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Family Matters: Frank Mir on Road to UFC 81 fight with Brock Lesnar III (Video)

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GO MIR!

by grembone on Jan 30, 2008 10:59 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

My personal feeling on this fight…it is going to be a good fight and isn’t going the distance. Routing for Mir, but you know what they say about a puncher’s chance. All it takes is one.

by TBlades07 on Jan 30, 2008 11:02 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Mania, y r u shoving this fight down our throats? Is Dana paying u or something? I hate that this fight is getting so much publicity…..Brock better power Bomb Mir, or Mir needs to snap his arm… Something exciting has to happen in this fight, because if it is a major bust, I will be so pissed at the UFC for selling it to me as a co main event. Low blow right back at you Mania!

The UFC needs at least 1 of these guys to look good in their fight. 1 of these guys has to emerge as a potential star. I would love to see Mir return to his old form, but I dont think it will happen. With that said, I hope Brock is the real deal. The UFC needs one of these guys to be able to contend… Will it happen? I dont know. But I am no hater, and I hope that they both look great. however please Excuse me for being skeptical!

At the very least, hopefully these 2 come into this fight with good cardio, because if the gas…it will get sloppy and boring real fast.

by john on Jan 30, 2008 11:13 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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by john on Jan 30, 2008 11:15 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

funny video.
I have been a long time fan of Frank Mir.

 I think it was a VERY bad idea for the UFC to set Lesnar against Mir. Unless the UFC is just trying to make an example of WWF stars crossing over to MMa..
And I am fully aware of Lesnar’s wrestleing background, and I am also fully aware that Lesnar is a big strong man and that this sport is unpredictable with no one to ever be “counted out” completely…

My guess is that Lesnar will go full force and try to take Mir down and “ground and pound” until the ref stops it.

and (imo) Lesnar will get the take down(at will),, Mir will have to eat some shot and hang in there, and I think Frank will.(remember Mir’s a big HW too).
Frank will be on his back and Brock’s going crazy, thats when Mir wins, one carless mistake by Lesnar and he gets submitted..If Lesnar does win it will be ’cause Mir cant take the punishment Lesnar delivers…

nonetheless" I got Frank Mir winning via submission late 1st/early 2nd…this fight wont see the 3rd round(imo)

by Stagger-Lee on Jan 30, 2008 11:18 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Wow man, you were spot on!!

by joe on Sep 13, 2008 3:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am getting real restless in waiting to see who all the big dogs at 205 lb get matched up against. Top 205lb fighters that still need to be matched up:
Wanderlei Silva
Chuck Liddell
Shogun
Keith Jardine
Soukoudjou
is Vitor back?

I cant wait to find out who is fighting who, and when… I hope some news about these guys gets released soon. Cant wait to see wanderlei, shogun and soukoudjou fight again. I think that they will all have better performances their next time out!

by john on Jan 30, 2008 11:27 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I am getting real restless in waiting to see who all the big dogs at 205 lb get matched up against. Top 205lb fighters that still need to be matched up:
Wanderlei Silva
Chuck Liddell
Shogun
Keith Jardine
Soukoudjou
is Vitor back?

I cant wait to find out who is fighting who, and when… I hope some news about these guys gets released soon. Cant wait to see wanderlei, shogun and soukoudjou fight again. I think that they will all have better performances their next time out!

Joe Silva could put these 6 up against eachother in a couple different ways…

by Stagger-Lee on Jan 30, 2008 11:32 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

speaking about 205er’s. Does anyone know when Ricardo Arona will be fighting.
I herd M-1 poicked him up about 3 months ago, but no fight announcement yet??
……..if anyone knows, I would appreciate an update.

by Stagger-Lee on Jan 30, 2008 11:35 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

How old is Mir’s wife? I guess that explains how he has a son who looks too old to actually be his biological son. Mir plucked a little low-hanging fruit.

by PW on Jan 30, 2008 12:32 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

What did that video have to do with “The road to UFC 81”? BORING! By the way…that was Mir’s last meal.

by pete on Jan 30, 2008 12:55 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Mania, y r u shoving this fight down our throats? Is Dana paying u or something? I hate that this fight is getting so much publicity…..Brock better power Bomb Mir, or Mir needs to snap his arm… Something exciting has to happen in this fight, because if it is a major bust, I will be so pissed at the UFC for selling it to me as a co main event. Low blow right back at you Mania!

The UFC needs at least 1 of these guys to look good in their fight. 1 of these guys has to emerge as a potential star. I would love to see Mir return to his old form, but I dont think it will happen. With that said, I hope Brock is the real deal. The UFC needs one of these guys to be able to contend… Will it happen? I dont know. But I am no hater, and I hope that they both look great. however please Excuse me for being skeptical!

