UFC Fight Night 99 is here, and it goes down tomorrow (November 19th) from The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The entire event airs on UFC Fight Pass. The prelims start at 12:30 p.m. ET while the main card kicks off at 4 p.m. ET. Gegard Mousasi vs. Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout
UFC Fight Night 99 is here, and it goes down tomorrow (November 19th) from The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The entire event airs on UFC Fight Pass. The prelims start at 12:30 p.m. ET while the main card kicks off at 4 p.m. ET.
Gegard Mousasi vs. Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout is the main event while Ross Pearson vs. Stevie Ray in a lightweight bout is the co-main event. Rounding out the main card is Timothy Johnson vs. Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight bout and Artem Lobov vs. Teruto Ishihara in a featherweight bout. There is a total of 13 bouts featured on this card.
Here are the full UFC Fight Night 99 betting odds courtesy of BigOnSports:
The UFC will look to continue the momentum of last week’s blockbuster UFC 205 with a doubleheader of events on foreign soil this weekend, with the first event, UFC Fight Night 99, going down in Belfast. Veteran middleweights Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall will face off in a main event rematch of their shocking first
The UFC will look to continue the momentum of last week’s blockbuster UFC 205 with a doubleheader of events on foreign soil this weekend, with the first event, UFC Fight Night 99, going down in Belfast.
Veteran middleweights Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall will face off in a main event rematch of their shocking first bout at UFC Japan last year, where Hall knocked out the stalwart former Strikeforce champ with a monstrous spinning heel kick followed by a flying knee. “The Dreamcatcher” has been fighting like a man possessed ever since, however, while Hall has dropped two straight to surging competitors Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson.
In the co-main, longtime UFC mainstay Ross Pearson will fight Scotland’s Stevie Ray. Find out who we picked to win the main events of UFC Fight Night 99:
Gegard Mousasi vs. Uriah Hall:
Mike Drahota:
The first fight between these two drastically different fighters left me with my jaw agape just like everyone who watched it, and Hall flashed one of those elusive moments of just how dangerous his unique striking skill can be. Aside from his flashy arsenal of tools, Mousasi brings a more reserved boxing attack and a wholly dangerous ground game as well, making him the far more well rounded fighter.
‘The Dreamcatcher’ comes in a huge -525 favorite according to BigOnSports.com, a surprising line considering how Hall brutally beat him in their first meeting. Yet Mousasi has been on fire as of late, defeating three straight strong contenders. I think he uses his jab to work his way inside of Hall’ kicks, taking the fight to the ground for the win. Mousasi by first round submission (rear-naked choke).
Rory Kernaghan:
This is a tough one to call, with both men experiencing highs and lows inn their respective careers. Uriah Hall smashed Gegard Mousasi last time out, but ‘The Dreamcatcher’ has been rampant since then. My gut tells me experience will win the day in this fight, Mousasi by submission.
Mike Henken:
Hall is obviously an explosive striker with legitimate finishing ability, and he may have a slight mental advantage here given the fact that brutally knocked out Mousasi back in September 2015. With that being said, however, I feel as if Mousasi is the far superior fighter. The Dutchman possesses a high-level kickboxing background and a strong submission game that is, at times, over looked. I expect him to be more cautious on the feet this time around before taking the fight to the canvas and finishing Hall off there. Mousasi by second-round submission.
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Ross Pearson vs. Stevie Ray:
Mike Drahota:
This fight is a close match-up in my opinion, as Ray will certainly be motivated by the hometown crowd while Pearson is a tough out regardless if he’s largely alternated wins and losses in the last several years. ‘The Real Deal’ has his back up against the wall after two losses, and Ray is hungry to bounce back from his first UFC loss in four fights. The odds are matched evenly at -110 for each fighter according to BIgOnSports.com, and I expect the Scottish fighter to edge out a slight upset in Belfast. Ray by split decision.
Rory Kernaghan:
Ross Pearson has proved to be a tough nut to crack in the past, but Stevie Ray has looked promising in his young UFC career. Keeping in line with the main event, I feel Ross Pearson has the edge in experience, and I like his boxing in this pairing. Look for nice footwork and big body shots en route to a decision win for Pearson.
