UFC 119 Results

I’m sorry to say that with just one exception, it was a pretty lackluster night of fights.  Let’s cut right to my predictions and the results:

• C.B. Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen
  • Prediction: Dollaway winning by decision.
    Result: Dollaway won by 1st round submission making me 1-0

• Joey Beltran vs. Matt Mitrione
  • Prediction: Mitrione winning via TKO.
    Result: Mitrione won by decision making me 2-0

• Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens
  
  • Prediction: Stephens for a 3rd round stoppage or submission win.
    Result: Guillard by decision making me 2-1

• Chris Lytle vs. Matt Serra
  • Prediction: Serra for the win.
    Result: Lytle won by decision making me 2-2

• Evan Dunham vs. Sean Sherk
  • Prediction: Dunham for the win in a tough battle.
    Result: In a tough battle, Sherk won a split decision making me 2-3

• Ryan Bader vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira:
  
  • Prediction: Bader via a decision.
    Result: Bader won via a decision making me 3-3

• Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Frank Mir
  
  • Prediction: Mir for the win.
    Result: Mir won by 3rd round KO making me 4-3

CB Dollaway earned the “Submission of the Night” bonus of $70,000.  Two bonuses for “Fight of the Night” were awarded.  The Sherk vs Dunham and Mitrione vs Beltran fights both brought each of the fighters another $70 grand.  No “KO of the Night” award was given despite the fact that Mir knocked out Cro Cop.  Sure, it was a boring fight right up until the KO, but shouldn’t Mir still get the bonus?  I believe he should since he did score the lone knockout of the evening.