UFC 100 video: Frank Mir on Brock Lesnar rematch July 11

what do you want him to say John? “Fedor will kick my ass?”
he says fedor is #1, says he’s jealous of the guys who have gotten to face fedor. Get your mouth off Fedors dick long enough to see that Mir was very respectful of Fedor!!

Fedor would have a tough time with any of the UFC’s top 5 HW’s imo. His last fights with Arlovski/Sylvia didn’t impress me.

john just think if you’re a fighter is your mentality going to be “i can’t beat this guy?” god no you would end up getting hurt and what reason would be left to fight? if you don’t think you can beat the best then what are you doing it for? that’s why he said that, not because he’s an egomaniac but because it helps you mentally by thinking you can beat someone..

Frank Mir is a cool guy…
Kev is right you have to believe in yourself cause if not you’re already done!

Kevin, be prepared for john to get his panties twisted with your comment! Know one can even mention Fedor in a bad way when his girl friend john is around.

lol you guys are nuts! U guys are so damn easy to get a rise out of…By now yo guys should get that I sit around all high and Mess with you dudes, and you guys BITE every damn time! hahahahaha. U think I dont know that you guys will jump down my throat as soon as I mention my favs like Fedor, Shogun n Rampage? or that Im going to get FLAMED for hating on Mir, Forrest and Frank Shammy? Just messing around, i dont fault Mir for this interview he came off respectful…..

But, I hope Brock hunts that interviewer out in Eats him alive! who is he to make fun of brocks Penis tatoo? THats just for us Keyboard Warriors! hahahaha

John, you came more biased than I even imagined you could. He said he wants to fight Fedor. He never said he could even beat him, just that he thought it was possible. There is absolutely no way for Mir to have been more humble.

And what the hell would it take to get you to not jump all over Mir no matter what comes out of his mouth. If he said “yeah, Brock will probably beat me in the first round”. You would say, ""probably!" Wow this guy is an egomaniac because Brock willl “definitley beat him in the first round.”

Mir stands small chance like everyone else against Fedor but hes a decent fighter and wish him luck against Lesnar. Get past Lesnar first ten talk Fedor.

Well, I already attacked you before reading this so count me on the “get a rise out of” tally. There are a lot of people who post seriously about their favorites like cheerleaders. They give no effort to removing their own bias. It’s just, “I like figher X” “I hate fighter y” Everything fighter “y” says is stupid, blah, blah. It’s funny that adults are like that.

LoL,good one john!

i think john is right, mir has lost his mind he is going to get smashed by lesnar and will never be worthy of fighting fedor so why even mention it.

cause the interviewer asked him about Fedor..
Frank is a smart guy and is tellin it like it is

if he is tellin it like it is he should have said i got brock to worry about.(and that he is not worthy to fight fedor) thats keeping it real right kevin.

No Roy, that would be answering in a PC fashion which is the opposite of “keeping it real.” They asked who he would like to fight. Key word, “like.” He anwered honestly.

And never say “I think John is right.” That’s a rediculous thing to think.

NO worries….you guys did make me laugh my ass off! I really am not that biased and crazy…just Klownin wit you dudes.

I would actually love to see Fedor fight Mir. I would Cherish every moment of that fight! lol but, If Im “keeping it real” then I would have to agree with Roy that Mir doesnt deserve to fight Fedor….but I would welcome/pay for that match up, so Im not hating~

where does that intervier get the ballz to say that about Lesnar? hahaha, good for him! We say it, but do so behind a computer scream…that twirp put his ass out there on camera!

Is it possible Fedor could go undefeated forever?? Ask yourself this John and be prepared buddy…

Yeah john,i hope that interviewer,get a interv with Brock,that wold be funny!

no one should be expected to go undefeated, it unfortunet that some day he will lose and all the haters will have a hay day and try to down size all he has all ready accomplished.

agreed roy

john- how can we jump down your throat when Fedor’s dick is stuck in it?

“Fedor, undefeated forever?” Hell yes it is possible! All he fights are washed up UFC rejects. John knows the answer to that question, it is easy.

washed up UFC rejects?.. AA would knock Couture and Nogueira to death!

