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Frank Mir Fires Shots At Stephen A. Smith Following Comments On Women’s MMA

Frank MirESPN analyst Stephen A Smith’s recent comments on Women’s MMA have angered a large portion of the combat sports community over the past week, including former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir who shared his thoughts in a post on Twitter. “Yes I saw what he said about women fighting. Don’t tag him. Don’t even say […]

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ESPN analyst Stephen A Smith’s recent comments on Women’s MMA have angered a large portion of the combat sports community over the past week, including former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir who shared his thoughts in a post on Twitter.

“Yes I saw what he said about women fighting. Don’t tag him. Don’t even say his name. He is irrelevant so don’t give him a voice in our sport. Send him back to the NBA to make absurd comments about the other sport he couldn’t hack it in as a competitor.”

Mir is a veteran of the sport who most recently fought back in 2019 to a decision victory against Roy Nelson. Also, Mir doubles as a coach for his daughter Bella who is a highly touted prospect in the USA. The multiple sports athlete, Bella has had two MMA professional fights both in 2020 with the first being won by Unanimous Decision in October and the second a first round Rear Naked Choke victory in December.

Smith’s recent comments aren’t the only time the ESPN analyst has been on the bad side of the MMA community, in January of 2020 Smith shared his thoughts of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s performance against Conor McGregor, his criticism was not taken lightly by the community who called for him to be removed from covering the sport at the time.

This most recent controversy, however, has spawned a variety of different fighters and MMA personalities both male and female alike to share their disapproval of his comments. These different responses have ranged from intense emotional responses to more calm responses aiming to educate Smith. There have also been plenty of memes and parody videos of Smith’s infamous boxing workout that went viral around the time of UFC 246.

Do you think that Stephen A. Smith should continue covering MMA?

VIDEO | Bella Mir Chokes Out Opponent In Second Pro Fight

MirBella Mir, the 17-year-old daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir improved her professional MMA record to 2-0 last night. The young prospect made her debut October 22 under the Ikon Fight Federation banner and emerged victorious via unanimous against Danielle Wynn. On Friday night Mir was once again in action in Mexico and […]

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Bella Mir, the 17-year-old daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir improved her professional MMA record to 2-0 last night.

The young prospect made her debut October 22 under the Ikon Fight Federation banner and emerged victorious via unanimous against Danielle Wynn.

On Friday night Mir was once again in action in Mexico and looked sensational in victory against featherweight fighter Alma Cespedes. Frank Mir’s daughter showed off her impressive ground game, sunk in a rear-naked-choke to put her opponent to sleep .

Frank Mir took to social media to post a video from his daughter’s second pro win and heap praise on “chip off the ol’ block” Bella Mir – check it out below.

Prior to her debut, Mir signed with First Round Management who guides the career of her father. Malki Kawa took to social media to announce he will be oversing Bella’s rise through the ranks.

“This one is a good one… please help me in welcoming 17 yr old @ladymir11 Bella Mir to the @firstroundmgmt family,” Kawa wrote on Instagram. “Bella’s happens to be the oldest daughter of 2x heavyweight champion and first Cuban champion ever in the @ufc, @thefrankmir. Now here’s the best part: bella is regarded as the best athlete in Las Vegas, male or female, her dad has been training her for years, and well… she’s making her pro debut next month? skies the limit and here’s to the real future of the women’s divisions everywhere! I’d say welcome to the fam, but you’ve been family! #mir #mma #womanpower #fightlikeagirl”

Do you think Bella Mir will make it to the UFC?

