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Frank Mir Predicts Early Finish In His Fight With Mark Hunt

Frank Mir is set to fight Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 85 in a heavyweight bout and recently spoke with FOX Sports about the upcoming fight. Mir explained that his game plan coming into this fight is to take it to the ground and wear him down. While Mir is known for his striking,

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Frank Mir is set to fight Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 85 in a heavyweight bout and recently spoke with FOX Sports about the upcoming fight. Mir explained that his game plan coming into this fight is to take it to the ground and wear him down. While Mir is known for his striking, Mir is best known for his grappling and submissions, which is what he plans to do in this fight.

“The differences that he has over me in striking, I feel like on the ground, grappling wise, the gap is really great,” Mir said. “Obviously if this was a K-1 fight, Mark has been doing it for many more years than I have as far as pure stand up, so you’d have to give him the advantage.

“I think part of my strategy in the fight is that he really has to worry about the takedowns and the only way he’s going to worry about it is if I take him to the ground early in the fight a couple of times. Even if he survives, it’s not a loss because now he can’t put 100 percent of his mind into striking because he knows I can get him down.”

Mir believes that Hunt will survive the first few rounds, but will cave and tap out in their main event fight.

“He might survive the first time, he might even survive the second time. But on a long enough scale, you’re going to get submitted by me,” Mir said.

“He obviously knows I’d like to submit him, and I’m sure Mark wants to stay away from the submissions. So he’s going to try to fight where he’s most comfortable at.”

Mir backtracked and said that while he believes Hunt will last a few rounds with him, he has the mindset of going in and trying to finish the fight quickly.

“I’m really trying to go in there and finish in the first or second round,” Mir said. “I think earlier on when people are drier, it’s easier to get a submission because it’s easier to hold on. By the third and fourth round, people are sweating and submissions start falling off.

UFC Fight Night 85 will take place at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia on Sunday, March 20, in Australia, but airs on Saturday, March 19, in North America. The event will air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The prelims start at 6:30 p.m. ET and the main card 10 p.m. ET.

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Watch Mark Hunt & Frank Mir’s Awkward Staredown In Australia

Top-ranked heavyweights Mark Hunt and Frank Mir are headed for a pivotal clash in the main event of this Saturday’s (March, 19, 2016) UFC Fight Night 85 from the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have a little fun with one another in the build-up to the fight. That

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That was the case at Thursday’s UFC Fight Night 85 Media Day staredowns, where ‘The Super Samoan’ definitely took the edge off by removing his shirt when he noticed that he and Mir somehow showed up in the same clothes, inciting a bit of humor in a time that is supposed to be tense.

Check out the video from our friends Submission Radio right here:

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Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down Saturday’s UFN 85 Main Event Between Mir & Hunt

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Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Australia, UFC commentator Joe Rogan breaks down the scheduled main event between UFC heavyweight contenders Frank Mir and Mark Hunt.

Featured above is Rogan’s breakdown of the Mir-Hunt bout, which headlines the event emanating from the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia, airing live on FOX Sports 1.

Below is the scheduled lineup for this Saturday’s event:

Main Card (Fox Sports 1):

– Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir
– Neil Magny vs. Hector Lombard
– Jake Matthews vs. Johnny Case
– Dan Kelly vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior
– James Te-Huna vs. Steve Bossé
– Bec Rawlings vs. Seohee Ham

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1):

– Brendan O’Reilly vs. Alan Jouban
– Dan Hooker vs. Mark Eddiva
– Leslie Smith vs. Rin Nakai
– Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass):

– Ross Pearson vs. Chad Laprise
– Alan Patrick vs. Damien Brown

https://youtu.be/oDFNs81KmxQ

Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Australia, UFC commentator Joe Rogan breaks down the scheduled main event between UFC heavyweight contenders Frank Mir and Mark Hunt.

Featured above is Rogan’s breakdown of the Mir-Hunt bout, which headlines the event emanating from the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia, airing live on FOX Sports 1.

Below is the scheduled lineup for this Saturday’s event:

Main Card (Fox Sports 1):

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1):

– Brendan O’Reilly vs. Alan Jouban
– Dan Hooker vs. Mark Eddiva
– Leslie Smith vs. Rin Nakai
– Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass):

– Ross Pearson vs. Chad Laprise
– Alan Patrick vs. Damien Brown

“Recharged” Frank Mir Ready To Engage With Mark Hunt

Frank Mir actually feels refreshed and recharged following a few extra months off.

