by Michael David SmithFiled under: UFCFrank Mir is getting ready to fight a 275-pound behemoth when he takes on Brock Lesnar for the heavyweight title at UFC 100. But Mir's biggest concern isn't Lesnar's weight. It's Lesnar's reach.UFC 100: Frank Mir Concerned About Brock Lesnar's Reach originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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July 03, 2009
by Michael David SmithFiled under: UFCThe conventional wisdom says that the main event at UFC 100 will come down to Frank Mir's technique and agility against Brock Lesnar's power. And Mir says the conventional wisdom is right.Frank Mir: Brock Lesnar Can't Play the Jiu Jitsu Game, Needs to Rely on Power originally appeared on Fanhouse MMA Blog on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:18...
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July 01, 2009
UFC 100 is approaching, and Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir are headlining. The two heavyweight champions -- one holding an interim title and the other punctuating a “direct” lineage that long ago went crooked as a question mark (which is which, Lesnar or Mir, interim or direct, soon won’t matter anymore, thankfully) -- had a conference call chat Wednesday and said the following:
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July 01, 2009
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Quoteworthy:
“Anybody that size that gets behind a punch and sits down on it can catch me on the chin. If I’m cocky and put my hands down, obviously it will be a short night for me and I can go home and cry about it later. The fighter I was then compared to [...]
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July 04, 2009
Ken Hahn, Frank Mir's MMA coach, talks to MMAWeekly about what it took to turn the UFC interim heavyweight champion around and what he expects for the rematch against Brock Lesnar at UFC 100....
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July 02, 2009
On a Wednesday teleconference promoting their heavyweight title unification bout at UFC 100, undisputed champ Brock Lesnar responded to Frank Mir's assessment that his primary motivation for fighting was money...
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July 01, 2009
Frank Mir: If Im Cocky It Will Be A Short Night
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July 01, 2009
UFC 100 is set to go down from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, July 11. The monumental fight card is poised to be perhaps the biggest pay-per-view (PPV) event in the relatively short history of the sport.
The hoopla for event reached a fevered pitch today with the second installment [...]
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