
"A lot of it is pay-per-view (PPV) buys. If you sell a lot of tickets, you get fights. And Lesnar is one of the biggest ticket sellers we have in our sport right now. You can't argue that, it's just a facet of the game and instead of complaining about it I need to make sure I can sell a lot of tickets too. I don't like that mentality when guys are like 'Oh well it should be this way and it should be that way' and I'm like 'Dude, you're a loser'."
-- UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir (12-3) tells host Larry Pepe in Part II of their interview on MMAmania.com's exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio that current UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar earned his title shot against Randy Couture at UFC 91 - and against anyone else the UFC sees fit because of his ability to sell tickets and PPV's. Mir and Lesnar are expected to unify the belts in a rematch sometime in late Spring of 2009. Will history repeat itself or will Lesnar score revenge in Act II?
To hear the entire audio, including an excellent opening round segment with ESPN Radio's Steve Cofield, click here.


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