UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop

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Saturday Sept. 25th Indianapolis Baby! OOH RAH

Main card:
Heavyweight bout:  Frank Mir vs.  Mirko Cro Cop
Light Heavyweight bout:  Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs.  Ryan Bader
Welterweight bout:  Matt Serra vs.  Chris Lytle
Lightweight bout:  Sean Sherk vs.  Evan Dunham
Lightweight bout:  Melvin Guillard vs.  Jeremy Stephens

Preliminary card (Spike TV):
Middleweight bout:  C.B. Dollaway vs.  Joe Doerksen
Heavyweight bout:  Matt Mitrione vs.  Joey Beltran

 Preliminary card:
Lightweight bout:  Thiago Tavares vs.  Pat Audinwood
Lightweight bout:  Steve Lopez vs.  Waylon Lowe
Welterweight bout:  TJ Grant vs.  Julio Paulino
Heavyweight bout:  Mark Hunt vs.  Sean McCorkle

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UFC ready to invade Indy for first time

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_9494f241-91bf-5601-b5b7-5825ad335fb4.html

On Sept. 25, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world's largest MMA promotion, will set up shop in the Hoosier State for the first time in its history. UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop will take place at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis that day.

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Countdown to UFC 119: T.J. Grant vs. Julio Paulino

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_d804000c-8fc3-5a35-8e53-4b36873e49d8.html

It would be hard to blame T.J. Grant and Julio Paulino if they feel a little out of sorts come Sept. 25.

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Countdown to UFC 119: C.B. Dolloway vs. Joe Doerksen

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_c404faff-769e-5a8a-af7f-4080eccdf477.html

There's a saying that permeates throughout the sport of mixed martial arts: Styles make fights.

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Countdown to UFC 119: Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_47a11b19-0a04-5ced-aba0-d8695e2a2d07.html

For UFC 119, the fight between Melvin Guillard and Jeremy Stephens currently scheduled to start the main card is there for a reason -- because it has Fight of the Night potential.

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Countdown to UFC 119: Waylon Lowe vs. Steve Lopez

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_85109a4c-e35b-578f-8b50-dfab1e6f801e.html

Steve Lopez will have redemption on his mind when he gets into the Octagon in Indianapolis on Sept. 25

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McCorkle's shot at big time quicker than he thought

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_14e4cfc1-409b-506e-8981-e816d8d81371.html

For Sean McCorkle, of Indianapolis, it's no different. But when the longtime MMA fan-turned-fighter got the call that he had been plucked out of the vast array of regional promotions for a shot at the big time in his home city at UFC 119, no less, he wasn't doing cartwheels.

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Improved Mitrione looking for another knockout at UFC 119

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_be8577cf-47df-565f-917a-2208433e1052.html

Still a relative novice in mixed martial arts, Mitrione, who made his name in the sport as the self-professed villain of Season 10 of "The Ultimate Fighter," said despite knockout wins in his first two fights, he hasn't shown his real fighting self.

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Hometown MMA hero Lytle gets shot at redemption

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_cac1c7a3-bece-5697-a8a6-a7fc9f48d7be.html

Four years ago, Matt Serra helped Chris Lytle completely revamp the way he fights. Now he'll get a chance to show him first-hand the results.

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Countdown to UFC 119:  Matt Serra

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_24479cae-31e1-5f0b-a4d5-37d8d13becc4.html

Much like his opponent, Matt Serra found it slightly surprising when the UFC called and asked him to rematch Chris Lytle.

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UFC lightweight past meets future in Indy

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_c38a79ca-4d73-5e83-a952-ae320c3d5519.html

When Sean Sherk and Evan Dunham get into the Octagon at UFC 119 in Indianapolis in a week, it will be hard to ignore the past vs. future nature of the fight.

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Countdown to UFC 119:Ryan Bader vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_a3665c54-99f8-58c6-a5dd-2e0a411dbcf7.html

The co-main event at UFC 119 on Saturday in Indianapolis features a classic mixed martial arts style matchup: wrestling vs. jiu-jitsu.

Ryan Bader, the Season 8 light heavyweight winner of "The Ultimate Fighter," gets his toughest test to date against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

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Countdown to UFC 119: Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/article_7f969485-30ff-5d71-aa93-4708cd5d9fa5.html

Filipovic, more widely known as merely "Cro Cop" from his days as a member of Croatia's anti-terrorism special forces unit, has arguably the most legendary kicks in mixed martial arts history.

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The board's are a buzzing that Cro-Cop is out.

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The board's are a buzzing that Cro-Cop is out.

Already a weak card as far has big names go (not talent).  If true this surely isn't going to help sell the PPVs.  Way to short of notice to find a legit fight ready replacement.