The complete list of suspensions includes:

• Rich Franklin — Left foot must be X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until July 14 with no contact during training until July 5.
• Cain Velasquez — Suspended until July 14 with no contact until July 5.
• Cheick  Kongo — Suspended until July 29 with no contact until July 14.
• Mostapha Al Turk — Must have left eye cleared by an ophthalmologist or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until July 29 with no contact until July 14.
• Mike Swick — Must have right hand X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until July 14 with no contact until July 5.
• Marcus Davis — Must have nose and face X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until Aug. 13 with no contact until July 29.
• Terry Etim — Must have nose X-rayed and cleared by a doctor or suspension runs until December 5. Minimum suspension until August 13 with no contact until July 29.
• Dale Hartt — Must have X-ray and MRI of left shoulder and must have a CT scan of his right orbit or suspended until December 5. Minimum suspension until August 13 with no contact until July 29.
• Paul Taylor — Suspended until July 14 with no contact until July 5.
• Stefan Struve — Suspended until August 13 with no contact until July 29.
• Rick Story — Suspended until July 14 with no contact until July 5.

Silva connected with heavy punches throughout the 195-pound catchweight contest, but Franklin countered with frequent kicks and punches of his own. Both fighters were hurt on multiple occasions during the three-round, 15-minute bout, but the frequency of Franklin’s strikes were enough to earn him the unanimous decision victory.

As was the case with all of the card’s unanimous decisions, the official judge’s scores weren’t announced, but the fight appeared to be closer than the unanimous scores indicated (MMAFrenzy.com scored the bout 29-28 Franklin).

With the win, the former UFC middleweight champion Franklin, who now competes at light heavyweight, improves to 25-4, while Silva, a former PRIDE light heavyweight title-holder who is moving down to middleweight, falls to 32-10-1 following the loss.

In a battle of heavyweight contenders, Cain Velasquez used his superior wrestling to dominate Cheick Kongo en route to a unanimous decision victory in the UFC 99 co-headliner. Velasquez, now 6-0 in his young career with four-straight UFC victories, should meet another contender in the 265-pound division in his next bout with fellow wrestling prospect Shane Carwin among his potential opponents. Kongo, meanwhile, must improve his ground game if he’s to climb back up the heavyweight ladder towards a title shot, as Velasquez easily secured mount and rained down ground and pound throughout the bout.

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic successfully made his return to the Octagon at UFC 99, dispatching of Mostapha Al-Turk with punches midway through the opening round of their heavyweight fight. An accidental eye gouge that set up Cro Cop’s finishing flurry was the only blemish on the bout, but appeared to have little affect on the result as Al-Turk had been staggered with punches moments earlier. Unbeaten in his last four fights, Cro Cop improves to 25-6-2, while Al-Turk falls to 6-5, including an 0-2 mark in the UFC, and should soon find himself released by the promotion.

Mike Swick stopped Ben Saunders with punches in the second round of their welterweight contest on Saturday at the Lanxess Arena, lining himself up for a fight against a 170-pound contender, with the loser of July’s matchup between current champion Georges St-Pierre and Thiago Alves, Martin Kampmann, or Carlos Condit among the possibilities. Swick is now 14-2 on his career with wins in 9 of 10 UFC bouts, while Saunders drops to 7-1 with the first loss of his career.

In other main card action, Spencer Fisher spoiled Caol Uno’s UFC return with a unanimous decision victory and Dan Hardy won the biggest fight of his career by outpointing Marcus Davis via unanimous decision in the pay-per-view opener.

The event’s official results were:

• Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva via unanimous decision
• Cain Velasquez def. Cheick Kongo via unanimous decision
• Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Mostapha Al-Turk via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 3:06
• Mike Swick def. Ben Saunders via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:47
• Spencer Fisher def. Caol Uno via unanimous decision
• Dan Hardy def. Marcus Davis via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Terry Etim def. Justin Buchholz via submission (D’Arce choke) — Round 2
• Denis Siver def. Dale Hartt via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1
• Paul Taylor def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision
• Paul Kelly def. Roli Delgado via unanimous decision
• Stefan Struve def. Denis Stojnic via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 2:37
• John Hathaway def. Rick Story via unanimous decision

[Pictured: Rich Franklin]

Surprisingly, the staredown between Marcus Davis and Dan Hardy appeared tame compared to the shoving matches that broke out between preliminary card fighters Roli Delgado and Paul Kelly and Denis Stojnic and Stefan Struve.

MMAFrenzy.com will have live coverage of UFC 99 tomorrow beginning at noon ET.

