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UFC 119: Live Results and Commentary

(Well, now I’m going to have nightmares. That’s great. Thanks for nothing, Joe Rogan. PicProps: UFC.com)Look, we’ve been trying to think of a good way to tell you this. In the end, maybe it’s best if we just come right out and s…


(Well, now I’m going to have nightmares. That’s great. Thanks for nothing, Joe Rogan. PicProps: UFC.com)

Look, we’ve been trying to think of a good way to tell you this. In the end, maybe it’s best if we just come right out and say it: UFC 119 isn’t a great PPV card. Your main event features two guys just trying to cling to life in the heavyweight division, while the rest of the card is kind of … meh. Not saying it’s terrible, but if you wanted to save your money for, say, UFC 121 and just follow the live blog for this baby, we’d understand. We got you, player. That’s what we’re here for. And if you’re some big swinging dick who has money out the yaz (even in these tough economic times) and you’re ordering the thing, but for some reason still feel compelled to follow along online – maybe as a respite from how empty and shallow your life really is, maybe just to toss out sweet zingers in the comments section — that’s fine too. We don’t discriminate. Except against fat people. And the old.

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UFC 119 Undercard Live Blog: Hunt vs. McCorkle, Grant vs. Paulino, More

Filed under: UFCINDIANAPOLIS — This is the UFC 119 live blog for the four preliminary bouts from the Conseco Field House.

Matches on the undercard are Thiago Tavares vs. Pat Audinwood, TJ Grant vs. Julio Paulino, Steve Lopez vs. Waylon Lowe and
Mark …

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Grant vs. Paulino is one of the UFC 119 undercard fights.INDIANAPOLIS — This is the UFC 119 live blog for the four preliminary bouts from the Conseco Field House.

Matches on the undercard are Thiago Tavares vs. Pat Audinwood, TJ Grant vs. Julio Paulino, Steve Lopez vs. Waylon Lowe and
Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle.

The live blog is below.

Ryan Bader: Once Big Nog’s ‘Golden Boy,’ Now Little Nog’s Enemy

Filed under: UFCINDIANAPOLIS — Just over two years ago, Ryan Bader walked into a Las Vegas gym with a dream to fight in the UFC. He was a blue-chip prospect, a two-time collegiate All-American wrestler who’d steamrolled his way to an unbeaten 7-0 reco…

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INDIANAPOLIS — Just over two years ago, Ryan Bader walked into a Las Vegas gym with a dream to fight in the UFC. He was a blue-chip prospect, a two-time collegiate All-American wrestler who’d steamrolled his way to an unbeaten 7-0 record.

Bader made the cut for The Ultimate Fighter, where he quickly impressed everyone, but perhaps none more than season eight coach Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. In fact, Nogueira thought so highly of Bader that he immediately earmarked him for his first pick in the draft.

“I remember we were in the octagon, me, Frank Mir and Dana White, the first day we pick the guys,” Nogueira recalled. “They were training, light sparring and we were watching before we picked them. I saw him shoot the double leg, it was so good. And he had fast hands. He was my first pick. I said, ‘That’s my golden boy.'”

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.

Exclusive UFC 119 Weigh-in Photos

Our man Jason "J-Dog" Wright was hard at it again tonight getting us some great shots of today’s UFC 119 weigh-ins. If his photos so far are any indication we can expect some incredible stuff from tonight’s show.
Check out the rest of the ph…

Our man Jason "J-Dog" Wright was hard at it again tonight getting us some great shots of today’s UFC 119 weigh-ins. If his photos so far are any indication we can expect some incredible stuff from tonight’s show.

Check out the rest of the photos after the jump. 

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