Mike Henken:
Pearson is a battle-tested, durable veteran with well-rounded skills, but he’s hit some rough times as of late, losing three of his last four bouts. Ray is also coming off of a loss, but prior to that he had won an impressive five straight. This is a pick ‘em fight for me, but I feel as if the younger “Braveheart” will outlast his veteran foe in this bout. Ray by unanimous decision.
Gegard Mousasi respects Uriah Hall and what he has done inside the Octagon and cage.
In fact, Mousasi even likes his fellow middleweight.
Nevertheless, the former Strikeforce champion wants redemption for a 2015 loss to Hall when they collide Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 99.
“I’ve trained for him before so this time I just made some little adjustments,” he said. “I have a slightly different game plan and I’m ready to fight. This is nothing personal.
“He is a nice guy; I have nothing against him. I respect him for giving me the rematch. He won the first fight fair and square but now I can settle the score.”
Since the loss to Hall, Mousasi (40-6-2) has won three consecutive fights, including back-to-back finishes of Vitor Belfort and Thiago Santos. He also downed Thales Leites this year via decision and is 5-1 over his last six.
UFC Fight Night 99 airs entirely on UFC Fight Pass from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Gegard Mousasi respects Uriah Hall and what he has done inside the Octagon and cage.
In fact, Mousasi even likes his fellow middleweight.
Nevertheless, the former Strikeforce champion wants redemption for a 2015 loss to Hall when they collide Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 99.
“I’ve trained for him before so this time I just made some little adjustments,” he said. “I have a slightly different game plan and I’m ready to fight. This is nothing personal.
“He is a nice guy; I have nothing against him. I respect him for giving me the rematch. He won the first fight fair and square but now I can settle the score.”
Since the loss to Hall, Mousasi (40-6-2) has won three consecutive fights, including back-to-back finishes of Vitor Belfort and Thiago Santos. He also downed Thales Leites this year via decision and is 5-1 over his last six.
UFC Fight Night 99 airs entirely on UFC Fight Pass from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Ross Pearson has been around the sport of MMA for several years now, including the last seven with the UFC.
Since turning 30 years old two years ago, though, Pearson (19-12) has changed several things up. Most notably, how he trains ahead of fights, including his Saturday bout with Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night 99.
“I like being active, I like competing,” he said. “It’s not the fighting that hurts so much; it’s the training camps. Once I turned 30, I started to realize that I couldn’t train like I was when I was 21 so my training camp has been a lot smarter, a lot more broken down; there’s a lot less sparring. There’s a lot more correct training and there is also a lot more thought behind the process of getting ready.”
Pearson is coming off back-to-back decision losses – both of which took place in July and just 22 days apart – to Jorge Masvidal and former Bellator champion Will Brooks. Overall, the Brit and former Ultimate Fighter winner is 3-4 over his last seven, with all seven fights going to the scorecards.
UFC Fight Night 99 airs Saturday on UFC Fight Pass from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Ross Pearson has been around the sport of MMA for several years now, including the last seven with the UFC.
Since turning 30 years old two years ago, though, Pearson (19-12) has changed several things up. Most notably, how he trains ahead of fights, including his Saturday bout with Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night 99.
“I like being active, I like competing,” he said. “It’s not the fighting that hurts so much; it’s the training camps. Once I turned 30, I started to realize that I couldn’t train like I was when I was 21 so my training camp has been a lot smarter, a lot more broken down; there’s a lot less sparring. There’s a lot more correct training and there is also a lot more thought behind the process of getting ready.”
Pearson is coming off back-to-back decision losses – both of which took place in July and just 22 days apart – to Jorge Masvidal and former Bellator champion Will Brooks. Overall, the Brit and former Ultimate Fighter winner is 3-4 over his last seven, with all seven fights going to the scorecards.
UFC Fight Night 99 airs Saturday on UFC Fight Pass from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
For the fourth time in the last four months, Ian McCall was left without a fight.
This time, though, it was McCall’s fault, as “Uncle Creepy” was deemed unfit to compete and did not weigh-in for his flyweight fight with Neil Seery Saturday at UFC Fight Night 99.
Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall each successfully weighed in, making their main event on UFC Fight Pass official.
The ceremonial face-off weigh-ins will stream live at 1 p.m. ET.