The official weigh-in results for UFC 99 were:

• 195: Rich Franklin (194) vs. Wanderlei Silva (194)
• 265: Cain Velasquez (239) vs. Cheick Kongo (230)
• 170: Ben Saunders (169) vs. Mike Swick (169)
• 170: Marcus Davis (171) vs. Dan Hardy (170)
• 155: Spencer Fisher (154) vs. Caol Uno (155)
• 265:Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (233) vs. Mostapha Al-Turk (236)
• 155: Justin Buchholz (155) vs. Terry Etim (156)
• 155: Dale Hartt (156) vs. Denis Siver (156)
• 170: Peter Sobotta (169) vs. Paul Taylor (169)
• 155: Roli Delgado (155) vs. Paul Kelly (156)
• 265: Denis Stojnic (241) vs. Stefan Struve (248)
• 170: John Hathaway (170) vs. Rick Story (169)

Mark Coleman

• UFC newcomer Yoshihiro Akiyama is in talks to fight Alan Belcher at UFC 100 on July 11th. The status of a rumored fight between Belcher and Alessio Sakara at UFC 99 is unknown.
• The UFC will re-broadcast UFC 94 on Spike TV on April 11th opposite Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz.
• Lightweights Dale Hartt and Denis Siver will meet at UFC 99 on June 13th in Cologne, Germany.
• Heavyweight Shane Carwin, who defeated Gabriel Gonzaga in the UFC 96 co-main event on Saturday, will soon undergo surgery for a broken nose and will require 6-8 weeks to heal.
• A late addition has been made to the UFC Fight Night 18 lineup as middleweights Tim Credeur and Nick Catone will clash on the April 1st card.
• Eliot Marshall and Mike Ciesnolevicz will square off in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 97 on April 18th in Montreal.
• Light heavyweight Mike Patt has been released by the UFC following his second-round TKO loss to Brandon Vera on Saturday at UFC 96.
• A light heavyweight bout featuring Stephan Bonnar against UFC hall of famer Mark Coleman has been added to UFC 100.
• Welterweight Tom Egan has been cut by the UFC after losing to Jon Hathaway in January at UFC 93.

Welterweights Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki Yoshida headline UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight For The Troops

In the UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight For The Troops main event, welterweight contender Josh Koscheck knocked out Yoshiyuki with a pair of straight rights, capping off the ten-bout card with a highlight reel knockout.

The Spike TV-broadcast event took place on Wednesday, December 10th, at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Mike “Quick” Swick finally earned a decisive victory in the welterweight division, knocking out Jonathan Goulet in just 33-seconds in the evening’s co-main event.

In other main card action, Steve Cantwell submitted Razak Al-Hassan in the opening round with a grusome armbar, Tim Credeur forced Nate Loughran to verbally submit after two rounds, and Jim Miller dominated Matt Wiman en route to a unanimous decision victory.

On the evening’s preliminary card, Luigi Fioravanti topped Brodie Farber via unanimous decision, Steve Bruno submitted Johnny Rees via rear naked choke in the second round, Ben Saunders TKO’d Brandon Wolff in the first round, Dale Hartt defeated Corey Hill after Hill suffered a broken leg early in the second round, and Justin McCully defeated Eddie Sanchez on the judges’ scorecards.

The event served as a fundraiser for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and the crowd was compromised nearly entirely of troops from nearby Fort Bragg, who attended the event free of charge.

Donations can be made to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund at FightForTheTroops.com.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 16 RESULTS

• Josh Koscheck def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida via KO (punch) — Round 1, 2:15
• Mike Swick def. Jonathan Goulet via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:33
• Steve Cantwell def. Razak Al-Hassan via submission (armbar) — Round 1, 4:04
• Tim Credeur def. Nate Loughran via TKO (verbal submission) — Round 2, 5:00
• Jim Miller def. Matt Wiman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
• Luigi Fioravanti def. Brodie Farber via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Steve Bruno def. Johnny Rees via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 3:44
• Ben Saunders def. Brandon Wolff via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 1:49
• Dale Hartt def. Corey Hill via TKO (injury) — Round 2, 0:20
• Justin McCully def. Eddie Sanchez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

BOUT RECAPS

JOSH KOSCHECK DEF. YOSHIYUKI YOSHIDA

Yoshida works leg kicks early then Koscheck fires back with punches that bloodies Yoshida. Koscheck rocks Yoshida with a right then puts him away with another right that drops him to the canvas.

MIKE SWICK DEF. JONATHAN GOULET

Swick drops Goulet in the opening moments with a big right and finishes him off with strikes in just 33-seconds.

STEVE CANTWELL DEF. RAZAK AL-HASSAN

Al-Hassan is agressive early and presses toward Cantwell with strikes but the former WEC champion avoids major damage then counters with striking of his own before taking his opponent to the canvas. Cantwell first moves to side control then to mount before securing a grusome armbar that Al-Hassan refuses to submit to but referee Mario Yamasaki has seen enough and halts the contest in favor of Cantwell.