After losing to Andrei Arlovski this past September, the former UFC heavyweight champion returns to the Octagon Saturday night vs. Mark Hunt in the main event of UFC Fight Night 85.

Mir (18-10) has won just two of his last seven fights overall, but those defeats came vs. current champion Daniel Cormier and top contenders Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos.

“I was supposed to fight in December, but it fell through,” said Mir, during an appearance on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight. “I’m 36 years old. Training is tough and draining and I need the time off to recharge the batteries.”

A renowned submission specialist with nine career victories via tap, Mir showed off his stand-up skills in recent wins vs. Todd Duffee and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. His opponent, Hunt, has eight career knockouts to his credit.

“His strong suit is striking. He’s not a threat to finish the fight on ground,” Mir said. “I’m a threat at both. I have to be aggressive and play to get fight to ground. If I can make takedowns a threat, then that drops his standup down a level because he’ll have to defend more, and it increases my ability to do standup. If he commits to a standup fight, it’s easier to get him down.”

With the time difference taking a toll on some, Mir made sure to get to Australia well in advance of his weekend. In his 28-fight career, he’s only competed outside the U.S. twice, going to Brazil and Canada.

“That’s why I left Vegas last Thursday,” he stated. “It gives me lots of time to get adjusted. The plane trip was 14 hours. I needed time to get the kinks out of me and my body. I’m ready now.”

Frank Mir actually feels refreshed and recharged following a few extra months off.

After losing to Andrei Arlovski this past September, the former UFC heavyweight champion returns to the Octagon Saturday night vs. Mark Hunt in the main event of UFC Fight Night 85.

Mir (18-10) has won just two of his last seven fights overall, but those defeats came vs. current champion Daniel Cormier and top contenders Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos.

Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir: A Full Head-to-Toe Breakdown

UFC Fight Night 85 is headlined by a crucial showdown in the UFC’s heavyweight division.
No. 9-ranked heavyweight contender Mark Hunt (11-10-1) will stand opposite No. 10-ranked Frank Mir (18-10) on Saturday, March 19 at 10 p.m. ET.
Hunt is a former ti…

UFC Fight Night 85 is headlined by a crucial showdown in the UFC’s heavyweight division.

No. 9-ranked heavyweight contender Mark Hunt (11-10-1) will stand opposite No. 10-ranked Frank Mir (18-10) on Saturday, March 19 at 10 p.m. ET.

Hunt is a former title challenger, and Mir is a former champion. Both are looking for another run at gold in the top-heavy, and aging, UFC heavyweight division. This is a chance to win a main event on television and state their case.

Hunt is coming off a November victory against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, and Mir is returning from a decision loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC 191. The result may end the title hopes for the loser and send them out of the top 10 for good.

Who can establish themselves once again as a contender? Where do the advantages lie for each fighter? Let’s take a look.

Here is your head-to-toe breakdown of UFC Fight Night 85’s main event.

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Video: Frank Mir Breaks Down UFC Fight Night 85 Main Event Against Mark Hunt

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Breaking down fights is nothing new for the former WEC announcer and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir.

Featured above is a video released by the UFC this week that shows Mir breakdown his upcoming main event fight against Mark Hunt, scheduled for this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 85.

Mir, who has warned Hunt to tap out if he gets caught in a submission this weekend — and if he values his health — breaks down the technical aspects leading into his bout with the knockout artist.

Below is the scheduled lineup for this weekend’s event:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1/10 p.m. ET)

Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir
Hector Lombard vs. Neil Magny
Johnny Case vs. Jake Matthews
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Daniel Kelly
Steve Bosse vs. James Te Huna
Seo Hee Ham vs. Bec Rawlings

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)

Alan Jouban vs. Brendan O’Reilly
Mark Eddiva vs. Dan Hooker
Viscardi Andrade vs. Richard Walsh
Damien Brown vs. Alan Patrick

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7 p.m. ET)

Chad Laprise vs. Ross Pearson
Rin Nakai vs. Leslie Smith