Review by Adam Stephen Kelly
UK Certification E | UK RRP £17.99 | DVD Region 2 | Runtime 332 minutes
The Ultimate Fighting Championship covered new ground once again on the evening of September 25, 2010 when it made its blood-soaked debut in Indiana at the jam-packed Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis with a live audience of close to 16,000. But sadly the organisation couldn't pick itself up after the similarly underwhelming event that was UFC 118, and provided fans with a mostly forgettable night of action in the world's most famous proving ground for fighters that only really gave us one memorable bout to talk about. 
The opening fight of the main card went in favour of Melvin “The Little Assassin” Guillard via split decision after three rounds of primarily tentative action. Both men were on their feet for the entire clash, not going down to the ground even once, instead choosing to stand-off with their arsenal of fists and kicks. It wasn't the most exciting of fights and did the crowd ever let them know about it by jeering throughout much of the latter half of round two and the final five minutes of the dance. Stephens was irate at the decision of the judges, but he only lost out to the quick-stepping Guillard by the skin of his teeth.
Lightweight Bout: Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham
Fight of the night? Most definitely. After nagging injuries forced him away from the Octagon for 16 months, the veteran Sean Sherk returned to the sport fighting fit and with a controversial victory over Evan Dunham, a then undefeated fighter who's nearly a decade his junior. Unlike the opening bout, this fight went straight to the ground and looked like it was going to be over within a short minute, as Sherk left his neck exposed and was locked in the tightest of Guillotine chokes, yet he managed to escape. Sherk left himself open on numerous occasions throughout this one and paid the price with his opponent pressing the advantage, but his submission defence is just so incredibly good, that he was somehow able to writhe out of each and every hold, just when it appeared as though he was about to give it up or pass out from the pressure. This was a tense, gruelling battle, the kind that has you chomping at the bit for a decisive victory by knockout or submission, but sadly the battered and bloodied (Dunham especially) warriors went the distance, and even in defeat, Dunham's respect for Sherk just oozed out of him. This is a prime example of what MMA is all about.
Welterweight Bout: Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle
“Lights Out” Lytle, looking a lot like Chuck Liddell on this occasion, oddly enough, scored his third straight victory at UFC 119 with a win over his friend Matt Serra in a predominantly one-sided fight that saw him avenge his loss in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter's fourth season. The decisive victory came at the discretion of the judges after the three rounds expired and the two fighters exchanged pleasantries in the centre of the Octagon, celebrating their hard fought performance. It's always nice to see classy displays of respect after two men have just beaten the holy hell out of each other, and even more so when one of them has a face that looks like it was just rubbed against a cheese grater. In what was essentially a boxing match as evident by Lytle's superb right-handed blows, there was no ill will, just pure sportsmanship.
Light Heavyweight Bout: Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader
This wasn't the most exciting co-main event by a long way, but no doubt as Ryan “Darth” Bader could see, a victory is a victory, and he took it to Nogueira on the night. Both men worked a defensive strategy, especially Nogueira, who barely attempted any offense, in a slow-paced, chess-like fight. Bader stuck to his guns and managed to use his invaluable wrestling experience to take advantage of the holes in Little Nog's defence and grapple him down to the mat on multiple occasions, but the fighters quickly returned to a vertical base soon after, maintaining the standing theme of the contest. The fourth fight in a row to go the full three rounds, Bader's split decision victory wasn't in the least bit a shocking conclusion to their relatively placid 15 minutes in the cage.
Heavyweight Bout: Frank Mir vs. Mirko Cro Cop
One of the most disappointing main events in recent memory, the living legend Cro Cop and a future icon of the sport in Frank Mir fought a near three-round bout that produced the only knockout of the night. You'd naturally expect big things from a clash between these two gladiators, but both of their heads just didn't seem into it. This uneventful bout, which drew plenty of unrest from the fans in attendance and no doubt those watching around the world on television as well, largely consisted of stalling against the cage walls as Mir tried to break out offense against Cro Cop's underhooks. It was almost like a sparring match, with the pair frequently communicating with each other and even looking like they were just having too much fun. The only noteworthy part of the entire fight was the finish, which saw Mir deliver a pretty devastating knee to follow-up a fist that went awry, knocking the MMA legend out cold.
EXTRAS ???? Fighter interviews; the countdown show; weigh-ins; and a behind the scenes feature, as usual, make up the second disc of this double-DVD set. Also included is the complete six-fight preliminary card:
Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle
Welterweight Bout: TJ Grant vs. Julio Paulino
Lightweight Bout: Steve Lopez vs. Waylon Lowe
Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Pat Audinwood
Heavyweight Bout: Matt Mitrione vs. Joey Beltran
Middleweight Bout: C.B. Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen