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Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC 119

Filed under: UFCSometimes I feel like MMA fans, much like MMA judges, are afflicted with a disease that makes us place undue importance on whatever we saw last.

That would explain why a takedown in the final minute of the round is somehow enough to n…

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Sometimes I feel like MMA fans, much like MMA judges, are afflicted with a disease that makes us place undue importance on whatever we saw last.

That would explain why a takedown in the final minute of the round is somehow enough to negate all the punches a fighter took in the first minute, and also why many fans are talking about UFC 119 this morning as if it was the biggest waste of their money since “Waterworld.”

What we saw on Saturday night was an exciting undercard eclipsed by an anti-climactic main event. Whatever highs we may have been riding after watching guys like Sean Sherk and Evan Dunham go at it were obliterated by the time we got to round two of Frank Mir vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic. And since that was the last thing we saw before turning off the TV and trudging angrily off to the bed or the bar, it understandably left some people feeling cheated.

Exclusive UFC 119 Photo Gallery: Part One

  (If only…) Our talented UFC 119 photographer and comment section regular Jason "J-Dog" Wright was back at the Conseco Field House in Indianapolis Saturday night to snap some exclusive photos for us.
Except for one scary incident pr…

 
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Our talented UFC 119 photographer and comment section regular Jason "J-Dog" Wright was back at the Conseco Field House in Indianapolis Saturday night to snap some exclusive photos for us.

Except for one scary incident prior to the Mitrione-Beltran fight (which Ariel Helwani touched on in this interview with Meathead) that nearly cost us some danger pay, J-Dog made it home in one piece with some wicked shots and some great stories to tell the grandkids some day.

Jason was situated by one of the Octagon doors and as such was able to get some candid shots before, during and after each of the fights.

Check out part one of our exclusive UFC 119 photo gallery after the jump.

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UFC 119 Live Blog: Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham Updates

Filed under: UFCINDIANAPOLIS — This is the UFC 119 live blog for Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham , a lightweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the Conseco Field House.

Former UFC lightweight champ Sherk returns after 15 months away due to injuri…

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INDIANAPOLIS — This is the UFC 119 live blog for Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham , a lightweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the Conseco Field House.

Former UFC lightweight champ Sherk returns after 15 months away due to injuries — pulling out of fights on three separate occasions — to face one of the UFC’s brightest stars in Dunham.

The live blog is below.

UFC 119: Sean Sherk Beats Evan Dunham

Filed under: UFC, NewsIn a battle of a 37-year-old former UFC lightweight champion and a 28-year-old who may be a future champion, it was the veteran Sean Sherk who walked away with a split decision win over Evan Dunham Saturday at UFC 119.

The fans i…

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In a battle of a 37-year-old former UFC lightweight champion and a 28-year-old who may be a future champion, it was the veteran Sean Sherk who walked away with a split decision win over Evan Dunham Saturday at UFC 119.

The fans in Indianapolis booed the decision in a very close fight that could have gone either way, leading Sherk to complain in the Octagon afterward.

“The crowd wants to boo? We just came out here and put on a great performance for you guys,” Sherk said. “You guys should be happy.”

Sean Sherk Makes the Case for Win at UFC 119

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MMA Fighting spoke to Sean Sherk after his controversial UFC 119 decision on Saturday night against Evan Dunham about why he thinks he won the fight, how he survived some sticky situations…

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MMA Fighting spoke to Sean Sherk after his controversial UFC 119 decision on Saturday night against Evan Dunham about why he thinks he won the fight, how he survived some sticky situations and how good it felt to be back in the UFC after 16 months away.

UFC 119 Aftermath: We’re Only Still Talking About It Because It’s Our Job

(Seriously Mirko, you didn’t miss much. We’ll tell you about it later. PicProps: Vancouver Sun)
There were times during UFC 119 when it felt like everyone involved spent Saturday afternoon chugging tons of codeine cough syrup. Everybody loo…


(Seriously Mirko, you didn’t miss much. We’ll tell you about it later. PicProps: Vancouver Sun)

There were times during UFC 119 when it felt like everyone involved spent Saturday afternoon chugging tons of codeine cough syrup. Everybody looked just a little slow, a little out of it. It sure didn’t help that the two main eventers were totally sleepwalking during the first 14 minutes of their fight before Mirko CroCop ended things with his vicious head butt to Frank Mir’s knee. The “co-main event” was also entirely forgettable, as Ryan Bader outpointed Roger Nog to reportedly win the Jon Jones Sweepstakes. Guess we’ll have to check in with him in six months, find out how that worked out for him …

This was not, by any stretch of the imagination, a great effort from the world’s largest MMA promotion. It also wasn’t quite as bad as a lot of people are saying. We’re not talking “worst show of all time” territory here. Credit local boys Matt Mitrione, Sean McCorkle and Chris Lytle for salvaging what they could of the day. Also, Evan Dunham and Sean Sherk’s back-and-forth battle was by turns exciting and totally bizarre. Too bad it was marred by a shaky judges’ decision. And hey, the good news is, if you liked UFC 119 you’re gonna love Oct. 16’s UFC 120, which looks just as terrible on paper but at least airs for free on SpikeTV.

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