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[25 Feb 2009 | Comments | ]
Heath Herring vs. Cain Velasquez slated for UFC 99

Looks like Cain is not without an opponent for UFC 99 for long. Heath Herring is going to lace up the boots after getting steam rolled by Brock Lesnar last August to try and stop Cain’s winning streak.
This is a terrible matchup for Heath in every capacity. Cain is a better wrestler and a better striker.

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[25 Feb 2009 | Comments | ]

It looks like Mike Swick and Cain Velasquez are going to not be involved in UFC 100. Both fighters mentioned that they are targeting participating in UFC 99 from Germany.
A lot of people on the internet want to see Cain Velasquez fight someone note worthy like Kongo or Carwin, but the reality is the UFC is marketing this guy. They want him to amass a lot of wins so the fans get fired up to see him before giving him an opponent that could beat him. I …

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[18 Feb 2009 | Comments | ]
UFC 99 Confirmed Matchups shed more light on UFC 100

UFC 99 will be happening in June and will feature some stellar matchups between some of the UFC’s best fighters. Since this event is a little less than a month before UFC 100 it is safe to say every fighter involved in this event from Germany will not be eligible to fight at UFC 100 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
So let’s get to confirmed matchups.
Main Event (not confirmed, but seems to be in negotiations)
BJ Penn defending his lightweight title against Kenny KenFlo Florian

Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin (at …