TIM CREDEUR DEF. NATE LOUGHRAN

Credeur picks Loughran apart with strikes for the entirety of the opening frame then splits the second round beating him up on the feet and on the ground. Credeur closes the second with a barrage of punches and Lougran verbally submits between rounds, giving Credeur the TKO victory.

JIM MILLER DEF. MATT WIMAN

Despite accepting a bout against Matt Wiman on short notice, Jim Miller was able to keep up a frantic pace over three full rounds, wearing Wiman out on the feet and on the ground. Miller nearly submitted Wiman with a deep guillotine in the opening round and blasted Wiman with punches throughout the fight but Wiman survived to the closing bell, losing to Miller on the judges cards with scores of 30-27, 30-26, and 30-27.

LUIGI FIORAVANTI DEF. BRODIE FARBER

Fioravanti controls the fight from start to finish, dominating Farber on the ground while staying out of trouble for three full rounds to earn unanimous scores of 30-27 on the judges’ scorecards.

STEVE BRUNO DEF. JOHNNY REES

After a close opening round, Bruno gets several takedowns in the second then eventually takes Rees’ back in a scramble and locks on a rear naked choke that forces him to tap out at the 3:44 mark of the second round.

BEN SAUNDERS DEF. BRANDON WOLFF

After trading with Wolff to open the fight, Saunders accidentally catches him with a low blow. The action resumes and Saunders takes control, battering Wollf with kicks and knees before a series of strikes forces the referee to intervene at the 1:49 mark of the first.

DALE HARTT DEF. COREY HILL

Hill takes the first round with multiple takedowns and effective use of his reach advantage, but early in the second round a Hartt leg kick breaks Hill’s leg and the fight is immediately halted. Hill has to be taken out of the octagon on a stretcher but Harrt remains at his side ensuring Hill is alright. The injury is said to be the “worst in UFC history”.

JUSTIN MCCULLY DEF. EDDIE SANCHEZ

After a close first round that saw McCully and Sanchez exchange on their feet before Sanchez claimed side control on the ground and worked elbows, McCully took control of the final two rounds with superior standup to earn the unanimous decision win with scores of 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.

Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki Weigh-In For UFC Fight Night 16

UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight for the Troops welterweight headliners Josh Koscheck (171) and Yoshiyuki Yoshida (171) successfully weighed in for their main event bout today at the Sports USA Bar near Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

The remainder of the ten-bout, Spike TV-broadcast card also successfully made weight, including main event participants Jonathan Goulet (171) and Mike Swick (171), Razak Al-Hassan (205) and Steve Cantwell (206), and Matt Wiman (156) and Jim Miller (156).

The event, which will serve as a fundraiser for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, takes place at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

The full UFC Fight Night 16 weigh-in results included:

• 170: Josh Koscheck (171) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (171)
• 170: Jonathan Goulet (171) vs. Mike Swick (171)
• 205: Razak Al-Hassan (205) vs. Steve Cantwell (206)
• 155: Matt Wiman (156) vs. Jim Miller (156)
• 173: Brodie Farber (174) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (173.5)
• 170: Johnny Rees (169) vs. Steve Bruno (171)
• 170: Brandon Wolff (170) vs. Ben Saunders (170)
• 185: Nate Loughran (185) vs. Tim Credeur (186)
• 155: Dale Hartt (156) vs. Corey Hill (155)
• HWT: Justin McCully (228) vs. Eddie Sanchez (246)

Spike TV, which will broadcast the event beginning at 9pm ET, yesterday announced an updated lineup for the event, which will benefit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.

The confirmed lineup includes:

MAIN CARD

• Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
• Mike Swick vs. Jonathan Goulet
• Matt Wiman vs. Frankie Edgar

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Steve Cantwell vs. Razak Al- Hussan
• Luigi Fioravanti vs. Brodie Farber
• Dale Hartt vs. Corey Hill
• Ben Saunders vs. Brandon Wolff
• Tim Credeur vs. Nate Loughran
• Johnny Rees vs. Steve Bruno
• Justin McCully vs. Eddie Sanchez

For the latest UFC rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.

UFC Fights for the Troops, also known as UFC Fight Night 16, will air live on Spike TV and will serve as a special telethon to raise money for the non-profit organization that supports the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families.

Though no bouts have yet been officially announced the card is expected to include Mike Swick vs. Jonathan Goulet, Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Corey Hill vs. Dale Hartt, and Rich Clementi vs. TBD.

For more on UFC Fights for the Troops check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.

The eleven-bout Spike TV event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Main event winner Anderson Silva took home $200,000 for his 61-second knockout of James Irvin in his light heavyweight debut and co-main event winner Brandon Vera also earned $200,000 for his unanimous decision victory over Reese Andy.

The disclosed payroll for the event was $623,000.

The salaries listed below represent the official fighter salaries as reported by the promoter to the NSAC and do not include some bonuses, fees, or sponsorships.

