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June 12, 2009 White insists UFC 99 will air on Setanta in U.K.: UFC president Dana White has confirmed that troubled European broadcast partner Setanta Sports is expected to air the UFC 99 event from Germany. Setanta Sport have been struggling with a poor financial situation and is currently working on securing additional funding to prevent the collapse of the company. “Hang tight, we will be on TV,” White stated via his Twitter account. “Either Setanta or Bravo. We are working on it.” [+] June 12, 2009 UFC signs new TUF deal with Spike TV: UFC president Dana White has agreed a new ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ deal with Spike TV, according to reports. White announced the new deal during a Q&A session ahead of the UFC 99 in Germany on Saturday. “We [+] June 12, 2009 Monson wants to fight Fedor: Jeff Monson has admitted that he would like to fight Russian mixed martial arts star Fedor Emelianenko Monson is considered among the 10th and 20th best heavyweights in the world, according to MMA FanHouse. “The only guy [+] June 12, 2009 Torres backs Velasques to become the next Mexican star: World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Miguel Torres believes UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez will become the next Mexican MMA star. MMA are working hard to change their image from being a niche sport to becoming a mainstream sport. [+] June 12, 2009 Hardy reveals his “secret weapon”: British fighter Dan Hardy has revealed his ‘secret weapon’ ahead of his fight against Marcus Davis at UFC 99 in Germany on Saturday. “I’ll stop him late second. He’ll get back to his corner at the end [+] June 12, 2009 UFC 99 weigh-in results: Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic was given the loudest cheers during the UFC weigh-in in Cologne, Germany, on Friday. Wanderlei Silva was one pound under the limit, ahead of his catchweight fight against Rich Franklin. UFC president Dana [+] June 11, 2009 White admits Cro Cop is hungry: UFC President Dana White has admitted that he can tell that Mirko ‘Crop Cop’ Filipovic is hungry for action. Cro Cop will make a return to the UFC when he fight Mostapha Al Turk at UFC 99 [+] June 11, 2009 Crop Cop “owes a lot to the UFC”: Former Pride superstar Mirko ‘Crop Cop’ Filipovic believes he ‘owes a lot to the UFC and to UFC fans’. Cro Cop will return to the Octagon on Saturday at UFC 99 after disappointing in his last spell [+] June 11, 2009 Hardy reckons he has won the war of words: British fighter Dan Hardy reckons he has already won the war of words ahead of his fight with Marcus Davis at UFC 99 in Germany. The two fighters have been involved in a war of words after [+] June 10, 2009 The Ultimate Fighter: USA vs. UK Episode 11 Recap: Last week’s episode saw Damarques Johnson advancing to the final, and this week we’ll have Cameron Dollar facing Andre Winner, while Jason Dent takes on Ross Pearson.  What will happen this week?  Read on to find out. [+]