Former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir, snapped Tim Sylvia’s arm at UFC 48 in Las Vegas. A few years later, Mir would crush Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s wing like a bag of potato chips (his words).
A muscular heavyweight with a black belt in jiu jitsu is a dangerous man.
That’s why Global Fight League (GFL) will fight fire with fire, booking Mir against the new-look Fabricio Werdum, a two-time gold medalist for Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) and the only fighter to submit heavyweight legend, Fedor Emelianenko.
Hopefully Mir doesn’t get poisoned along the way.
One last matchup announcement! (for now)
Team São Paulo’s @FabricioWerdum steps into the GFL cage with Team LA’s @thefrankmir in a Heavyweight bout! pic.twitter.com/iuSouahE1o
— Global Fight League (@mmagfl) February 14, 2025
Sounds like a joke from the Brazilian’s new comedy club.
Mir (19-13) has not competed since capturing a unanimous decision victory over Roy Nelson at Bellator 231. As for Werdum (24-10-1, 1 NC), two years older than Mir at 47, he’s been inactive since dropping a split nod to Junior dos Santos for Gamebred MMA in late 2023.
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