al Turk vs. Todd Duffee
John Hathaway vs. Rick Story

UFC 99 Results

Rich Franklin wins decision over Wanderlei Silva

The fight between Silva and Franklin lasted three-rounds with Franklin taking the upper hand early in the first round and holding on in the third to win one of his most significant fight in his MMA career.

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