Mir and Lesnar would be KO’d too if they fought Andrei..
UFC’s hw divsion is washed up if anything

I always thought that he would eventually lose, but thats only assuming he stays in the game too long. Right now, NO shot in hell that he loses….but 3 years from now, if he is still fighting, I could see it happening and it will be a real shame to hear all the damn haters whenb that day comes. YOu know u r great when people are dying to see you lose cause you dont believe its possible!

Could Andre sustain a punch from Brock,I am a huge Arlovski fan ,but there is certain question when it would come to Brock,he had problems with Roy Nelson’s ground game,can he stop Brock’s shoots ,no,that is a very simple question to answer.The UFC’s HW division is not that bad Rob and you know it.Yes,I think AA would beat Couture,Nog,and Mir,but he should have beat Fedor,but he wanted to show boat and it cost him ,so by saying AA would beat these fighter’s is not really discrediting UFC HW division.AA is a great fighter

can aa take one of brocks punches? could brock even land a solid punch on aa?

but to Captain America’s point Andre was not a washed up UFC champ,Dana has openly said that there is an open invitation for AA to come back,I highly doubt Dana would give an open invitation to washed up fighter

Yeah,remember what you have seen ,AA chin is very questionable,and Brock does not have to hit people flush to KO ,ala Randy.Also remember how fast Brock is ,the guy ran a 4’6 in the 40

i don’t know about him having a weak chin, its definetly not a granite chin but he has been knocked out by fedor,tim,and rizzo those are some big hitters, so is brock but he has a ton of power without the striking skills.i think aa could avoid his punches on the feet.

could Brock absorb punishment from Andrei is a big question too, cause Andrei would be the one landing since he is a much better striker..

Props to Mir for keeping a light atmosphere during the interview. He had plenty of chances to get cocky.

Why should Mir not want to fight Fedor? When Mir comes out the champ on July 11th, wouldn’t we want to see champ vs champ??? Not washed up ex-UFC champs vs someone in his prime?

May 23rd – The Machida era begins
July 11th – Mir stops the giant, again!
Aug 8th? – BJ will be doing just that.

Its going to be a great summer! Man, there’s just too much down time between events!

Fight announcement***

Rampage vs. Machida fighting over the UFC Light heavyweight title will go down at either UFC 102 or UFC 103 which is rumored to take place in the UK

YES!! Let’s go Rampage!!!

lol, when did Rashad lose the belt? He’s going to, but you can’t make an announcement yet!

Um, that fight could end up being Rampage vs Evans… let’s not hand Lyoto the belt until May 23.

no you’re right Jeremy..
Rashad might win that fight just cause Machida has never fought an explosive puncher with the power Rashad posseses, he’s been fighting ground fighters so far in his UFC career, truth be told Thiago Silva’s standup is horrible..

Yeah, Thiago was a perfect opponent for Machida… flat-footed, slow and untechnical, keeps plodding forward. Machida looked like a world-beater against him, but Rashad is a different story.

I still like Machida in that fight, but it won’t be a cake walk.

I know, I know…just trying to piss a few people off. In reality I think Rashad has a good shot at retaining the title. He is a legit top 3 fighter at the moment. Once shogun decapitates another top fighter, I would bump shad down to number 3. I do question how Rashad will beat a top opponent that he hasnt made Jardine already face..hahaha Low Blow!

I think Shad has a good shot at successfully defending his title, but in my eyes Machida has to be the Favorite to beat Rashad…Yes they are both undefeated, but only Machida manages to win fights without being hit….I Acknowledge how skilled shad is, but he hasnt ever fought a top fighter like Machida…so I have to see shad beat Machida to believe it….Regardless of what happens in that fight, there isn’t a doubt in my mind that shad will Lose to Rampage whenever they finally fight. The big question is can Rampage beat Machida or Shogun?

The point of me posting that news above was: According to an “industry insider” Page will get his title shot at uFC 102 in Oregon, or UFC 103 which is rumored to take place in the UK!

