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UFC 99

UFC 99: The Comeback
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A poster or logo for UFC 99: The Comeback.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date June 13, 2009
Venue Lanxess Arena
City Cologne, Germany
Attendance 12,854
Total gate $1,300,000
Buyrate 360,000
Event chronology
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida UFC 99: The Comeback The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale

UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

This event was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe (events have previously been held in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the continental United States, Brazil, and Japan).

On Monday, June 1, the UFC announced that Mirko Filipović would be returning to the promotion to face Mostapha Al-turk at UFC 99. It was Filipović's first fight in the UFC since his unanimous-decision loss to Cheick Kongo at UFC 75 in 2007.

An announced bout between Heath Herring and Cain Velasquez was cancelled due to an illness that Herring was suffering. On May 20, 2009, Cheick Kongo was announced as the replacement.


Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.


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