↵To say the fight was a disappointment would be an understatement, as the crowd of 15,881 fans at the Conseco Fieldhouse booed it much of the way, leaving a damper on what had been a strong live show up to that point.
↵Without saying a word, UFC president Dana White made a statement about his feelings on the fight. Mir had the only knockout of the 11-fight card, and White gave two fight of the night bonuses and a submission of the night bonus but skipped the usual knockout of the night award.
Dana White Refuses To Award UFC 119 Knockout Bonus To Frank Mir
↵↵- Via Yahoo! Sports’ Dave Meltzer
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That is quite the loud statement by White. Mir has always been a guy the UFC has seemed to have a lot of affection for given his ability to sell a fight. But to go out at the end of a bad card and put on a performance like Frank Mir and Mirko Filipovic gave was inexcusable. At one point during the main event the two fighters seemed to be joking around and laughing while pressed against the cage while the crowd booed.
↵Dana White, for all his faults, does have a very strong ability to capture the feelings of the fans in situations like this.
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