UFC 119 - Mir vs. Cro Cop Preview and Predictions

September 25, 2010

Conseco Fieldhouse,
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Frank Mir  vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic  *
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader  *
Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle  *
Evan Dunham  vs. Sean Sherk  *
Jeremy Stephens vs. Melvin Guillard  *
C.B. Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen
Matt Mitrione vs. Joey Beltran
Waylon Lowe vs. Steve Lopez
T.J. Grant vs. Julio Paulino
Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle
Thiago Tavares vs. Pat Audinwood

 *Main card*

Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard

Record: 25 - 8 - 2

Details: A heavy handed puncher, coming off 2 wins in a row, Guillard loves power shots, and will attempt to land them all fight long. Guillard has great take down defense, and this fight should be a stand up war.

VS

Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens

Record: 17  -  5  -  0

Details: Stephens, like Guillard has immense power in his hands and is coming off a 2 fight win streak. He's never been KOd or TKOd in his career, and is always looking to finish the fight.

Prediction: Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens

Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk

Record: 32  -  4  -  1

Details: While Sean Sherk is coming off a loss to Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar, he has not fought for ever a year, but hopes to get back to business this Saturday. His skill set supports good wrestling ability and inside striking and a good top game, and good take downs.

 VS

 Evan Dunham

Record: 11  -  0  -  0

Details: Undefeated Dunham is looking to be the one of most promising young fighters of the UFC. 6 of his 11 victories come by the way of submission, 3 ending in the first round. Dunham has great grappling skills and top control and good reach.

Prediction:  Evan Dunham

Matt "The Terror" Serra

 

Record: 11  -  6  -  0

Details: Former UFC Welterweight titlle holder Serra, is coming off a win against Frank Trigg. He has devastating power if he connects properly, and is also a BJJ black belt.

VS

Chris "Lights Out" Lytle

Record: 29 - 17 - 5

Details: Lytle is coming off a 3 fight win streak, and 20 of his 29 victories come by some way of submission. Lytle, a veteran fighter, fights to please the fans, and usually goes all out just to put on a show.

Prediction: Matt "The Terror" Serra

Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira

Record: 19 - 3 - 0

Details: Nogueira is coming off a 7 fight win streak going into his fight with Bader. Nogueira is a tough, durable fighter with the heart for a come from behind win. He can employ opportunistic submissions and brutal knees.

VS

 Ryan "Darth" Bader

Record: 11 - 0 - 0

Details: Undefeated Bader is likely contending with a shot at the light heavyweight title with a win in this fight. He can use his size as an advantage and utilize good power, ability to control his opponent, and top game.

Prediction:  Ryan "Darth" Bader

Frank Mir

Record: 13 - 5 - 0

Details: Mir is coming off a disappointing loss to Shane Carwin. 8 of Mir's career wins have come by some form of submission, and he is very dangerous on the mat.

VS

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic  

 

Record: 27  -  7  -  2

Details: Cro Crop is coming off a 2 fight win steak in the UFC. Filipovic is widely known as one of the most devastating strikers in MMA history, but he has slowed down a lot since his PRIDE days. He still has good striking ability, though he needs to maintain his take down defense to be effective.

Prediction: Frank Mir

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