Complete weigh-in results can be found below:
MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass/4 p.m. ET)
Uriah Hall (185) vs. Gegard Mousasi (184)
Ross Pearson (156) vs. Steven Ray (155)
Timothy Johnson (264) vs. Alexander Volkov (249)
Teruto Ishihara (146) vs. Artem Lobov (144)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/12:15 p.m. ET)
Ian McCall (n/a) vs. Neil Seery (126)
Magnus Cedenblad (185) vs. Jack Marshman (184)
Ali Bagautinov (126) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (125)
Kevin Lee (155) vs. Magomed Mustafaev (156)
Amanda Cooper (116) vs. Anna Elmose (116)
Mark Godbeer (238) vs. Justin Ledet (240)
Zak Cummings (172.8) vs. Alexander Yakovlev (171)
Milana Dudieva (135) vs. Marion Reneau (135)
Brett Johns (136) vs. Kwan Ho Kwak (136)
Abdul Razak Alhassan (170) vs. Charlie Ward (169)
– McCall did not weigh in; fight with Seery scrapped due to illness
– Cummings missed weight by 1.8 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse, which goes to Yakovlev
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For the fourth time in the last four months, Ian McCall was left without a fight.
This time, though, it was McCall’s fault, as “Uncle Creepy” was deemed unfit to compete and did not weigh-in for his flyweight fight with Neil Seery Saturday at UFC Fight Night 99.
Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall each successfully weighed in, making their main event on UFC Fight Pass official.
The ceremonial face-off weigh-ins will stream live at 1 p.m. ET.
Complete weigh-in results can be found below:
MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass/4 p.m. ET)
Uriah Hall (185) vs. Gegard Mousasi (184)
Ross Pearson (156) vs. Steven Ray (155)
Timothy Johnson (264) vs. Alexander Volkov (249)
Teruto Ishihara (146) vs. Artem Lobov (144)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/12:15 p.m. ET)
Ian McCall (n/a) vs. Neil Seery (126)
Magnus Cedenblad (185) vs. Jack Marshman (184)
Ali Bagautinov (126) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (125)
Kevin Lee (155) vs. Magomed Mustafaev (156)
Amanda Cooper (116) vs. Anna Elmose (116)
Mark Godbeer (238) vs. Justin Ledet (240)
Zak Cummings (172.8) vs. Alexander Yakovlev (171)
Milana Dudieva (135) vs. Marion Reneau (135)
Brett Johns (136) vs. Kwan Ho Kwak (136)
Abdul Razak Alhassan (170) vs. Charlie Ward (169)
– McCall did not weigh in; fight with Seery scrapped due to illness
– Cummings missed weight by 1.8 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse, which goes to Yakovlev
Uriah Hall was hoping his win over Gegard Mousasi last year would jump-start him to a future UFC middleweight title shot.
Instead, the former Ultimate Fighter runner-up has dropped two straight ahead of his rematch Saturday with Mousasi at UFC Fight Night 99.
Following the win over Mousasi via knockout, Hall (12-7) dropped a decision to Robert Whittaker and was finished by Derek Brunson this past September.
And while many question if Hall just got “lucky” when he landed his KO-shot on Mousasi, the 32-year-old isn’t letting that bother him.
“There are two reasons why Gegard picked me; one, he think it’s an easy fight, which he thought the first time, and two, he wants revenge,” Hall said. “I’m a different breed. I’m dynamic, I’m patient and I’m articulate. I pick my shots. He’s trying to come in here and prove a point, and I’m saying no, that kick was real.”
UFC Fight Night 99 airs live on UFC Fight Pass from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Mousasi vs. Hall is the main event.
Uriah Hall was hoping his win over Gegard Mousasi last year would jump-start him to a future UFC middleweight title shot.
Instead, the former Ultimate Fighter runner-up has dropped two straight ahead of his rematch Saturday with Mousasi at UFC Fight Night 99.
Following the win over Mousasi via knockout, Hall (12-7) dropped a decision to Robert Whittaker and was finished by Derek Brunson this past September.
And while many question if Hall just got “lucky” when he landed his KO-shot on Mousasi, the 32-year-old isn’t letting that bother him.
“There are two reasons why Gegard picked me; one, he think it’s an easy fight, which he thought the first time, and two, he wants revenge,” Hall said. “I’m a different breed. I’m dynamic, I’m patient and I’m articulate. I pick my shots. He’s trying to come in here and prove a point, and I’m saying no, that kick was real.”
UFC Fight Night 99 airs live on UFC Fight Pass from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Mousasi vs. Hall is the main event.
