INDIANAPOLIS — The crowd at Conseco Fieldhouse booed for much of the 14 minutes that Frank Mir and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic battled in the main event at UFC 119.
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When Frank Mir entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the wrestling skills that helped him to a Nevada state title in high school were good enough to allow him to win the UFC heavyweight crown.
After Nate Marquardt slipped from his grasp on the ground, Rousimar Palhares tried to alert the referee that his opponent had greased up his leg to make Palhares’ vicious leg locks difficult to secure.
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BOSTON — Defending his Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title against the man he defeated to win it, Frankie Edgar won a five-round unanimous decision over BJ Penn in UFC 118 on Saturday night at TD Garden.
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