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UFC 111 Results
Main Card Georges St. Pierre def. Dan Hardy by Unanimous Decision. Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir by KO @ 3:48 of Round 1. Kurt Pellegrino def. Fabricio Camoes by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) @ 4:20 of Round 2. Jon Fitch def. Ben Saunders by Unanimous Decision. Undercard Jim Miller def. Mark Bocek by Unanimous Decision. [...]
Everyone Wants a Piece; Who Deserves One?
It’s immediately obvious that the two loudest mouths calling out UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC, #2 IWMMAR) consist of more hype than substance. James Toney (0-0 MMA, 72-6-3-2 Boxing) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (1-0 MMA) aren’t in a position to talk about a shot at Brock, give that neither has even fought [...]
Thoughts On A Potential Frank Mir-Shane Carwin Fight
After watching Frank Mir decimate Cheick Kongo in less time than it would take to order a pizza, I had one potential fight pop into my mind for the former UFC heavyweight champion. Shane Carwin. What better way to prepare himself for a third go around with Brock Lesnar than to take on a fighter [...]
UFC 107 Betting Lines
These numbers, as always, courtesy of Best Fight Odds. Main Card B.J. Penn (-260/-303) vs. Diego Sanchez (+250/+187) Frank Mir (-174/-210) vs. Cheick Kongo (+170/+140) Kenny Florian (-181/-238) vs. Clay Guida (+180/+160) Jon Fitch (-415/-600) vs. Mike Pierce (+400/+325) Stefan Struve (-125/-150) vs. Paul Buentello (+126/-105) Undercard Rousimar Palhares (-325/-405) vs. Lucio Linhares (+305/+225) Johny [...]
UFC 107, a look ahead
As it stands, UFC 107 is poised to cast a shadow over the recent UFC 106 event with a main event between two former 170 pounders who are both looking to continue their wins at 155 pounds and a co-main that may start the look for an interim heavyweight champ. The remainder of the main [...]
Videos: Watch the UFC 100 Fights
Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves Part 1 – Part 2 Michael Bisping vs. Dan Herderson Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher Dong Hyun Kim vs. T.J. Grant (Foreign Broadcast) Stephan Bonnar vs. Mark Coleman C.B. Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor Jon Jones vs. Jake O’Brien
Mir vs. Lesnar: The Fight for #2
Unlike Georges St. Pierre (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC, #1 IWMMAR) vs. Thiago Alves (16-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC, #2 IWMMAR), the heavyweight title figh at UFC 100 will do nothing to establish the #1 fighter in the division. At the end of the night, whether the crowd chooses to chant his name or not, Fedor Emelianenko [...]
Mir Injured; UFC 98 Rematch Cancelled
Frank Mir has been forced to cancel his bout with Brock Lesnar in what would have been a title unifying rematch between the two UFC heavyweights. FiveOuncesofPain broke the story and has a brief summary of the impact. It remains to be seen what this will do, if the UFC will arrange for an alternate [...]
Careful Optimism Required: The Future of the UFC Heavyweight Division
With a title about to be decided in a bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, the UFC heavyweight division will be heading into a new era, to be sure. We will have a real “undisputed” champion in the organization, and we can rest assured that whoever that fighter is, he will almost certainly not [...]
