Paul Taylor set to battle Peter Sobotta at UFC 99 on June 13

by Jesse Holland on Mar 4, 2009 11:30 AM EST

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has confirmed that welterweight Paul Taylor is set to face UFC newcomer Peter Sobotta in a 170-pound scrap at UFC 99 from the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on June 13.

Taylor (9-4-1) hasn't competed since a close unanimous decision loss to Chris Lytle at UFC 89: "Leben vs. Bisping" last October due to injuries. Prior to that he squeezed out a split-decision win against Jess Liaudin at UFC 85: "Bedlam" after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in his career.

"Relentless" is a regular on the UFC European circuit, having been involved in the last five shows (this will be his sixth) overseas.

He'll be trying to right the ship against Germany's own Peter Sobotta in his UFC debut. The grappling standout is 8-1 and riding a four-fight winning streak after blasting Kerim Abzailow at a KSW event last September.

UFC 99 is expected to be headlined by former middleweight champion Rich "Ace" Franklin taking on ex-PRIDE smashing machine Wanderlei Silva in his middleweight debut. Heath Herring and Cain Velasquez as well as Mike Swick and Ben Saunders are also expected to hook ‘em up.

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Paul Taylor is a beast! I hope He wins! even if He doesn’t,it’s gonna be a fight of the night for sure!!!!!!!!!

by pamirec on Mar 4, 2009 11:34 AM EST reply actions

Paul Taylor is one of my favorites to watch….hopefully his wrestling opponent wont turn this into a boring fight.

Its no secret that Taylor is not a contender at welterweight…with that being said, I wish that Joe Silva would match him, up against strikers like he has been doing. You put Paul Taylor up against another striker and you get a KO of the night, or fight of the night!

I would love to see Taylor face other british heavy hitters like Hardy or Semtex.

Can any british fans tell me if: semtex, Taylor, Paul Kelly, or Hardy have ever faced each other?

by john on Mar 4, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions

taylor is doing at 155 now john… dont see those match ups happening

by brendan on Mar 4, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions

brendan: u keep telling me that, but why is he matched up against a welterweight?

by john on Mar 4, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions

Sobotta is no mug and is not a boring fighter. I was with him at UFC 95 and he is a really nice guy too and speaks English.

And as for Semtex, Hardy, Kelly, Taylor

Only Kelly and Taylor have fought each other. Hardy and Daley are team mates. And the 4 guys were all on different paths to the UFC

by Ian Dean on Mar 4, 2009 11:48 AM EST reply actions

thats the 2nd time the owner of cage worriors has commented on his boy hardy. Who you got winning this fight?

by Nokia on Mar 4, 2009 2:55 PM EST up reply actions

thanks for the intel Ian

by john on Mar 4, 2009 6:28 PM EST up reply actions

Kelly beat Taylor at UFC 80. Was a great fight and Kelly controlled the fight on the ground

no other match ups between the guys you mentioned

by Chip Dizzle on Mar 4, 2009 11:48 AM EST reply actions

Im also a fan of Taylor, he is very entertaining and i hope he wins.

by Lester the Pimp on Mar 4, 2009 1:19 PM EST reply actions

just a small detail: peter sobotta isn’t a wrestling standout, he’s a grappling standout. i like taylor, he’s very tough and an exciting fighter, but this time he’s going to get submitted.

by jan on Mar 4, 2009 2:26 PM EST reply actions