Comments on: Evans and Mir crowned new champions at “UFC 92: Ultimate 2008″

By: BigDave

BigDave — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:01:35 +0000

Ok now everyone is on the Mir bandwagon, as if I didnt see that happening if he pulled of a mirecle win. But that being said he looked better then i have ever seen him, his standup was on point, and Nog just looked old in there now whether it was Mir’s style or just bad training i dont know. There is one thing that im as sure of as i am that the sun will rise in the morning and that is that Mir is going to get absolutely destroyed in the rematch against Brock. Brock was clearly on his way to a vicious ko of Mir in the 1st fight until the fluke leg lock. That is not going to happen the next time they squareoff. Brock has more experience and is now growing in leaps and bounds with his bjj and that my friends is the scaryest thing in mma. A 265 pounder that moves like a 170lbs with brute strength and a jiu jitsu game? Glad ill be on the outside of the octogon.

By: eazye

eazye — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:33:04 +0000

Its Anderson Silva on the main page pic. Pretty clear

By: JJ Docker

JJ Docker — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:29:47 +0000

I’m sorry, and not that it matters, but there is no way that is “Evans from a weird angle”.

By: Dr.Stoppage

Dr.Stoppage — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:56:10 +0000

And by the way,
Happy New Year 5 OOP!
Thanks for proving me wrong time and time again.
Looking forward to 2009.
Luke

By: Dr.Stoppage

Dr.Stoppage — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:53:08 +0000

That’s Evans from a weird angle.
Man I thought I knew everything about MMA.
I knew Wandy would kill Rampage.
I knew Big Nog would kill Mir.
I knew Forrest would kill Rashad.
I got schooooled last night.
And I loved every minute of it.
Back to the effing drawing board.

By: JJ Docker

JJ Docker — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:33:45 +0000

On the homepage image linking to this article (“New Champions Crowned”) is it supposed to be a picture of Frank Mir and Anderson Silva? Or is it actually meant to be Frank Mir and Rashad Evans as this would make slightly more sense?

By: screwface

screwface — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:43:44 +0000

im not a mir hater, but i admit i called this fight wrong and my only bad pick of the night. so ill gladly say congrats mir, i didnt think u could do it, u had an excellent gameplan and did the unthinkable, knocking out a seemingly invincible chin in nog. your speech at the end of the fight was wonderful, and i hope u put it on lesnar in your rematch for unified title.

By: Cathedron

Cathedron — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:38:04 +0000

Mir vs Lesnar 2 is going to be a completely different fight from last time. Mir has become a much more complete fighter and Lesnar is obviously comfortable in the Octagon. Very interesting.

And maybe now we’ll get to see Randy vs Nog.

By: Mike Elson

Mike Elson — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:37:14 +0000

How about Dana allows Tito to fight Rashad for the title. This would be a great rematch and create huge numbers. If you remember Tito should have won the last fight if he did not grab the fence. If Dana and Tito could kiss and make up this would be an amazing fight.

By: Grappo

Grappo — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:07:18 +0000

“All the Mir haters need to fess up and retract their foolish, doubting remarks. I told everyone if not for Mirs accident years back, he’d be considered in the same breath as Fedor. Maybe now you guys will wake up and see the talent that is Frank Mir!”

@kentuckyfightfan

Wow, you told everyone that if not for something that happened, something else would have happened! Such insight is remarkable. I told people that if I hadn’t broken my leg playing college football, I’d be an NFL superstar right now, but no one took me seriously. Caplan you should really consider putting this fella on staff.

I didn’t see many (or any, actually) people denying that Mir has talent. I’ve ragged on the attitude he displayed on TUF, and I hoped Nog would KHTFO, but Mir’s performance was really impressive, as were his comments in the post-fight interview. He showed the thoughtful, humble demeanor that I’d always attributed to him before I saw the cocky, trash-talking side on TUF. I’m really looking forward to seeing if he stays focused and keeps improving… and to seeing Lesnar crush him in the rematch.

By: ctownhood

ctownhood — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:57:59 +0000

Mir looked great last night..his stand up was light years ahead of where it was. But, if you think he’ll be able to sub Lesnar, after an additional 1 year+ of training and experience, you’re going to be disappointed. Lesnar will pose different threats than Big Nog. His speed, athleticism, and brute strength are too much for Mir. Lesnar showed that ion the first matchup. I doubt Mir will be able to floor Brock like he did Nog. He’ll need another Hail Mary leglock to win again.

By: nichole

nichole — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:12:01 +0000

I never came off the Mir bandwagon, even when he was on the injured shelf. He came back too early, and he’s admitted as much. He gave up on himself and his conditioning, he’s admitted that as well.

That clearly has past now. As he mentioned post-fight w/ Hardonk, now you’ll see Frank Mir.

If this dismantling of Nog isn’t enough to sway your opinion of Mir, then I guess him pulling off one of Lesnar’s limbs and taking it home with him will have to. And I’d say that is what’s coming– a severe submission a la Sylvia.

Provided he doesn’t get overconfident in the prior victory over Brock, and this one over Nog. But I don’t think he will. We’ll see.

By: tylerdante69

tylerdante69 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:21:43 +0000

Brock is still a differnt fighter from Nog.

Mir will have to face a very powerful offense compared to what he faced last night.

I still think Brock could take him but I do want Mir to win.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:02:55 +0000

Rashad Evans is invincible…

the only person on this earth that i can see beating Rashad now… is Machida.. simply because i think he’s invincible too..

I guess i’m never going to pick against Rashad again..

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:23:00 +0000

Mike Goldberg said in the broadcast that people close to Mir told UFC insiders that Mir was in great shape. Your sources said he didnt have a good training camp. What is up with your reporting, Sam? You are really losing a lot of credibility.

Editor’s Note: Normally I try to ignore this kind of nonsense, but you’re completely off base. First, Mir hardly looked like he was in peak physical condition last night. Second, he didn’t win that fight because of stamina, he won it as the result of skill. Because of when the fight ended, no one is in a position to try and validate Mir’s conditioning because we didn’t see it put to the test. Three, FiveOuncesOfPain.com was not the only site to report that people within Mir’s camp were claiming he didn’t have a great training camp. Four, Mir’s past history of having conditioning issues is well-chronicled and he himself has acknowledged his shortcomings in that regard in the past. Five, Mike Goldberg is an employee of the UFC. What do you expect him to say?

By: kentuckyfightfan

kentuckyfightfan — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:18:54 +0000

I did not say Mir is in same breath as Fedor at the present. I said if not for his accident, he’d be considered in the same breath…considered…if he had stayed at his rate of developement, at that time…we may never know now because of the set back as a result of Mir’s wreck.

By: KTru

KTru — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:07:29 +0000

Stop the Mir and Fedor same sentence garbage., Mir won and let him enjoy it

By: kentuckyfightfan

kentuckyfightfan — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:20:37 +0000

All the Mir haters need to fess up and retract their foolish, doubting remarks. I told everyone if not for Mirs accident years back, he’d be considered in the same breath as Fedor. Maybe now you guys will wake up and see the talent that is Frank Mir!