At the very least, hopefully these 2 come into this fight with good cardio, because if the gas…it will get sloppy and boring real fast.

I think the last thing this fight is going to be is boring. Believe me, it will be very exciting watching Mir being carried out on a stretcher!

by pete on Jan 30, 2008 12:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

WHY U PUTTING OVER-RATED CHUCK IN THAt GROUP FACE IT CHUCK LOVERS HE IS OVER-RATED HE DOESNT DESERVE TO FACE ANY OF THEM PUT HIM IN AGAINST ELVIS SINOSIC SOMEBODY LIKE THAT…HE IS A CHUMP PEOPLE FACE IT


I agree…Chuck is as over-rated as Wilson Gouveia’s lucky punch…I would say that if Chuck was a real man, he would fight The Punisher…but Chuck knows Lambert would beat him into retirement where he belongs! WOOOOH

by LambertIzDaRealChamp on Jan 30, 2008 12:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

WHY U PUTTING OVER-RATED CHUCK IN THAt GROUP FACE IT CHUCK LOVERS HE IS OVER-RATED HE DOESNT DESERVE TO FACE ANY OF THEM PUT HIM IN AGAINST ELVIS SINOSIC SOMEBODY LIKE THAT…HE IS A CHUMP PEOPLE FACE IT


What does that make Wanderlei Silva then?

by c-war on Jan 30, 2008 1:12 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

WHY U PUTTING OVER-RATED CHUCK IN THAt GROUP FACE IT CHUCK LOVERS HE IS OVER-RATED HE DOESNT DESERVE TO FACE ANY OF THEM PUT HIM IN AGAINST ELVIS SINOSIC SOMEBODY LIKE THAT…HE IS A CHUMP PEOPLE FACE IT

How can you say Chuck is over rated when he just beat Wanderlei Silva? Seriously! I don’t understand why people like you hate on Chuck. Regardless of what you say he is still one of the top 205 lb. fighters in the world. Give Chuck any one of those guys listed above next and I think he would win.

Wanderlei – He just beat
Shogun – Unimpressive in debut. Great fighter but I think Chuck would out strike him.
Jardine – Will get destroyed the next time they match up.
Sokoudjou – Again unimpressive in debut. Good fight but advantage goes to Chuck due to experience
Vitor – Chuck’s already beat him

Granted anything can happen. But I think we saw a re-birth of Chuck at UFC 79. (IMO)

by Volatol on Jan 30, 2008 1:16 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

mir is not going out on a stretcher, his wife is hot, his son is old, his buddy is huge, his baby is a little bowling ball, this thread got off topic real fast, chuck is not overrated, and how in the world would jason lambert ever beat chuck?

by mma dude on Jan 30, 2008 1:39 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

WHY U PUTTING OVER-RATED CHUCK IN THAt GROUP FACE IT CHUCK LOVERS HE IS OVER-RATED HE DOESNT DESERVE TO FACE ANY OF THEM PUT HIM IN AGAINST ELVIS SINOSIC SOMEBODY LIKE THAT…HE IS A CHUMP PEOPLE FACE IT


your either a stupid idiot low life, or not a chuck fan and is pissed that he beat wandy amongst other great fighters that he has beatn

by hector on Jan 30, 2008 2:28 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I agree…Chuck is as over-rated as Wilson Gouveia’s lucky punch…I would say that if Chuck was a real man, he would fight The Punisher…but Chuck knows Lambert would beat him into retirement where he belongs! WOOOOH


at least your screen name says why your all up on lamberts balls and hating on chuck but, sorry to tell you that fight will never happen not because chuck wouldnt fight him because how you morrons say he is not man enough (lol) but because lmabert is not and will not be considered top 10 LHW you must be retarted, he got beat by evans, got lucky with babalu whom chuck has beatn twice and recently got his head rearranged.

by hector on Jan 30, 2008 2:32 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

mir is not going out on a stretcher, his wife is hot, his son is old, his buddy is huge, his baby is a little bowling ball, this thread got off topic real fast, chuck is not overrated, and how in the world would jason lambert ever beat chuck?

my point exactly he would probably beat him in a Cup size(48 double D) or in a hot dog eating contest but ppl are freaking retarted.

by hector on Jan 30, 2008 2:34 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Lesnar by distracting Herb Dean and then blowing a mysterious white powder in Mir’s eye then finishing him off with a monster clothesline.

by bostonmmajunkie on Jan 30, 2008 2:41 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

How can you say Chuck is over rated when he just beat Wanderlei Silva? Seriously! I don’t understand why people like you hate on Chuck. Regardless of what you say he is still one of the top 205 lb. fighters in the world. Give Chuck any one of those guys listed above next and I think he would win.

