UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
The poster for UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 25, 2010
VenueConseco Fieldhouse
CityIndianapolis, Indiana
Attendance15,811[1]
Total gate$1,600,000[2]
Buyrate295,000[3]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama

UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 25, 2010, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[4] The event was the first that the UFC hosted in Indiana.

Background

On August 15, 2010, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira had to pull out of his bout with Frank Mir due to an injury that would require surgery. It later was reported to be a recurring hip injury.[5] Mirko Cro Cop replaced Nogueira in the main event.[6][7] The Mir/Nogueira bout was rescheduled and took place at UFC 140 in December 2011.

Aaron Riley was expected to face UFC newcomer Pat Audinwood at this event, but Riley was forced from the card with an injury and was replaced by Thiago Tavares.[8][9]

UFC 119 featured preliminary fights live on Spike TV and ESPN UK.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Frank Mir def. Mirko Cro Cop KO (knee) 3 4:02
Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def. Antônio Rogério Nogueira Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Chris Lytle def. Matt Serra Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Sean Sherk def. Evan Dunham Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Melvin Guillard def. Jeremy Stephens Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Middleweight C.B. Dollaway def. Joe Doerksen Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:13
Heavyweight Matt Mitrione def. Joey Beltran Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight Thiago Tavares def. Pat Audinwood Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:47
Lightweight Waylon Lowe def. Steve Lopez Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight T. J. Grant def. Julio Paulino Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Sean McCorkle def. Mark Hunt Submission (straight armbar) 1 1:03

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "UFC 119 officially draws 15,811 attendance for 1.6 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. September 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "UFC 119 numbers". mmajunkie.com. September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online -- WWE, TNA, UFC and International Wrestling and MMA Headlines". Archived from the original on 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  4. ^ "UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop". ufc.com. 2010-07-19.
  5. ^ Report: Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic replaces "Big Nog" in UFC 119 headliner MMAjunkie.com 2010-08-15
  6. ^ Cro Cop to Face Mir in UFC 119 Main Event UFC 2010-08-16
  7. ^ CroCop steps in for injured Nog against Mir, UFC 119 Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine Fighters Only Magazine 2010-08-15
  8. ^ Aaron Riley out, Thiago Tavares in against Pat Audinwood at UFC 119 Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today MMAjunkie.com 2010-08-17
  9. ^ Thiago Tavares pega estreante no UFC 119 Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine TATAME 2010-08-17

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