Frank Mir wants his mixed martial arts swan song to be on the same card as his daughter.
The former UFC heavyweight champion revealed on the "Thiccc Boy” podcast that he hopes to fight one more time in 2023, ideally on an event headlined by 19-year-old Bella Mir.
“Next year I’m going to go and fight again because actually I want to fight once on the same card with Bella, as my last fight,” Mir said. “She can headline the card, I can open it.”
Bella Mir owns a 3-0 professional MMA record. She debuted in 2020 with a pair of victories under the iKon Fighting Federation banner before returning on June 24 to score a first-round submission win against Jessica Link-Davis at Xtreme Fight Night 381. Frank Mir is high on her potential going forward and believes a father-daughter combination on the same card would be a memorable occurence.
“How many times is that going to happen in history?” he said. “Barring lightning striking or a car accident or something retarded, Bella is UFC champ, or champ of whatever league she wants to join. It’s a no-brainer.”
The 43-year-old Mir hasn’t competed in MMA since October 2019, when he earned a unanimous decision triumph over Roy Nelson at Bellator 231. He has remained somewhat active in combat sports, however, losing a unanimous decision to Steve Cunningham in a boxing match on the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren card before suffering a first-round stoppage defeat to Kubrat Pulev at Triad Combat 1, an event that featured a mixed ruleset.
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