Wanderlei – He just beat
Shogun – Unimpressive in debut. Great fighter but I think Chuck would out strike him.
Jardine – Will get destroyed the next time they match up.
Sokoudjou – Again unimpressive in debut. Good fight but advantage goes to Chuck due to experience
Vitor – Chuck’s already beat him

Granted anything can happen. But I think we saw a re-birth of Chuck at UFC 79. (IMO)


OK ALL THOSE CHUMPS OVER-RATED CHUCK MAY BEAT BUT ID BET MY HOUSE HE WOULDNT GET OUT OF THE 1ST ROUND WIT THIAGO SILVA OR MACHIDA OR HECK JASON LAMBERT WOULD BEAT CHUCK DOWN FACE IT THE MAN IS DONE…AND THANK GOD MAYBE HE CAN GO FIGHT KEN SHAMROCK IN THE MINOR LEAGUE

by phatmac on Jan 30, 2008 2:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

at least your screen name says why your all up on lamberts balls and hating on chuck but, sorry to tell you that fight will never happen not because chuck wouldnt fight him because how you morrons say he is not man enough (lol) but because lmabert is not and will not be considered top 10 LHW you must be retarted, he got beat by evans, got lucky with babalu whom chuck has beatn twice and recently got his head rearranged.


I think Chuck has kinda been hand fed ground fighters over the years,the only real striker chuck has beat is wanderlei. And if you dont believe me i will go down the list.Randy(twice)Tito(twice)Babalu(twice)Kevin randleman,jeremy horn,jeff monson.And the only other good strikers hes faced is Rampage(twice) and Jardine and got destroyed by both. I say this not because i dont like chuck but only because it is the truth.

by alex on Jan 30, 2008 3:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

OK ALL THOSE CHUMPS OVER-RATED CHUCK MAY BEAT BUT ID BET MY HOUSE HE WOULDNT GET OUT OF THE 1ST ROUND WIT THIAGO SILVA OR MACHIDA OR HECK JASON LAMBERT WOULD BEAT CHUCK DOWN FACE IT THE MAN IS DONE…AND THANK GOD MAYBE HE CAN GO FIGHT KEN SHAMROCK IN THE MINOR LEAGUE

if you think he is on Ken Shamrock’s level. Thiago Silva I could see giving him trouble. Machida maybe but I think Chuck would catch him. And I really am clueless why some people in here think Jason Lambert would beat Chuck. You’ve gotta be kidding me. Lambert would get killed by Chuck. Also, whoever said Lambert will be a champion one day is out of their mind.

by Volatol on Jan 30, 2008 3:20 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

if you think he is on Ken Shamrock’s level. Thiago Silva I could see giving him trouble. Machida maybe but I think Chuck would catch him. And I really am clueless why some people in here think Jason Lambert would beat Chuck. You’ve gotta be kidding me. Lambert would get killed by Chuck. Also, whoever said Lambert will be a champion one day is out of their mind.

yea lambert has a jaw made of glass.

by alex on Jan 30, 2008 3:36 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Lambertizdarealchamp is my inspiration.

by hector on Jan 30, 2008 4:04 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

What did Mir say at 1:27 of that video? I couldn’t figure out what he was saying.

by Collin4MMA on Jan 30, 2008 5:34 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Mania, y r u shoving this fight down our throats? Is Dana paying u or something? I hate that this fight is getting so much publicity…..Brock better power Bomb Mir, or Mir needs to snap his arm… Something exciting has to happen in this fight, because if it is a major bust, I will be so pissed at the UFC for selling it to me as a co main event. Low blow right back at you Mania!


At the very least, hopefully these 2 come into this fight with good cardio, because if the gas…it will get sloppy and boring real fast.

Meh, there’s a good chance it’ll be boring, but it could also be pretty exciting. Either way I’m very interested in what the outcome will be.

by SixT-4 on Jan 30, 2008 6:35 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

C’mon Frank. Break his arm. I have to say though that Lesnar has tonnes of experience in this fighting environment, not only in the ring but in the cage; numerous hell in a cell and elimination chamber matches so he should do just fine.

Ha, I am of course kidding.

Nevertheless, I still can’t pick a winner from this one. Too many unknowns. Will Brock’s sub def. be good enough? Will his striking be up to par to set up his takedowns? How is his cardio? How does he react to getting hit? How will nerves affect him too?