Evans vs Machida will be a great fight either way. Two guys in their prime – can’t beat that. I do hope its Machida on top.

You know, I got to wonder if Rampage’s KO power is really all its cut out to be. I mean, his last couple of KO’s have been Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell, and Marvin Eastman. Silva and Chuck are both on their last run of fights, and Marvin Eastman, well enough said. Forrest and Hendo and Jardine took some pretty good shots and hung in there. Looking at those stats, you got to wonder if Page’s power is a bit overrated. Chucks been on a decline since his loss to Rampage, and although he was invincible then, it was his first real striker he fought in a while, and that loss led to a steep downhill fall. Decisions the un-knockout-able Henderson (I’ll give him that), but could only catch Forrest real good once. Ko’d Wandy, but apparatnly everyone can do that nowadays. Most recently, couldn’t finish Jardine, who many think his chin is suspect (not me however).

I’m just thinking out loud guys. But I really do think that Rampage will NOT get the LHW title back. Shad and Machida are both WAY faster, better footwork, and better technique. Rampage will get frustrated, and get caught, and knocked out. _ defeats Rampage Jackson by TKO to retain UFC LHW Championship.

Shogun now, even though it was a one-rounder, and Chuck looked slow, showed promise to me. I was skeptical about him, and picked agaisnt him, and thought he would gas, but I was impressed with a few thing by him:
-the pace he was able to keep up
-leg kicks
-takedown on Chuck
-immediate transition to the leg lock
-killer instinct

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well your thinking wrong.. a chin is a chin no matter who the fighter is or how good he is!
that Rampage uppercut made Forrest eyes roll back into his head and he should not have jumped into his guard and let him recover..
And Rampage has way better technical boxing skills than Rashad and Machida does, If Rampage hits you cleanly on the chin it’s lights out!
Chuck Liddell’s power was overrated if anything, it seemed like guys went down just because they didn’t like getting hit hard not because he knocked them out or anything

hahah! good one, that mikey clown doesnt even know what he is talkin about..and about guys who worry about andrei gettin hit by brock? u should worry about brock being ripped by andrei coz he cant land a punch while andrei is pulverizing his cock tatoo..worry about takedowns? that’s really funny in a sense that ever since brock became an mma fighter he never really taken down anyone..he cant even takedown a 60 year old…rofl

Haha I’m laughing to hard at everyone who is saying Mir doesn’t deserve to fight Fedor… where were they when Randy was trying to do it? Damn man the guys wearing the real HW belt cause he took it from Nog and beat Lesnar already. If your a top dog at all you want to fight the top dog to get recognition and another win and more than likely a huge paycheck. Also to anyone who thinks Arlovski’s chin is suspect watch the fights. If there is any fighter who wouldn’t be knocked out by shots like those then please let me know who it is cause I would like to see him match up against Fedor. Arlovski is one of THE most skilled HWs in the world. His stand up is sick and most people don’t even know he has a solid ground game. That lard Roy never had Arlovski in dangerous territory the entire fight so if you want to talk about how he was beating Arlovski on the ground go watch that fight again. Arlovski would absolutely crush Lesnar. but everyone knows that if you give Lesnar a year or two he’ll be an unstoppable force in the UFC. lol cause we all know Fedor will never be going to the UFC.

“Test his hands” Thats the key to this fight Punch. All Brock has to do is keep it standing.

I actually feel a little more comfortable with it being on the feet. When Brock is in Donky Kong mode on the ground I get nervous thinking it will get stopped any moment. Anyway, I think it inevitably ends up on the ground. I think they trade, Mir lands a few, then Brock lands one that puts Mir on his back. Then Brock hits the ground to finish him. More than likely Mir can’t lock him up in guard and the ref stops it. But just maybe Mir will pull off a sub. I guess I would be surprised to see Brock let Mir up if he rocks him.

i like mir. hes def cocky, but all fighters are cocky in their own way. i think mir is funny, he says thing purposefully to get a rise out of his opponent. when he says things w. that little grin you can tell the big reason hes saying it is to get a rise out of them. i think its kinda funny, though i must say a few times on the ultimate fighter i thought he went a little far

I think Mir will submit Lesnar again but I expect him to stand up with him for awhile. Even if Lesnar lands a blow to put him on his back he’ll have to decide if it’s worth it to try to pound Mir out. The last time he tried to do that he got caught in a submission. I just don’t see Lesnar’s “bully” style of fighting as enough to get by a skilled mma artist like Mir.

