Mirko Cro-Cop to fight at UFC 99

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  1. TFK

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    http://mmamania.com/2009/05/18/mirko-cro-cop-filipovic-returns-at-ufc-99-to-face-mustapha-al-turk/




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    I am a bit of a latecomer to MMA so probably don't appreciate Cro Cop as much as i ought to.......he hasn't looked good in the UFC, and god help him if he can't look good vs Al-Turk
     
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    Is Herring fighting Velasquez? Or are they just both fighting on the card?
     
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    God, I fucking hope so. This card blows goats regardless, but if they are fighting nobodies, that sucks even worse. Is this ppv?
     
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    Obviously Cro-Cop is replacing Duffee, and I assume this fight will make the main card, most likely bumping Fisher\Uno to the undercard.

    MAIN CARD (televised)
    • Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
    • Heath Herring vs. Cain Velasquez
    • Ben Saunders vs. Mike Swick
    • Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy
    • Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno
    PRELIMINARY CARD (un-televised)
    • Justin Buchholz vs. Terry Etim
    • Dale Hartt vs. Denis Siver
    • Peter Sobotta vs. Paul Taylor
    • Roli Delgado vs. Paul Kelly
    • Denis Stojnic vs. Stefan Struve
    • Mustapha al Turk vs. Todd Duffee
    • John Hathaway vs. Rick Story
     
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    Davis V Hardy should be fun fight to watch
     
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    Herring just pulled out of his fight with Velasquez. Maybe we'll see Cro-Cop\Velasquez?


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    Agreed, this is pretty shitty card. Obviously the UFC is holding back a bit to make 100 huge, but you figure they would try to build some more momentum with this event. Any "name" fighter that isn't scheduled for 100 should be on this card, even against a can.
     
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    Herring has been replaced by Cheick Kongo. So it's Kongo vs Velasquez at UFC 99. Interesting matchup.

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    That is an interesting matchup, makes the card a bit better as well. I would love the winner to face Dos Santos. I think Dos Santos is the real deal at HW:mj:
     
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    Nice. I like that matchup far better than Herring. Although I was kind of hoping to see where Herring is now.
     
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