Same for Mir. What shape will he be in? Will his cardio be half decent? Can he avoid taking damage long enough to set up a match ending sub? How much has his striking improved? Aside from his victory over Tim, has he really faced any real top quality guys?

by RobH86 on Jan 30, 2008 6:39 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

your either a stupid idiot low life, or not a chuck fan and is pissed that he beat wandy amongst other great fighters that he has beatn


WHAT THE HECK DID U JUS CALL ME A LOW LIFE I WOULD SAY SUMTHIN BUT I THINK SOMEBODY ALREADY TOLD U TO SWIM BAK ACROSS THE BORDER AND TAKE OVER-RATED CHUCK WIT U SO PLEASE GO AWAY

by phatmac on Jan 30, 2008 7:00 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Jason Lambert Is God…Why All The Hatin?

by LAMBERT4EVA on Jan 30, 2008 7:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

haha
so how many ppl live in that household?

thanks for the vid

by MMA Wallpapers SF on Jan 30, 2008 7:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Go Frank Mir!!!

by IcemanLovsLilBoyMeat on Jan 30, 2008 7:40 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

WHAT THE HECK DID U JUS CALL ME A LOW LIFE I WOULD SAY SUMTHIN BUT I THINK SOMEBODY ALREADY TOLD U TO SWIM BAK ACROSS THE BORDER AND TAKE OVER-RATED CHUCK WIT U SO PLEASE GO AWAY

Yea chucks gut would keep him afloat.

by alex on Jan 30, 2008 8:21 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Lesnar by distracting Herb Dean and then blowing a mysterious white powder in Mir’s eye then finishing him off with a monster clothesline.

f-ing great…well said

by Scooter on Jan 30, 2008 10:30 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Jason Lambert Is God…Why All The Hatin?

Jason Lambert needs lyposuction and to even put him in the same category with chuck liddell you have to be on drugs.

by jimmy_dean on Jan 31, 2008 1:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I like Frank Mir, but after watching that Video, I get the feeling he’s all about commentating and other business ventures besides fighting in the cage, he seems way to content with his lifestyle. The cage seems like something he does on the side, nowadays. I hope I’m wrong.

Lesnar is new, hungry, training for 2yrs MMA… I predict Lesnar, GnP by decision.

by THORAZINE on Jan 31, 2008 5:52 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I am knocking Mir at all, but its ridiclous that his women doesn’t like fighting…Its his job .

by nathan on Jan 31, 2008 8:55 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

mir is not going out on a stretcher, his wife is hot, his son is old, his buddy is huge, his baby is a little bowling ball, this thread got off topic real fast, chuck is not overrated, and how in the world would jason lambert ever beat chuck?

I could not agree with you more and not to mention I was scratching my head wondering if that was jason lamberts sister who posted that thread lol. I quess this is what you get when a bunch couch patato tough guys disgusing a sport the don’t understand. HEY GUYS KEEP WATCHING the more fans the better just don’t talk lol -

by Big Jake on Feb 2, 2008 4:28 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I think Chuck has kinda been hand fed ground fighters over the years,the only real striker chuck has beat is wanderlei. And if you dont believe me i will go down the list.Randy(twice)Tito(twice)Babalu(twice)Kevin randleman,jeremy horn,jeff monson.And the only other good strikers hes faced is Rampage(twice) and Jardine and got destroyed by both. I say this not because i dont like chuck but only because it is the truth.


Are you brain dead ya he was hand fed these guys you just named a WHOS WHO of 205 lb fighters ! And as far as ground fighters that’s who you usually send in for striker and how many times has Wanderlai beat rampage only to beat buy chuck. Honestly I would not be surprised to see Rampage Chuck 4 and see Chuck win wouldnt be surprised to see him loose either but that’s the sport.

by Big Jake on Feb 2, 2008 4:32 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

f-ing great…well said


That just made my god dam night genious !!!!!!!!!!

by Big Jake on Feb 2, 2008 4:34 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Chuck will never go to the matt but it’s almost notice I said almost impossible to take him there b/c he has masterd the sprawl like no man. So ya does Chuck fight the same fight ya but you know what he is going to do and he still beats you so what does that say. And for his recent losses you can only stay at the top so long and you get that god complex you get a little lazy you loose that drive. I think he is hungry again and wheather you like him or not he is going to be a force in the 205 again. I don’t think he has ever been so hungry. Anyone who says Chuck sucks I quess what you say the same about Cro Cop and Matt Hughs and I hate Matt Hughs but he is a dam good fighter regardless of how he went out. Same for Cro Cop anybody who judges a truly great fighter buy one rough spot in there career is completly ignorant. Randy Cotoure used to be that guy just hanging in the top 7 all the time and now they are argueing him to be better than Fedor. You now why b/c he screwed his head on and got hungry. Now that’s the fight we all need to see. Hopefully Randy can get out of his UFC contract before he is on Social Security. Predictions for tomm Mir over Lessner I know I will catch crap for this next one but wait till tomm to ball me out Silvia over Nog and Eastman over Martin. As far as my Syvia pick I give Nog the credit he will come out fighting but silva will just act like a slob as soon as he gets a chance to get a few points and play it safe buy staying away using his reach and weight I hope I am wrong

by Big Jake on Feb 2, 2008 4:51 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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