Cain Velasquez-Frank Mir match-up on the horizon
The UFC has tipped their hand in regards to determining the next contender in the heavyweight division when CEO Lorenzo Fertitta announced the organization was looking at putting a fight together in the coming months between former champions Cain Velasquez and Frank Mir. While Fertitta did not specifically say the winner would be considered the #1 challenger for the heavyweight crown the label is logical... [Read More...]
Fabricio Werdum targeting Brazil for possible fight with Frank Mir
Fresh off a convincing victory over Roy Nelson, Fabricio Werdum is looking to have his next fight to place back in his native country of Brazil. Werdum earned a decision on all three judges’ scorecards Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit, ending a short one-fight losing skid suffered at the hands of Alistair Overeem in Strikeforce. For Werdum, the bout marked the beginning... [Read More...]
Frank Mir excited about the possibility of Strikeforce’s heavyweights coming to UFC
Former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir has heard about all the great heavyweights outside of the UFC for years now. Thanks to the addition of Strikeforce under the Zuffa banner, and the decision to include Strikeforce’s heavyweight division in the UFC in 2012, Mir will no longer have to dream about becoming the best in the world. Mir, who recently defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the second... [Read More...]
Frank Mir feels Brock Lesnar should beat Alistair Overeem easily
Though once heated rivals, the feud between Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar has tapered off over the last few years due to new professional challenges for both, Lesnar’s health-related inactivity, and, as it turns out, the feelings never being all that hard to begin with. Mir recently spoke about Lesnar where he revealed his harsh words for the former UFC heavyweight champ, including his desire to break... [Read More...]
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir rematch at UFC 140
It’s been a week full of heavyweight fight announcements and UFC continues that trend today, announcing that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir will meet for a second time at UFC 140 in December. The two first met at UFC 92 in 2008. In that bout, Mir became the first fighter ever to finish Nogueira, although “Big Nog” entered the octagon with a severe staph infection that night.... [Read More...]
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira wants rematch with Frank Mir
After his surprising success against Brendan Schaub at UFC 134, a performance perhaps even more eye-opening based on the way he won, it seems the UFC should be able to come up with a number of options for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s next bout. Then again, if it were up to Nogueira, there’d apparently only be one – Frank Mir. Mir and Nogueira originally met in December 2008 where the outspoken... [Read More...]
Roy Nelson vs. Frank Mir likely on tap for UFC 130
Two of the UFC‘s top heavyweights appear set for action on May 28 in Las Vegas, as Frank Mir and Roy Nelson have reportedly agreed to settle a score in the Octagon at UFC 130 dating back seven years. Nelson infamously beat Mir at a grappling tournament in 2003 and has been rumored for an in-ring date with Mir ever since, even occasionally drawing verbal jabs from the former UFC champion based... [Read More...]
Brendan Schaub vs. Frank Mir possible for March event
Shortly after beating Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 121 in October, TUF 10 finalist Brendan Schaub mentioned his desire to face former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir at an upcoming event as a means of not only hopefully getting a step closer to a title-shot but also as a proverbial measuring stick. Though Mir had been linked to a potential rubber-match against Brock Lesnar, it now appears UFC match-maker... [Read More...]
5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of work from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… Rashad Evans Responds to Claims He’s Unhappy in the UFC (WatchKalibRun.com) Fedor Emelianenko Trains with “Jacare” and Mousasi (MMAScraps.com) Former Strikeforce Fighter May Be Headed to Ultimate Fighter (CagePotato.com) WEC... [Read More...]
Grappling with Issues – 10/29/10
Does Jake Shields‘ performance against Martin Kampmann have you spooked about him having earned a title-shot with the win? Should Diego Sanchez indulge on sweets this weekend or consider avoiding candy in hopes of returning to the lightweight division? Would Brendan Schaub vs. Frank Mir be a “trick” or “treat” for fans? Who in the UFC would you consider selling your sell... [Read More...]
