| UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 25, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Conseco Fieldhouse | |||
| City | Indianapolis,Indiana | |||
| Attendance | 15,811[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,600,000[2] | |||
| Buyrate | 295,000[3] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on September 25, 2010, atConseco Fieldhouse inIndianapolis,Indiana,United States.[4] The event was the first that the UFC hosted in Indiana.
On August 15, 2010,Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira had to pull out of his bout withFrank 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 atUFC 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 byThiago Tavares.[8][9]
UFC 119 featured preliminary fights live on Spike TV and ESPN UK.
| Main card | |||||||
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| 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 | |
The following fighters received $70,000 bonuses.[10]
