This is the UFC 99 live blog for the undercard fight between Ben Saunders and Mike Swick.
Ben Saunders first came on to the national MMA scene when he appeared on the sixth season of The Ultimate Fighter. Though he lost in the quarterfinals on in the show, he has gone on to become the most successful member of the season. Each time out in the octagon, he appears to get more comfortable, and in his last time out, he roughed up Brandon Wolff in a devastating first-round TKO win.
On June 13, Saunders takes a step up in competition level when he takes on welterweight contender Mike Swick at UFC 99.
Saunders recently took a few minutes to speak to FanHouse about the biggest fight in his career, whether he considers Swick a top 10 caliber fighter, and where he hopes to go from here.
A welterweight fight between Mike Swick and Ben Saunders has been added to the undercard of UFC 99, the June 13 show in Germany that will be headlined by Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva.
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