All Entries Tagged With: "Frank Mir"
UFC 93, 94, 95, 96, and 97 fight cards and thoughts
The UFC has been lining up fights for the next five events all across the country, Canada, and Ireland. Although it looks like UFC 94 could be hard to beat, stranger things have happened in MMA. Here’s a look at the upcoming UFC events from UFC 93 to UFC 97 as they stand today. UFC [...]
2009: Upcoming Fights
As 2008 comes to a close several websites including ours will take a look at the year that was 2008. The biggest fight of the year is this weekend and for some reason I keep anticipating some of the great fights that we will witness or have the chance to witness in 2009. We already [...]
Mir, Nogueira, and Pre-Fight Injuries at UFC 92
In every sport athletes have to deal with injuries. Bumps and bruises that hinder athletic performance seem to always be present. MMA is no different. In the latest UFC fight card reports are starting to surface about the injuries that TUF coaches Frank Mir and Antonio Nogueira had prior to the fight. Antonio Nogueira was [...]
Worst Case Scenario: Upcoming Title Fights
There are fights that we want to see, and fights that we don’t. There are matchups that can be fed to the masses, that sell pay-per-views and excited the casual fan, and drag in new viewers. Those matches, it turns out, don’t do anything for me, and if that sounds petty, it is. I won’t [...]
UFC 92 Fighter Payouts and Win Bonuses
Rashad Evans – $65,000 (plus $65,000 bonus) def. Forrest Griffin – $100,000 Frank Mir – $45,000 (plus $45,000 bonus) def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – $250,000 Quinton Jackson – $225,000 (plus $100,000 bonus) def. Wanderlei Silva – $200,000 CB Dollaway – $10,000 (plus $10,000 bonus) def. Mike Massenzio – $5,000 Cheick Kongo – $45,000 (plus $45,000 [...]
Videos: Watch the UFC 92 Fights
Main Card Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva Cheick Kongo vs. Mustafa Al-Turk Prelims Antoni Hardonk vs. Mike Wessel Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy Dan Evenson vs. Pat Barry Mike Massenzio vs. C.B. Dollaway
Breakdown UFC 92: Frank Mir vs. Rodrigo Nogueira
It is time for the meat and potatoes of The Ultimate 2008. The final three fights left in MMAOpinion’s Breakdown UFC 92 are the ones that people can’t wait for. This time around we will take a look at the Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira battle. This one has a bit of a back [...]
Lesnar’s Reps Freak Out Over Mazzagatti
In the wake of Big John leaving the reffing world, someone has to fill the void covering the ever important title fights. The big names, of course, are Mario Yamasaki and Steve Mazzagatti. It looks like Mazzagatti, though, will not be the referee at the title fight between Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar. Lesnar’s representatives [...]
How to Save TUF: “Junie Watching”
All across America people tuned in to the weekly showing of The Ultimate Fighter in what could be better named Junie watching! Thousands of people watched to see Junie jump the cage and as a result get the boot from the show, but instead, he received a stern talking to from Frank Mir and that [...]
