UFC 119 weigh-in photos: An MMAjunkie.com image gallery

INDIANAPOLIS – MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene for today's official "UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop" fighter weigh-ins and captured images of all 22 competitors.

Today's ceremony was held at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The same venue hosts Saturday's pay-per-view event.

All fighters, including headliners Frank Mir and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, successfully made weight for the show. But UFC fan favorite and Indianapolis firefighter Chris Lytle stole the show.

Lyle earned a huge ovation as he was announced to the crowd of approximately 2,000. And even when opponent Matt Serra was showered with boos, Lytle quickly appealed to the fans and encouraged them to give the former champ a round of applause.

For a complete list of the results, check out the UFC 119 weigh-ins post.

The weigh-ins largely went off without a hitch. Aside from an intense staredown between main-card fighters Melvin Guillard and Jeremy Stephens, which prompted UFC president Dana White's quick intervention, the festivities provided few surprises.

For more on UFC 119, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

(Pictured: Melvin Guillard and Jeremy Stephens)

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Frank Mir and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ryan Bader
Melvin Guillard and Jeremy Stephens
C.B. Dollaway and Joe Doerksen
Matt Mitrione and Joey Beltran
Thiago Tavares and Pat Audinwood

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INDIANAPOLIS – MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene and reporting live from today's official UFC 119 fighter weigh-ins, where all 22 event competitors made weight without issue for their respective contests.

Today's festivities took place at Indianapolis' Conseco Fieldhouse, the same venue that hosts Saturday's pay-per-view event.

Heavyweight contenders Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (227 pounds) and Frank Mir (252 pounds) led the cast of 22 UFC fighters to the scale.

Both main-event fighters looked in peak form as they hit the scale, though neither was willing to engage in much pre-fight banter after making the contest official.

"I feel good," Filipovic told event emcee Joe Rogan. "I'm very excited to be here."

Mir was also respectful in his brief comments to Rogan.

"I still think Mirko is a very dangerous opponent," Mir said. "I'm not taking him lightly by any means."

Hometown fighter and fan favorite Chris Lytle received one of the most vocal receptions of the afternoon, while lightweight sluggers Melvin Guillard and Jeremy Stephens engages in the the most tense staredown of the day. Guillard stormed off the scale and into Stephens' face for a nose-to-nose staredown, though "Li'l Heathen" hardly batted an eye in a brief preview of what many believe may prove to be UFC 119's "Fight of the Night."

The full weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (227) vs. Frank Mir (252)Ryan Bader (205) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205)Chris Lytle (171) vs. Matt Serra (170)Evan Dunham (156) vs. Sean Sherk (155)Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (155)PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
C.B. Dollaway (186) vs. Joe Doerksen (186)Joey Beltran (239) vs. Matt Mitrione (253)PRELIMINARY CARD
Pat Audinwood (156) vs. Thiago Tavares (155)Steve Lopez (156) vs. Waylon Lowe (154)T.J. Grant (170) vs. Julio Paulino (170)Mark Hunt (265) vs. Sean McCorkle (263)Stay tuned to MMAjunkie.com for a full photo gallery of all the event's competitors.

For more on UFC 119, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

(Pictured: Frank Mir)

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