UFC Quick Quote: Frank Mir doesn't want to do anything stupid against Shane Carwin at UFC 111
by James Iannotti on Dec 19, 2009 2:53 AM EST
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"He can hit pretty hard, but … it’s not like I don’t hit hard. So it will be a little bit of a cat-and-mouse game on the feet. I don’t think either one of us really wants to take a direct shot from the other guy. I think it’s going to be two guys feeling each other out, looking for the opportunity to finish the fight. It’s one of those situations where we’re both so powerful that the first guy who really does something stupid is probably not going to win the fight."
--Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Frank Mir talks about how he matches up with Shane Carwin, the man likely to be his opponent in the next UFC interim title fight, rumored for UFC 111 in March. Mir has become pretty confident in his stand up recently, and why shouldn't he be? His wins over Cheick Kongo and Minotauro Mogueira were both great examples of how effective his striking can be. But then there's Shane Carwin, who hasn't had an opponent last more than a minute and a half with him in 3 fights so far inside the Octagon. He hits pretty hard too. Mir might be on to something. This fight probably will come down to whoever makes the first mistake.
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mir has power
Drops kongo and is a ko artist now?
Lol
Well I give mir credit, he’s focused and ready to fight, can’t hate for that.
Still not much of a fan of his tho,and hope carwin shuts him up, no match I wanna see more than brock vs carwin.
by Phenomenal Angel on Dec 19, 2009 3:02 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I see where your are coming from
Herring dropped Kongo the same way, but never rushed in for a choke. A real display of power would have been knocking him out cold, but we could be underestimating Kongos ability to take a shot. Mir does look like if he connected properly on most heavyweights he could take them out, but looking like you can means nothing. I really do doubt that he can take a shot as well as he believes he can deliver them. Hopefully all will be revealed against Carwin.
If you are using Mir's win over Nog to make your case
You really have no case at all.
Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.
Yeah it proves he can knock guys with severe staph, and Cheick Kongo down.
Sign him up for K1. The dude has some serious power…….Ha.
Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.
Don't waste your time to answered back to that retard, jay!
He’s only saying incoherent gems to arouse peoples and making a fool of himself, plus he never brings anything of substantial in any moronic posts that he’s does.
by Alpha Male. on Dec 20, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
When you have to come cling yourself like a lamprey (indesirable “sucking” fish(unnaturally, they got also about the same level of intelligence than you)) to regulars posts that other regulars reading, so your imbecility can be acknowledged…I wouldn’t be the one calling others “sad pathetic loser” if I were you, but that is just me. Pipe down retard!
by Alpha Male. on Dec 20, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
TRUTH?
This guy is the most self-absorbed, self-centered egotistical jackass in mma! And that’s saying something because this sport is filled with them. I don’t think he deserves a rematch with Brock because just ONE fight ago he got demolished!!!!!! You don’t get that much better in 5 months when you have been training for nearly 10 years. He should have to fight AT LEAST 3 other fights before a rematch. Then we’ll se if this egomaniac has really imrpoved and can handle the monster Lesnar.
Calu
Mir's interview can sound very homoerotic when paraphrased.
“I think it’s going to be two guys feeling each other… looking for the opportunity to finish… But I don’t think either one of us really wants to take a direct shot from the other guy.”
…Hey, he said it… not me
by Danza Macabra on Dec 19, 2009 3:35 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
hat's off
That was pretty funny.
by Phenomenal Angel on Dec 19, 2009 3:38 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
He said it but
Your imagination, took you there. Not many would have seen it that way.
I am no more a Mir fan than a Brock fan. I have always thought Mir was overated. If Mir can prove me wrong and beat Carwin, then I wiil not say anything negative about him again. I am not a Brock fan for the same reason i have never been a Semi Schilt fan, I find it difficult to get behind a guy who wins more because of his strength and size than his skill, although Schilt is displaying a lot more skill these days. As far as being loud mouthed cocky and arrogant, really do not see much difference between Lesner and Mir, and both of these two are way above Bisping and Rashad who people like to hate on for just breathing. Hopefully its good match, I’m looking forward to it.
Carwin is extremely over rated.
Beating Carwin( which I expect him to do) proves nothing to me. Carwin is and should be ranked lower than Mir already. Shane is a slow version of Brock and has compiled a good record beating B-F level fighters.
Mir talking like his stand up is fearsome or top notch is hilarious. What a short memory you must have Frank. I guess those punches Brock landed on him have done some serious damage, because he is talking crazy now. The only difference Ade in Mir and Lesnars trash talking is, Mir makes it personal. Making fun of him for his life. Brock makes silly jokes, like taking the horse shoe out of Mir’s ass and hitting him over the head with it.
That's the problem jay
The people who dislike Brock take anything that comes out of his mouth and view it as if he’s still in the WWE. If Mir were to say the exact same things that Brock does he would get a pass, like many people give him currently for the garbage that he spews. He gets personal and insulting. Degrades people’s skills and language abilities. Talks like he is the second coming.
Brock on the other hand doesn’t really say anything until you rub him wrong. Where was the horrible trash talk during the Randy fight? If he were to fight Fedor ever (yeah right), I’m sure it would be about the same. He wouldn’t go the route of Don Frye and call him a commie bastard and shit like that, he gives respect where respect is due.
People are all hung up on him because he is a PPV draw. What about someone like Nick Diaz? Did you people not see his post fight with Scott Smith? That was some of the most disrepectufl shit I’ve ever seen. What about kendall Grove’s post fight grave digging? What about the shit that Melvin the young assassin says?
