Found September 03, 2009 on
Cage Writer:
It's gone from a triumphant win to an oh well moment for Frank Mir. The guy was nearly brought to tears when he pulled the upset on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira back at UFC 92. Now nine months later with Big Nog's win over Randy Couture at UFC 102 and further details about how injured he was for the Mir fight, the victory feels kind of hollow for the Las Vegas native: "Usually we [talk about the injury] once or twice," Mir told Cagewriter. "I think it's the repetitive beating it down our throats, that's what was starting to get annoying. After awhile it's like, okay guys, I get it, he sucked when I beat him. It was a pathetic experience. That was hit twin brother that was really just risen from the dead. I didn't beat Nogueira. I got it. I got it." It was pointed out often before, during and after the fight that Nogueira had a staph infection and neck and knee injuries entering the fight. "Things like that kind of bug for the reason that ...
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