Mir is also asked about a potential gig as coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), which he refuses to answer. However, he doesn’t do so with his best poker face.

Props: The Sun.co.uk
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“Brock is a bigger, faster and stronger wrestler, who also has knock out power with his hands, and he has a better submission game. If Mark attempts to take Brock down he will be sprawled on and end up on the bottom getting smashed. If it stays standing, Brock will smash him with […]

Justin McCully revealed on “Inside MMA” — a program that is featured on the HDNet network — that he is in discussions to fight Brock Lesnar next in a heavyweight bout.
Nothing is official at this time.
McCully is a member of the Team Punishment training camp with one fight inside the Octagon to his credit — […]

… to be at UFC 85 at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7.
There’s a lot of talk about who the former WWE wrestler superstar should take on next. The man who just beat him in his Octagon debut, Frank Mir, tells CBSSports.com who he should not fight next.
Here’s a snip:
“It depends on […]

Neil Sedaka said it best: Breaking up, is hard to do!
Andrei Arlovski and Mirko Cro Cop, the flotsam and jetsam of the UFC heavyweight division, are now being jettisoned to distant promotions to try and recapture the mythos that preceded their recent shortcomings.
At least “The Pitbull” has a chance to go out with a win […]

Gary Shaw fired another verbal cannonball across the Zuffa bow in a recent interview with FightHype.com.
This time, the EliteXC Live Events President thinks it was a blunder to match up former WWE wrestling sensation, Brock Lesnar, against Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, Frank Mir, at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” in his Octagon debut.
Here’s the snip:
“I like […]

MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC 81: “Breaking Point” from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the pay-per-view (PPV) event held on February 2 at The Mandalay Bat Events Center in Las Vegas.
No surprise, Brock Lesnar was the top earner of the night, raking in a quarter-million dollars for his 90-second […]

“I now know what it feels like to be in a rodeo. That was a bull.”
Frank Mir has some more great insight on his win over Brock Lesnar this weekend at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” this weekend thanks to Mr. Sunshine.
Here’s the audio:

“There’s no shame in losing. I lost my first amateur wrestling match as a kid. My coach told me when I was wanting to quit, that you first have to lose before you learn how not to lose. I don’t like to lose so I have to learn not to lose in this sport…. Obviously […]

True to form Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira survived a beating to defeat Tim Sylvia via submission (guillotine choke) in round three of their fight tonight at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” to capture the interim UFC heavyweight championship crown.
With the win, “Big Nog” made history, becoming the first man ever to hold titles in Pride FC and […]