Anderson Silva def. James Irvin
Silva — $200,000 (No win bonus)
Irvin — $20,000

Brandon Vera def. Reese Andy
Vera — $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
Andy — $15,000

Frank Edgar def. Hermes Franca
Edgar — $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
Franca — $17,000

Cain Velasquez def. Jake O’Brien
Velasquez — $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
O’Brien — $11,000

Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson
Burns — $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Johnson — $9,000

CB Dollaway def. Jesse Taylor
Dollaway — $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Taylor — $8,000

Tim Credeur def. Cale Yarbrough
Credeur — $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Yarbrough — $8,000

Rory Markham def. Brodie Farber
Markham — $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
Farber — $3,000

Nate Loughran def. Johnny Rees
Loughran — $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
Rees– $4,000

Brad Blackburn def. James Giboo
Blackburn — $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Giboo — $3,000

Shannon Gugerty def. Dale Hartt
Gugerty — $6,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Hartt — $3,000

For a complete recap of UFC Fight Night 14 click here.

The eleven-bout event took place on Saturday, July 19th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“I’m a Muay Thai fighter. I’ve been doing it since I was a kid,” said Silva after the fight. “I didn’t come up to the 205-pound division to disrespect any fighters, but if you stand up and exchange Muay Thai, this is what happens.”

Silva connected first in the fight with a low kick then dodged a head kick by Irvin. After landing several more punches Silva caught an Irvin leg kick and landed a straight right that sent Irvin to the canvas. Silva followed his opponent to the ground and pounded away, eventually landing a pair of punches flush on Irvin’s chin to finish off the contest.

“This was my first time coming up here and it was a good experience,” added Silva. “But my responsibility is to defend the 185-pound title.”

Though Brandon Vera emerged victorious in the co-main event of the evening, he failed to impress with his unanimous decision victory against outmatched IFL veteran Reese Andy. With both height and reach advantages Vera was able to handle Andy in the clinch and win the majority of the striking. Andy was persistent and peppered Vera with shots and takedown attempts but it wasn’t enough to win the bout.

The cut down from heavyweight to light heavyweight was at least partly to blame for Vera’s performance on Saturday.

“The 205 cut was tougher than I thought,” said Vera. “I didn’t think it affected me until me and Reese walked up and I was like ‘Woo, I’m tired’.”

In the “Fight of the Night”, Frank Edgar rebounded from his first career loss in April to defeat fellow-lightweight contender Hermes Franca via unanimous decision. Though the contest failed to feature much standup Edgar, a collegiate wrestler, and Franca, a submission specialist, tussled for position on the ground. Edgar worked ground and pound from the top while Franca looked for submissions from the bottom. Though Franca nearly ended the fight with a tight armbar in the opening round, Edgar’s ability to take Franca to the ground and keep him there while peppering him with punches and elbows from the top was enough to claim the unanimous decision victory.

Cain Velasquez proved his first win, a first-round TKO of Brad Morris in April, was no fluke with a first-round TKO victory over fellow heavyweight up-and-comer Jake O’Brien. After briefly exchanging on their feet O’Brien looked for the takedown but it was Velasquez who claimed the dominant position, pinning O’Brien to the ground in crucifix control. Despite his best efforts, O’Brien was unable to escape from the bottom and Velasquez threw punch after punch until the referee eventually stepped in to halt the fight at 2:02 of the first.

In the most controversial bout of the evening, Kevin Burns posted his second victory inside the octagon with an accidental eye poke TKO of knockout artist Anthony Johnson. After two close rounds of back-and-forth action both on their feet and on the ground, Burns threw an open jab the deeply poked Johnson in his right eye. Johnson screamed and fell to the mat in pain then covered up as the bout was not immediately halted. With no referee intervention Burns followed up and jumped on Johnson to throw more strikes but the referee stepped in and waived off the bout before any more serious damage was done. Johnson explained to the referee that he was gouged in the eye but the referee had already waived off the contest and the controversial win was awarded to Burns.

Despite an illegal knee in the opening bout of the main card, “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ runner-up CB Dollaway submitted fellow cast member Jesse Taylor via Peruvian necktie at the 3:58 mark of the first round to earn “Submission of the Night” honors.

“Knockout of the Night” went to IFL veteran Rory Markham, who overcame several hard combinations to knock Brodie Farber out cold early in the first round.

In a bout originally scheduled for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, cast members Tim Credeur and Cale Yarbrough went head-to-head at UFN 14 and Credeur emerged victorious with a first-round TKO.

Despite securing an early takedown Johnny Rees was submitted by Nate Loughran via triangle choke late in the opening round.

Brad Blackburn topped James Giboo with a technical knockout midway through the second round of their preliminary bout.

In the event’s opening contest Dale Hartt submitted Shannon Gugerty via rear naked choke midway through the first round.

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