Collision Course: Brock Lesnar not satisfied with previous beating dished out to Frank Mir
Finally it’s official, UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be back in Octagon. Following months of inconclusive diagnosis and ailment speculation, Lesnar has experienced a miracle of a recovery. In what once was being labeled as a career ending injury, has now become a brief layoff with immediate intentions of getting back to business. With an expected return by summertime, there is only... [Read More...]
Frank Mir chokes out Cheick Kongo at UFC 107
In one of the most impressive performances of his decorated career, former UFC champion Frank Mir displayed to the world exactly how serious he truly is about regaining the title he once held not that long ago, as he absolutely dismantled Cheick Kongo in every area when it was all said and done during their meeting at UFC 107. The two heavyweights began sizing one another up before Kongo began to attempt... [Read More...]
Frank Mir ‘went into depression’ and ‘got sick’ over Brock Lesnar obsession
In what could now officially qualify as a somewhat unhealthy fanaticism in regards to avenging a previous, and utterly embarrassing defeat at the hands of current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir recently went on record with the Las Vegas Sun stating that the news of Lesnar’s recent health problems made him ill…. literally. “When he got sick it screwed up my training because... [Read More...]
Is Frank Mir’s obsession with Brock Lesnar causing him to look past Cheick Kongo?
Just a few days shy of his UFC 107 showdown with heavyweight knockout artist Cheick Kongo, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir could be breaking one of the essential rules of combat: Never look past your opponent. It seems as if Mir has tunnel vision, and instead of his focus being centered around the 6’4″, 230+ pound task in front of him, the Las Vegas based submission artist can’t... [Read More...]
Frank Mir looking to ‘end Brock Lesnar’s career’
Frank Mir has one thing left on his UFC bucket list before he rides off into the Las Vegas sunset, and surprisingly it’s not to become the UFC champion once again. In a recent conversation with Fighters Only Magazine, Mir stated that he had one goal he would like to achieve before it’s all said and done, and that is, “To end Brock Lesnar’s career. Really, it’s what I think about all... [Read More...]
Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo expected for UFC 107
It appears as though an expected match-up between former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo will be taking place at UFC 107. The anticipated bout has been agreed to but nothing has been signed as of right now according to a recent report on MMAWeekly.com. UFC 107 will take place on December 12 from Memphis, Tennessee. Previously rumored for UFC 105 in Manchester, England, it’s... [Read More...]
Frank Mir: ‘[Joe] Rogan’s making excuses for certain fighters’
At a Maxim UFC 102 after-party, former heavyweight champion Frank Mir had some choice words on quite a few current event topics. In an interview with Raw Vegas TV, he ranted on everything from Fedor Emelianenko’s decision not to accept the UFC’s contract offer, to play by play analyst, Joe Rogan. He stated he was angered by Joe Rogans comments during and after the Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo... [Read More...]
Shane Carwin picks Lesnar to defeat Mir at UFC 100
There will be few men watching the heavyweight championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir at UFC 100 tomorrow evening as the undefeated smashing machine that goes by the name of Shane Carwin. When it was recently announced that Carwin would be facing off with fellow undefeated heavyweight Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 it left little doubt; the winner of this fight will be getting the next crack... [Read More...]
Frank Mir on Lesnar: ‘I don’t think he’s physically capable of going 5 rounds’
Frank Mir is a man who has had his past life taken from him by tragedy. He had to give up his belt and was faced with a long road back to his title. From encountering everything from doctors who said he would never fight again, the tremendous amount of rehab he had to face and overcome, clawing his way back to the top of the UFC’s heavyweight division, to now facing a genetic freak who is at... [Read More...]
Frank Mir confirms rematch with Brock Lesnar postponed
Several reports have been published recently attributing quotes to UFC President Dana White claiming that a planned UFC 98 main event on May 23 between UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and interim UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir was “still on.” In a report by Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, a quote is attributed to White in which the UFC President denied any knowledge of a Mir... [Read More...]
