One of the most exciting matchups in UFC 164—Henderson vs. Pettis—is a battle between two ground specialists in Frank Mir and Josh Barnett. Both fighters have held the UFC’s heavyweight strap in the past and are making their way to the top in the stacked heavyweight division.
The question is: who has the edge on the ground?
Both fighters have several wins coming via submission. Barnett has the edge in numbers with 19, but it is interesting to note that majority of Mir’s submission wins happened in the UFC, while the former is most successful in organizations outside of the UFC.
Mir’s submissions are mainstay in every UFC highlight video and never fail to give audience a feeling that an arm or leg will be broken when he fights.
Shall we see a Mir submission win tomorrow?
Let’s relive Mir’s nastiest submission wins in his UFC career.