Frank Mir is a former heavyweight champion who first fought under the UFC banner in 2001, but sees his future outside of the promotion Mir is currently eleven months into a two-year suspension for banned substances. Once that time is served, however, Mir looks like he will be waving goodbye to the UFC. The man who last […]
Frank Mir is a former heavyweight champion who first fought under the UFC banner in 2001, but sees his future outside of the promotion Mir is currently eleven months into a two-year suspension for banned substances. Once that time is served, however, Mir looks like he will be waving goodbye to the UFC. The man who last […]
The itch to compete hasn’t gone away for Frank Mir. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder has been serving a suspension dished out by the U.S. Anti Doping Agency (USADA) for a positive drug test. Despite the time away and nearing the age of 38, Mir isn’t planning on walking away from […]
The itch to compete hasn’t gone away for Frank Mir. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder has been serving a suspension dished out by the U.S. Anti Doping Agency (USADA) for a positive drug test. Despite the time away and nearing the age of 38, Mir isn’t planning on walking away from […]
New on UFC Fight Pass is a countdown special that looks at the Top 10 UFC Knockouts of 2016.
On their official YouTube channel this week, UFC added a promotional video for the KO that came in at number ten on the list…
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New on UFC Fight Pass is a countdown special that looks at the Top 10 UFC Knockouts of 2016.
On their official YouTube channel this week, UFC added a promotional video for the KO that came in at number ten on the list — Mark Hunt’s walk-off knockout of Frank Mir at UFC Fight Night 85.
Hunt delivered another one of many impressive knockout victories on his professional MMA record by KO’ing the former UFC Heavyweight Champion at the 3:01 mark of the opening round of their main event bout.
UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir took place on Saturday, March 20, 2016, and aired live via UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 (FS1) from the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia.
UFC’s countdown of the top ten knockouts of 2016 is available right now via their digital subscription service, UFC Fight Pass.
While they will never compete against one another inside the Octagon, we could witness Frank Mir vs. Jon Jones in a different arena.
Mir, talking with FloCombat while working the Abolsu…
While they will never compete against one another inside the Octagon, we could witness Frank Mir vs. Jon Jones in a different arena.
Mir, talking with FloCombat while working the Abolsute Championship Berkut 50 event recently, stated he would be open to meeting Jones as part of Submission Underground. Recently, Jones defeated Dan Henderson at the grappling-only event.
“I was under the assumption that if you are serving a suspension then then you can’t compete anything,” Mir said. “Jon has a suspension from both an athletic commission and from the UFC and was able to go compete, that baffled me a little bit and I didn’t quite understand that, but I assumed all competition is all competition and that a competitive ban is a competitive ban.
“Jon and I are friends and stuff so to compete against him would be fun. I agree with the way Jon thinks. To go out there and try to go with a ‘Buchecha’ or a Vinny Magalhaes, right off the bat, that’s a lot for a guy who hasn’t specialized in that area.
Following his win over Henderson, Jones challenged Chael Sonnen to a January match. Sonnen accepted, but that card is set just days after his Bellator MMA debut vs. Tito Oritz.
Mir was given a suspension by the USADA for taking a banned substance prior to his fight with Mark Hunt.
As with many other sports, mixed martial arts has always had its fair share of cheaters who will try to get away with using performance-enhancing drugs in the hopes of gaining a competitive advantage in the cage. However, when it comes to making up excuses for why they’ve failed a drug test, it’s fair to
As with many other sports, mixed martial arts has always had its fair share of cheaters who will try to get away with using performance-enhancing drugs in the hopes of gaining a competitive advantage in the cage.
However, when it comes to making up excuses for why they’ve failed a drug test, it’s fair to say that MMA fighters truly are in a league of their own.
As you’ll discover in the pages that follow, in MMA no excuse is too flimsy, too far-fetched, or frankly just too downright embarrassing not to be used in an attempt to convince people that this is all just a big mistake and their bulging biceps, limitless cardio and superhuman powers of recovery have nothing to do with a cocktail of illegal drugs surging through their system.
Anderson Silva
The mixed martial arts world was rocked in 2015 by the news that arguably the greatest fighter of all time, Anderson Silva had tested positive for two anabolic steroids.
Silva was quick to protest his innocence, declaring that, “I always played clean, I was never a cheater,” and vowed to clear his name.
We all wanted to believe him, and several months his team confidently declared that he would be cleared at an upcoming Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing.
MMA fans waited with baited breath in the hope that this had all just been a big misunderstanding, only to discover that the best his legal team could come up with was that he’d unwittingly taken a tainted love potion.
The ludicrous story that unfolded during the hearing was that Silva had been given this mysterious sexual enhancement medication (originating from Thailand and housed in an unlabeled blue vial) by a friend, and had consumed it for three months prior to his fight without ever stopping to question whether it was above board or not.
If that wasn’t comical enough, an ingenious fan managed to hack into NSAC’s speakerphone system during the hearing and played hits including, Salt N Pepa’s – ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’, 2 live Crew’s – ‘Me So Horny,’ and Shaggy’s – ‘It Wasn’t Me’, which had even the commissioners struggling to stifle their laughter.
Needless to say NSAC didn’t believe a word of his defense, and Silva would be hit with a one year suspension as well as a $360,000 fine.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir was flagged by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) for a potential anti-doping violation last March, and he requested his release from the promotion quickly thereafter, although that has yet to happen. Mir, however, has made it clear that his time inside the Octagon has come to an end. After
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir was flagged by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) for a potential anti-doping violation last March, and he requested his release from the promotion quickly thereafter, although that has yet to happen. Mir, however, has made it clear that his time inside the Octagon has come to an end.
After his Absolute Championship Berkut Fights commentary debut this past weekend, Mir said that he’s still trying to get out of his UFC contract:
“I am [still under contract],” he said (MMAMania.com). “But, I am trying to get out of it. They are not going to utilize me as a fighter and I am not getting any younger. And even if they do not let me go after my suspension, I’m up and I am able to fight again. I really would like to step outside.”
While his mixed martial arts career may be done, Mir’s fighting career may not. The ex-champion said that he’s interested in doing five boxing matches and five K-1 kickboxing matches before he retires for good, but he claims that the UFC is holding him back:
“I have never got to do kickboxing matches,” said Mir. “I have only fought an amateur boxing match. I want to do a professional boxing match. You know, I always wanted to test myself and find out different things. And UFC wants to protect me like any other fighter under the contract.… They have already made a lot of money, they are very famous, very important and I am very grateful for what they helped me accomplish.”
“I am being limited in what I am going to be able to do before I enter into full coaching. I want more experience in different aspects of the sport. My goal is to do at least five K-1-rule kickboxing matches, five professional boxing matches before I retire.”
In addition to that, Mir, one of the very best submission artists in the history of the heavyweight division, expressed his interest in competing in combat sambo:
“Even the combat sambo, I like watching it and I would be interested in entering the tournament. However, the UFC limits it because they do not want me to go out and take adventures.”
Stay tuned to LowKickMMA as more news unfolds on Mir’s future.