Punch…

“Donkey Kong mode” – I can’t stop laughing!!!

Ovary Puncher: IMO, Brock would definitely let Mir up after he rocks him. He wouldn’t want a deja-vous of a kneebar again would he? hehe!

I was puling for Mir in the first fight. Both guys come off like jerks to me, but I recognize that what we see may be what is intended for tv viewer consumption. I try to give every one the benefit of the doubt.
I think I’ll be pulling for Brock in this one, then I want to see Lesnar VS Carwin at some point.
The Fedor thing is kinda getting old since there is nothing we can do to setle the matter.

i want mir to win kinda he actually has a good point

thanks Mikeybear, you just jinxed the card! anytime anyone says a card is “stacked” it disappoints!!!!!

lol. thats what it seems like. 94 was “stacked” 97 i thought was “stacked”… from now on, every UFC event card officially “sucks” (reverse psychology anyone?)

I think Brock is overrated! I hope Mir dominates him in the stand up and when he gets taken down (because Brock will take him down) he submits him again. I would love to see Brock arm barred! I hope Mir shows that size isn’t the only criteria for a fighter. Technique, experience and skill still matters!!!!

War MIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My exact sentiment brother!!!!!!!!
WAR MIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chief,

I’m rooting for Mir, but you aren’t giving Brock his due. You left out the category of coordination and speed. Brock is rediculously strong, fast, and coordinated. It’s the last two that separate him from the Hong Man Choi’s (Sp?) and Bob Sapps of the world.

And I suppose I should throw in that Brock started with perhaps the most useful skill to have, wrestling.

Brain is with Brock, heart is with Mir.

I believe Brock has the tools to beat Mir. I just believe Mir has it to a greater extent. I don’t dislike Brock, except for the penis tat. I think Brock is the future, I just believe he’s not the immediate future. Once he learns the rest of the sport he’ll be a dominating force. Right now with people who can keep up size wise I think he’ll go down. Mir is a pretty big guy himself. I think eventually Carwin will beat Brock because he’s doing it the right way. He’s got all the same tools as Brock and the size. The difference is he’s gaining the experience and the confidence going through the ranks instead of being on the top to start with. Brock could surprise me, definitely a possibility. I just hope Mir gets the win. I feel he’s the more deserving of the two and has just as much potential.

Cheif,

Don’t forget, Carwin has something like 10 MMA fights under his belt AND he’s undefeated, so he’s in a better experience position than Brock. He can take a few shots from heavy a hitter like Gonzaga and come back within the minute and knock him out…now that’s a tough guy.

Can’t wait to more of Carwin, maybe next against Mir for the title?

Brock is going to beat down Mir.

Lesnar is a much better fighter with a lot more cage experience since they first met… and Brock was dominating that fight.

His athleticism and size DO matter… a lot. This time he won’t panic if Mir goes for a sub… and his jitz defence is probably better too.

ufc champ you are forgetting how important the quality of your opponent is. carwin has ten fights but only one against a decent fighter. i think he has a bright future but his quality of opponent has to get better. remember when everyone thought randy would beat brock because carwin didn’t really give him much trouble when he was training for that fight. brock looks alot more agile than carwin, and i think his strenghth and his ability to close the gap with gsp type speed is amazing for his size. carwin needs to fight kongo next.

Yeah, I’d like to see Carwin/Kongo too… but then they’d better set it up soon or who’s going to fight the champ next?

I think Carwin would roll over Kongo once he gets him down.

I wouldn’t say a lot more cage experience. He beat up Herring who is nothing more than a gatekeeper, albeit a great gatekeeper. He also beat a old and undersized Couture. Both great fighters but both I think Mir can also handle.

