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Silva put up a solid fight but again fell short in the UFC. (MMAWeekly.com)

Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, eluding his opponent's power for the most part, won a unanimous decision over former Pride title-holder Wanderlei Silva at UFC 99 on Saturday as the UFC added Germany to its collection of host countries.

Franklin won as a -145 favorite, while Silva took the loss as a +115 underdog.

For Silva, it was his third loss in four UFC fights and his fifth in his last six overall. Franklin bounced back after a loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 93 in January.

In the co-main event, unbeaten heavyweight Cain Velasquez showed himself to be a force of nature as he won a unanimous decision over Cheick Kongo.

Croatian heavyweight Mirko Filipovic celebrated his return to the UFC by knocking out England's Mostapha Al-Turk.

In a welterweight match that dripped bad blood in the leadup and real blood at the end, English welterweight Dan Hardy won a split decision over Marcus Davis.