After a lackluster performance from UFC 119 headliners Frank Mir and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovi?, UFC president Dana White was asked if he’d consider cutting Mir for the performance, White said yes.
In a bout which had Mir scoring the only knockout of the event, the former UFC heavyweight champ was spurned by White by failing to receive the “Knockout of the Night” honor.
“To talk the stuff he does, and then fight like he fought, that’s a little frustrating. Once Cro Cop stuffed his takedown attempt, his heart fell out on the floor. If Frank Mir can’t bully you, his heart shrinks to the size of the Grinch’s. If he can’t take you down, his heart shrinks to the size of a pea.”
Might we have seen the last of the 31-year-old Mir, a UFC fighter since 2001, in the Octagon? Could White cut him?
“Sure,” said White, wiping some candor off his chin. “You really, really need to show up and deliver. This is a job.”
White doesn’t get the outcry which flows when he cuts a subpar performer, as he says he’s contemplating with Mir.
“You go to your job and don’t perform, what will happen? And when people say, ‘Hey, these guys put their lives on the line,’ that’s a crock of s—. This sport is so safe. These guys have chosen to be fighters!”
HT ESPN.com