His athleticism and size do matter, I don’t deny that… but Mir is not exactly small. He’ll only give up about 20lbs which is less than anyone else he’s fought.

Like I said in previous statements, Brock can obviously pullout the win here but I think Mir will be just to well rounded for Brock’s size and athleticism to amount to much.

Chief, I’d say 5+ rounds in the cage with very good fighters(post-Mir Brock) is a LOT more experience compared to 1 minute in the cage against a can (pre-Mir Brock).

Does he have a lot of experience compared to Mir, or any other UFC heavyweight for that matter?

No.

Does he have way more experience and cage savvy than the Brock that fought Mir the first time?

Yes. Yes indeed.

Well, I can’t argue with that.

I also think Carwin would take Kongo.

Carwin/Kongo would be a great match up as a prelim to a title shot. I like Kongo, but he seems to lose the matches that count and win against the meaningless guys.

I’d 100% agree Roy, IF he brought it up and wasn’t asked about it. Is he supposed to not answer questions now??

he should have picked someone in the ufc that he will actually fight.

Fedor wil eventually have to fight mir or brock or even carwin! how many fights does he have left with affliction? (barnett?)

i can only hope that he will end up in the ufc, but i am not sure of it, theres japan and strikeforce but i pray that one day someone gives or both give a little and he ends up in the ufc before long. i would love to see him fight brock or even mir just to shut people up.

Fedor can’t run away from the UFC forever. Eventually he’ll want to fight the best to bring some sort of closure to his career. By that I mean, to settle it one way or another.

Can you imagine being even 50 years old when you’re washed up as a fighter and someone says, you weren’t the best because you didn’t fight the top “prime” guys back in the day? There would be nothing you can do about it then, so its time to do something about it now.

One fight in the UFC doesn’t prove anything, it would have to be at least 3, we all know that once can be a fluke win or lose – so I would want to see something more concrete, that way no excuses for anyone.

one could be a fluke how about 30, i would love for him to come to the ufc but its people who don’t know the sport that think he has something to prove.who in the ufc does he need to fight?maybe brock but the rest?the only other ones randy,nog and maybe mir don’t prove nothing.

Fighting top contenders proves nothing?? You’re dead wrong about that. So you’re saying nobody is worth fighting in the UFC? So according to you, Fedor has nothing to worry about? Whatever.

no hw in the ufc is worth fedor fighting except to prove idiots wrong. like i said brock because he is the champ and who else? randy at 45 no, nog already done that, mir i don’t think we be much after he loses to brock.carwin sure but carwin has only beat one guy gabe,gabe maybe but he needs to string some wins together,cain to young has what 4-5 fights?kongo no thanks don’t need to see him fight a striker.is there someone else?

Roy, the level of Fedors competition hasnt been great, there are a long list of fighters on there who were kickboxers, side shows, not heavyweight or well past their prime. His best wins were Cro Cop and Nog, apart from them who has he beaten that stands out? Beating a ex-champ a few years after they drop the belt is so far from beating an actual champ. Just look at the rapid decline of chuck. Fedor has never had a fight in a cage either. He has a lot to prove if he wants to be considered the best heavyweight in the world.

Thats exactly what I mean PanicZoo. Fighting nobodys and has-beens don’t account for much. Other than the two fights you mention, not many stand out. Everyone wanted the Randy fight – but yet again another guy passed his prime.

Dana is right, to be the best you have to fight the best.

hahah! good one, that mikey clown doesnt even know what he is talkin about..and about guys who worry about andrei gettin hit by brock? u should worry about brock being ripped by andrei coz he cant land a punch while andrei is pulverizing his cock tatoo..worry about takedowns? that’s really funny in a sense that ever since brock became an mma fighter he never really taken down anyone..he cant even takedown a 60 year old…rofl

u really are a ufc champ kid!!!

when fedor fought those kickboxers and ex ufc champs they where the best around, there is nopt a ton of top notch hw’s and there where fewer than.so tell me who in the ufc he should fight?

