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Isabella Mir, daughter of former UFC champion Frank Mir, to make pro MMA debut

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Oct 1, 2020 3:41 PM ET

As ESPN's Ariel Helwani wrote, Isabella Mir, daughter of two-time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, will make her professional mixed martial arts debut on Oct. 22 when she faces Danielle Wynn in a 135-pound fight for Ikon Fighting Federation in Mexico.

While Wynn holds a 4-3 amateur record, Mir never competed at that level. Wynn will also be fighting in her first pro bout.

Frank Mir last fought in October 2019 when he defeated Roy Nelson in the main event of Bellator 231. The 41-year-old who famously tallied a win over Brock Lesnar in Lesnar's first UFC contest in February 2008 has recently been linked with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

BKFC signed former UFC star Paige VanZant in August.

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Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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