Roy Nelson, Joe Warren, Frank Mir & Several Others Gone From Bellator

Roy Nelson, Frank Mir, and Joe Warren are amongst numerous names no longer under contract to Bellator. The MMA Reports’ Jason Floyd was the first to report the news. “Salim Mukhidinov, Mihail Nica, Haim Gozali, Richard Kiely, Ion Pascu, Mat…

Roy Nelson, Frank Mir, and Joe Warren are amongst numerous names no longer under contract to Bellator. The MMA Reports’ Jason Floyd was the first to report the news. “Salim Mukhidinov, Mihail Nica, Haim Gozali, Richard Kiely, Ion Pascu, Mateusz Piskorz, David Rickels, Joe Schilling, Tuco Tokkos, Rafael Carvalho, Roy Nelson, Frank Mir, Rudy Schaffroth, […]

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Frank Mir’s Daughter Isabella to Make Professional MMA Debut on Oct. 22

Isabella Mir is entering the family business. Mir’s manager, Malki Kawa, told Ariel Helwani of ESPN that the 17-year-old daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will make her professional MMA debut on Oct…

Isabella Mir is entering the family business. Mir’s manager, Malki Kawa, told Ariel Helwani of ESPN that the 17-year-old daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will make her professional MMA debut on Oct…

Frank Mir’s Daughter Set For Professional MMA Debut At 17

MirBella Mir, the 17-year-old daughter of former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir is set to make her professional MMA debut after signing with First Round Management. MMA manager Malki Kawa who also guides the career of Frank Mir announced on social media that he has signed his client’s daughter ahead of her pro debut which […]

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Bella Mir, the 17-year-old daughter of former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir is set to make her professional MMA debut after signing with First Round Management.

MMA manager Malki Kawa who also guides the career of Frank Mir announced on social media that he has signed his client’s daughter ahead of her pro debut which will take place later this month. The bout will take place on October 22 under the Ikon Fight Federation banner in Mexico. Mir’s opponents has not yet been announced but the youngster is set to compete at bantamweight after training under her father for the majority of her life.

“This one is a good one… please help me in welcoming 17 yr old @ladymir11 Bella Mir to the @firstroundmgmt family,” Kawa wrote on Instagram. “Bella’s happens to be the oldest daughter of 2x heavyweight champion and first Cuban champion ever in the @ufc, @thefrankmir. Now here’s the best part: bella is regarded as the best athlete in Las Vegas, male or female, her dad has been training her for years, and well… she’s making her pro debut next month? skies the limit and here’s to the real future of the women’s divisions everywhere! I’d say welcome to the fam, but you’ve been family! #mir #mma #womanpower #fightlikeagirl”

Are you excited to see Frank Mir’s daughter compete in MMA?

REPORT | Frank Mir Signs For Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Frank MirFormer UFC heavyweight king Frank Mir has signed for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) according to reports. Ross Markey of FightBananas.com broke the news of Mir signing for BKFC last night. “According to sources, former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir (@thefrankmir) has signed a deal to link up with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (@bareknucklefc). Full […]

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Former UFC heavyweight king Frank Mir has signed for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) according to reports.

Ross Markey of FightBananas.com broke the news of Mir signing for BKFC last night.

“According to sources, former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir (@thefrankmir) has signed a deal to link up with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (@bareknucklefc). Full story coming to @FightBananas soon,” Markey wrote on social media.

Mir became the UFC heavyweight champion at the age of 25 when he infamously broke Tim Sylvia’s to claim back in 2004. After suffering injuries due to a motorcycle accident Mir was stripped of his title and struggled for form when he returned to the sport in 2006. The heavyweight legend still managed to pick ip high profile wins over the likes of Brock Lesnar and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – picking up an interim belt in the process. Mir attempted to unify the division in a eagerly anticipated rematch against Lesnar at UFC 100 but fell short suffering a second round TKO loss. He would go on to have two more shots at UFC gold but was knocked out by Shane Carwin and Junior dos Santos in each of those title fights.

Mir ended his UFC run with a record of 16-11 in 2016. The popular heavyweight then joined Bellator. He lost his first two fights with the promotion, suffering stoppages at the hands of Fedor Emelianenko and Javy Ayala. However, last time out he managed to get back in the win column picking up a decision win over heavyweight veteran Roy Nelson.

The 41-year-old hasn’t fought in MMA since 2019 and may be done with the sport all together considering he has reportedly now signed a deal to fight with BKFC.

Do you think heavyweight veteran Frank Mir will have success fighting for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship?