If you listened to former UFC champion Frank Mir during an interview on ESPN 1100 in Las Vegas recently, then you know who he is predicting as the victor this Friday when Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem step into the Octagon in the main event of UFC 141.
Mir, who is 1-1 against Lesnar, says that Overeem won’t be able to handle the former UFC champions pace and that he won’t have the cardio to keep up after five minutes of wrestling.
“Brock doesn’t shoot that low. He’ll put his forehead in your chest, and he’s going to run you through. If he’s not able to take you down with that initial blast, he’s going to run you against the cage. Then he’s going to rip your legs out from under you. Now, you should have gotten taken down in the middle of the area, but instead, you’ve been taken down against the cage [where it is more dangerous]. Speaking from experience, that sucks.”
“Now, you have a guy who is not a black belt in jiu-jitsu and who is not a wrestling All-American who is going to be able to get back to his feet, so what does he do?” Mir said.
“Are you going to try to tell me he’s going to wrestle with a national champion wrestler for five minutes? His cardio is going to suck [after wrestling with Lesnar for a while]. I’ve seen guys with muscles like that, and that’s why he slows down,” said Mir.
UFC 141 goes down on Dec. 30, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner between Lesnar and Overeem will move on to face Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title.