Roy they werent the best, not even close, washed up wrestlers like coleman and randleman? For real? Tim and AA had both been cut from the UFC roster. Hong Man Choi is a slow, innacurate unfit kickboxer wirh zero ground game, same with Zulu. Hunt is an awesome guy and a good kickboxer but should never have been in with a top MMA guy as he has no ground game either. Linland and Bubalu are MW and LHW and not even top in their own weight divisions. Kosaka is a small guy and middle of the road journeyman, Semmy Schilt kickboxer with no ground game, Heath Herring good allround MMA guy but not top notch opponent.
To answer your question he should fight Couture, Gonzaga, Carwin, Dos Santos, Kongo, Mir, Lesnar. Theres 7 viable opponents 4 of them ranked in the the top ten.

Kind of like Anderson Silva?? Do you think Fedor getting bored too?

I agree Kevin, but it would be really cool to see if Carwin came at Brock very aggresive and landed a big 5X on his jaw. I would be excited to see Carwin take his shot. My hope would be that he would come guns blazing.

yeah but if carwin lands first brock might be out cold.

you mean “STONE COLD”!! oops, wrong wrestler! LOL!

Sorry, I just had to say it.

you really had to slip that in eh? ;)

Could you “smell what I was cooking”?? LOL! hahaha!

randy handled carwin when training for brock, so what exactly is your reason for betting carwin? randy was in phenomenal shape and was drained by the second round. brock’s camp says he was 283 going into the ring against herring. look at how much bigger he was than herring in their fight. herring and mir are similar in size. brock put mir on his ass with a straight jab in their last fight. i like mir but i dont think brock stands over top of him this time. he will stay on him and break him similar to the herring fight.

Yeah, I thought “oh, I have a good joke” “Wait, I’m second…oh, third”

I’m still rooting for GSP though… he’s the “good guy.”

he was proving everyone wrong. arlovski was supposed to kill him in a standup fight. everyone said fedor had to take the fight to the ground to win. the great boxing trainer freddie roach talked about how fedor would get beat if he fought AA “like a man”. he fought possibly the best HW striker in mma, and beat him at his own game. lets see anderson beat maia in a bjj fight. or gsp beat anderson silva in a stand up only fight. you are not looking at why it was so impressive. i have never been a big fedor fan, though i do like him. and to win in a way that everyone thought was nearly impossible is very impressive. do you think brock can beat mir in a jiu-jitsu fight?

You’re assuming Fedor determined where the fight went, and deliberately kept it standing although he was clearly at a disadvantage.

I disagree. Fedor was reluctant to get close enough to Arlovski to attempt the takedown because of AA’s skill and speeed. He landed a huge punch to end the fight, but if Arlovski had fought smarter then he would have kept peppering Fedor… at that point Fedor would probably have HAD to go for the takedown, and may or may not have been successful doing so.

Well ,those predictions were not that hard to predict,but you are really risking your percentage on thinking Mir can even pull a arm bar on Brock,Brock is a hell of alot stronger than Tim,I just can not see him being able to even grab an arm,much less lock in the arm bar,but hey you never know until the fight happens.

We all saw Couture take Brocks back. If that would have been Mir it would have all been over. I predict Mir by rear naked choke.

You saw Randy try to take his back and he got thrown off because of his strength,just like what would happen if Mir trys to take his back in that same position.Prediction Brock KO Mir in the 1st or 2nd round.Mir does not want to get caught by one of those punches again he remembers getting dropped with one single punch,what is he going to do if Brock decides to just stand ,he can not take Brock down,what is he going to do flop like his name is Thales Lietes

Well Robert, consider you 95% accuracy to be lower after Brock avoids the armbar.

Look for Mir to take the arm from the back. I won’t say anymore.

Now that’s a drastic difference!!

Real Martial Arts teaches you to overcome much bigger and stronger opponents. Does size overtake skill in MMA?? It sure helps hide the lack of.

equa should read equal

Here’s Brock’s skill set, in his own words, “Brock smash! Brock don’t like tricky mma guys! Brock punch you and lay on you!”