I think that 98 percent of people’s dislike for Brock can be traced back to the WWE is some way shape or form. Myself, I love Brock. I also like the quiet spoken ones like GSP and Machida. Some people hate cuz it’s “in” to hate a certain person.
I used to think Mir was pretty damn cool, that his story was inspring. UNTIL…..TUF. The shit that he said on that show was amazing, and rubbed me the wrong way. How quickly the legend forgets too……he’s bashed Brock for running around all pumped up….but what did Mur do when he beat Brock the first time? You guessed it, ran around like a maniac all pumped up. Didn’t he bash Brock for lifting weights? What is Mir doing now? Lifting weights.
The list goes on and on and on and on and on and on…………………………….
"Maybe Mur is going through menopause and is retaining water"---Ubernoober
Agree soadtrails.
All these ‘haters’ who say Brock fans have to be WWE fans, have it backwards. They are the ones getting caught up in the fake drama. They are creating their own baby faces and heals, just like wrestling fans do. They can’t seem to understand that Brock wrestled because there were no better options at the time. What does a giant with wrestling experience do for a living when his school career is over? Back when Brock graduated MMA was paying peanuts. I would have done the same thing he did. Fake wrestle for millions. It’s a lot better than getting kicked in the face for 20,000 dollars every six months.
Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in six months. Why hasn't any called him a steroid user? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I only give him credit for his taste in women, not his fighting skills.
I really have no problem with Mir. I would much rather listen to Mir, or anyone else for that matter, say what they really think about their opponent, what they think will happen in the fight, etc. It beats the hell out of listening to guys giving the same canned responses about how much they rspect their opponent, how well-rounded he is, biggest challenge but he’s between me and a title shot, knock him out or submit him, yadda yadda yadda.
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
His KO power isn't Jay!
Mir dosen’t have that great of a chin. Even a fat Brandon Vera dropped him in the first 30 secs of their fight as did Lesnar in their first fight, I think Tim Sylvia did also. His chin isn’t that great and I don’t think Carwin is as complete a fighter as Lesnar I KNOW if he lands on MIr’s soft chin he’s done!
Calu
Agree Calu
Mir is garbage.
Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in six months. Why hasn't any called him a steroid user? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I only give him credit for his taste in women, not his fighting skills.
Sorry, I will add to my comment.
Mir is a B level fighter and he should beat the C leveled Carwin. I think they both suck ass, but Mir sucks ass a little less than Carwin does. This will be the first time Carwin has been a main event fighter and the circus is going to be too much for him. I don’t even think Carwin can take Mir down, and if he does he will get tapped quickly.
I’d take Mir all day in this fight to see who is next to fight Brock. If Mir wins I will demand another rematch with Lesnar.
Mir by experience, determination, skill.
Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in six months. Why hasn't any called him a steroid user? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I only give him credit for his taste in women, not his fighting skills.
Ade
I get so sick of people just being antifans or haters, especially when it comes to good wrestlers. BROCK IS VERY SKILLED! Wrestling is apart of MMA the last time a checked. His background in wresting is the equivalent of BJJ world champion but I guess those people aren’t skilled as well. Yeah, Brock should just try to lose all that weight and try not to make it an advantage. The Saint’s should get rid of Drew Breeze as well because what a bunch of untalented assholes that keep winning (that makes sense huh?).
You are also completely wrong about Lesnar having a mouth like Mir at all. He HATES the trash talk, he just wants to fight which is one of my favorite attributes of Brock. The only time he talks smack is when he is pulled into it by the other guy (no one is going to argue Brock’s intelligence to stay out of the trash talk) but he doesn’t talk trash just to hype a fight, he just wants to fight. Call me a nut hugger if you want, it doesn’t bother me.
by Edgecrusher71 on Dec 19, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
yeah thats funni as,but on a side note a hope mir wins his cockiness comes across as arrogance but i feel its just confidence even thou sum funny shit comes out of him mouth."Now you see the real Frank Mir! "
I like both as well. And I just want whoever wins to do it in commanding fashion, cause hey, the more competition and possibility of seeing Mir/Carwin drop lesnar the better, riiight Jay/Pdub?
;)
by daniel worby on Dec 19, 2009 11:13 AM EST via mobile reply actions
You're asking for it now smart guy
I like Mir way more than Barney Carwin, but I have no need to see Lesnar bongo Mir’s head again. I guess since technically it would be a rubber match it will probably happen anyway eventually. But I haven’t forgotten Barney’s months of being the white knight savior of MMA riding in to slay the disrespectful demons, and I know Brock hasn’t either. I want Brock to fight Barney just to beat the crap out of him for all that nonsense he was spewing.
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
Mir Vs Carwin
its a matchup of who wins the replacement title im so sick of this stuff sometimes I wish we could go back to the old tournament days where you could take the top 8 heavyweights put them in brackets and by the end of the night you would have an undisputed champion I know this will never happen because people take more time to actually train and the idea of having to win 3 fights in one night sounds crazy but wouldnt that end alot of arguments??? No it wouldnt because then cardio would be the main excuse for someone losing a fight in the 2nd or 3rd round of the tourney…..oh well
Dan Christoson (sp?)
Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.
Mir is focused
I think a focused “brock hungry” Mir will be a little too much for Carwin. Mir has the experience and just happens to be packing on the pounds for a Brock rubber match. Its still a good test for Mir and Carwin has the power to end it, but Mir will pull it out. He’s focused and training hard. Still won’t have a chance against a healthy Brock to unify the belts.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Dec 19, 2009 8:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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