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UFC 119 Main Event Breakdown: Frank Mir vs. Mirko Cro Cop

Filed under: UFCINDIANAPOLIS — Just two weeks past his 36th birthday, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic is steaming towards a career crossroads. At one time probably the most devastating striker among the MMA world’s heavyweights, Cro Cop no longer engenders …

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INDIANAPOLIS — Just two weeks past his 36th birthday, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic is steaming towards a career crossroads. At one time probably the most devastating striker among the MMA world’s heavyweights, Cro Cop no longer engenders fear from those who face him. He stalled out in his first UFC run in 2007, and the current one has had its ups and downs.

His UFC 119 main event matchup with Frank Mir could prove his last chance for a last run as an elite world heavyweight. While the Croatian is still dangerous and worthy of respect for his storied history, it must also be noted that he has not defeated a world-ranked heavyweight since the night that was the defining moment of his career. Just over four years ago, Cro Cop knocked out Wanderlei Silva and battered Josh Barnett into submission on the same night to become the PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix champion.

UFC 119 Weigh-In Results

Filed under: UFC, NewsINDIANAPOLIS — Frank Mir will hold a 25-pound weight advantage over UFC 119 opponent Mirko Cro Cop when the two square off in the heavyweight main event Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Mir, a former UFC heavyweight champio…

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INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Mir will hold a 25-pound weight advantage over UFC 119 opponent Mirko Cro Cop when the two square off in the heavyweight main event Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Mir, a former UFC heavyweight champion looking to rebound from his UFC 111 loss to Shane Carwin, checked in at 252 pounds for the bout, while Cro Cop — a winner of two straight — tipped the scales at 227.

UFC 119 Video: Mirko Cro Cop Comments on Eye Injury, Reasons for Fighting

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, VideosWatch above as Mirko Cro Cop discusses at Thursday’s UFC 119 press conference how he injured his eye in training, how he is feeling and why he decided to take this fight against Frank Mir on short notice.

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Watch above as Mirko Cro Cop discusses at Thursday’s UFC 119 press conference how he injured his eye in training, how he is feeling and why he decided to take this fight against Frank Mir on short notice.

Despite Eye Injury, Frank Mir Anticipating ‘Very Dangerous’ Mirko Cro Cop

Filed under: FanHouse ExclusiveMMA Fighting talked to Frank Mir prior to his UFC 119 fight against Mirko Cro Cop about the Croatian’s recent injury, what kind of Cro Cop he expects to see out there and his game plan going into the fight.

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MMA Fighting talked to Frank Mir prior to his UFC 119 fight against Mirko Cro Cop about the Croatian’s recent injury, what kind of Cro Cop he expects to see out there and his game plan going into the fight.

Gambling Addiction Enabler: UFC 119 Edition

After an unsuccessful stint in rehab, the Gambling Addiction Enabler has returned to do what it does best — make large, ill-advised wagers simply for the thrill of gambling. We’re not saying you should follow our betting advice, necessarily, bu…

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After an unsuccessful stint in rehab, the Gambling Addiction Enabler has returned to do what it does best — make large, ill-advised wagers simply for the thrill of gambling. We’re not saying you should follow our betting advice, necessarily, but there are plenty of opportunities to beat the bookies at UFC 119, which goes down this Satuday in Indianapolis. The betting lines are below, courtesy of bestfightodds.com. If you can’t afford to waste real money, please hit up MMA FightPicker and throw down some virtual PotatoChips on the fights. And if you don’t know what these numbers mean, please read this first.

MAIN CARD
Frank Mir (-220) vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (+215)
Ryan Bader (-165) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (+155)
Chris Lytle (-125) vs. Matt Serra (+120)
Evan Dunham (-204) vs. Sean Sherk (+190)
Melvin Guillard (-150) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+140)

SPIKE TV PRELIMS
CB Dollaway (-295) vs. Joe Doerksen (+270)
Matt Mitrione (-140) vs. Joey Beltran (+136)

UNAIRED PRELIMS
Thiago Tavares (-290) vs. Pat Audinwood (+240)
Steve Lopez (-115) vs. Waylon Lowe (-115)
T.J. Grant (-150) vs. Julio Paulino (+145)
Mark Hunt (-215) vs. Sean McCorkle (+200)

And away we go…

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Video: Countdown to UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop

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With Sonnengate taking the piss out of the fact that there’s a UFC event this weekend, a lot of us (myself included) forgot that he UFC 119 countdown show was on last night.
If you happened to miss it and you were looking…

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With Sonnengate taking the piss out of the fact that there’s a UFC event this weekend, a lot of us (myself included) forgot that he UFC 119 countdown show was on last night.

If you happened to miss it and you were looking for something to do at work today instead of finishing up putting the new cover sheets on your TPS reports, we got you covered. 

We won’t spoil it for you, but the first thing that becomes clear in the latest episode is that they have switched up the format which gives the show a David Fincher movie feel to it.

I’m a fan of the new style, but then again the frenetic pace and non-stop jittery transitions seem to mimic my ADHD-controlled thought pattens, so it could just be me.

A few notes on the show after the jump:

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