According to MMABay.co.uk, UFC heavyweight Frank Mir seems to be interested in the possibility of facing Brock Lesnar in a rubber match. Mir expressed his interest in a third encounter with Lesnar during an interview on Pro MMA Radio. Mir said the…
According to MMABay.co.uk, UFC heavyweight Frank Mir seems to be interested in the possibility of facing Brock Lesnar in a rubber match.
Mir expressed his interest in a third encounter with Lesnar during an interview on Pro MMA Radio. Mir said the thought of facing the 265 lb heavyweight intrigues him and matches up well against him, stylistically.
But Mir feels the former UFC heavyweight champion needs a win before they should compete against each other.
“I wouldn’t mind if he came back and looked a little dominating first just to make it look intriguing,” Mir said.
“I think with his last fight against Velasquez, I wouldn’t want to diminish the victory that I would pose off of beating him like, ‘well, he did lose his last fight. He looked like garbage against Carwin and now he had surgery.’ I would like to remove a few of those things.”
Although he lost to Lesnar in their rematch at UFC 100, Mir has improved since then, going 4-2 in his last six fights. His most recent victory came against Roy Nelson at UFC 130, where Mir dominated his opponent to earn a unanimous decision.
Lesnar, is currently recovering for the remainder of the year after he underwent surgery to repair his second bout with diverticulitis. He was originally slated to face Junior dos Santos at UFC 131, but after contracting the illness, he was forced to pull out of the bout.
Dana White tweets: GSP vs. Nick Diaz is on for UFC 137. UFC 133 fight card to include: Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Rich Franklin vs. Antonio “Lil’ Nog”.
UFC 133 fight card to include: Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Rich Franklin vs. Antonio “Lil’ Nog” Rogerio Nogueira set for August 6th.
(We would have also accepted ‘extreme-constipation’. Photo courtesy of HeavyMMA.)
Breaking away from his usual “fat guy who can throw down” persona, Roy Nelson just looked like your garden-variety fat guy last weekend at UFC 130, wheezing through three rounds, too exhausted to do anything besides absorb blows from Frank Mir. Was it a sign that Roy should finally hook up with a nutritionist and get his BMI in order?
The obvious answer is yes, definitely. Just because you can drag around a barrel of adipose tissue around your midsection and still compete at the highest levels of MMA doesn’t make it a good idea. Nelson is literally weighing himself down in the Octagon, and putting himself at a profound competitive disadvantage; even most 205-pounders in the UFC outsize Nelson at this point. But according to a new report, there was another factor in play on Saturday that made a victory for Big Country even less likely:
(We would have also accepted ‘extreme-constipation’. Photo courtesy of HeavyMMA.)
Breaking away from his usual “fat guy who can throw down” persona, Roy Nelson just looked like your garden-variety fat guy last weekend at UFC 130, wheezing through three rounds, too exhausted to do anything besides absorb blows from Frank Mir. Was it a sign that Roy should finally hook up with a nutritionist and get his BMI in order?
The obvious answer is yes, definitely. Just because you can drag around a barrel of adipose tissue around your midsection and still compete at the highest levels of MMA doesn’t make it a good idea. Nelson is literally weighing himself down in the Octagon, and putting himself at a profound competitive disadvantage; even most 205-pounders in the UFC outsize Nelson at this point. But according to a new report, there was another factor in play on Saturday that made a victory for Big Country even less likely:
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Filed under: UFC, NewsLAS VEGAS – Seven fighters from Saturday’s UFC 130 card were given medical suspensions following their fights. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the list of suspensions to MMA Fighting on Tuesday.
LAS VEGAS – Seven fighters from Saturday’s UFC 130 card were given medical suspensions following their fights. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the list of suspensions to MMA Fighting on Tuesday.
The lengthiest potential suspensions went to main event and co-main event winners Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Frank Mir. Each could be out for six months unless given early clearance by doctors.
Jackson will need an x-ray on his left hand, which he said following the fight was fractured going into his bout with Matt Hamill. Failing that clearance, Jackson could be out until the end of November. Mir is in the same situation after his unanimous decision win over Roy Nelson. He’ll need a doctor to sign off on his left ribs in order for him to return, or he’ll be out until Nov. 25, as well.
Also getting potential six month suspensions were Fight of the Night winners Brian Stann and Jorge Santiago, plus Michael McDonald. Stann has a broken right thumb after his win over Santiago, who has a fractured left orbital.
The full list of medical suspensions is below.
Quinton Jackson: Suspended until June 28 with no contact until June 19. Needs x-ray on left hand. If positive, must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor, or no contest until Nov. 25.
Frank Mir: Suspended until June 28 with no contact until June 19. Must have left ribs cleared by a doctor, or no contest until Nov. 25.
Stefan Struve: Suspended until July 28 with no contact until July 13.
Brian Stann: Suspended until June 28 with no contact until June 19. Must have right thumb x-rayed. If positive, must be cleared by an orthopedic doctor, or no contest until Nov. 25.
Jorge Santiago: Must have left orbital fracture cleared by an ENT or ophthalmologist, or no contest until Nov. 25.
Rafaello Oliveira: Suspended until July 28 with no contact until July 13.
Michael McDonald: Suspended until July 28 with no contact until July 13. Must have left shoulder cleared by orthopedic doctor, or no contest until Nov. 25.
(Rear-naked chokes exist in a surplus in some markets, causing their value to be diluted, but their rarity at UFC 130 inflated their value to $70,000 apiece. See, I told you economics could be fun! Photo courtesy of Heavy.com.)
The UFC paid out $1,211,000 in disclosed salaries and bonuses to the fighters at UFC 130, according to new figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The most highest paid fighters were headliner Quinton Jackson — whose salary was a flat $250,000 — and Frank Mir, who doubled his $125,000 to-show pay by defeating Roy Nelson. Three other fighters were able to crack the six-figure mark thanks to their $70,000 performance bonuses. The full UFC 130 payout list is below; keep in mind that the figures don’t include deductions for taxes, insurance, and license fees, or additional revenue from sponsorships and undisclosed discretionary bonuses.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. Matt Hamill: $32,000
Frank Mir: $250,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus)
def. Roy Nelson: $15,000
Travis Browne: $86,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus, $70,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
def. Stefan Struve: $21,000
(Rear-naked chokes exist in a surplus in some markets, causing their value to be diluted, but their rarity at UFC 130 inflated their value to $70,000 apiece. See, I told you economics could be fun! Photo courtesy of Heavy.com.)
The UFC paid out $1,211,000 in disclosed salaries and bonuses to the fighters at UFC 130, according to new figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The most highest paid fighters were headliner Quinton Jackson — whose salary was a flat $250,000 — and Frank Mir, who doubled his $125,000 to-show pay by defeating Roy Nelson. Three other fighters were able to crack the six-figure mark thanks to their $70,000 performance bonuses. The full UFC 130 payout list is below; keep in mind that the figures don’t include deductions for taxes, insurance, and license fees, or additional revenue from sponsorships and undisclosed discretionary bonuses.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. Matt Hamill: $32,000
Frank Mir: $250,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus)
def. Roy Nelson: $15,000
Travis Browne: $86,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus, $70,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
def. Stefan Struve: $21,000
Brian Stann: $116,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus, $70,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
def. Jorge Santiago: $106,000 (includes $70,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Overpaid: Rampage Jackson, who seemed more interested in assaulting members of the MMA media over the last week than putting away the outmatched Matt Hamill. Also, Jorge Santiago fell way short of his hype, but still went home handsomely paid thanks to a generous base salary and an even more generous Fight of the Night bonus.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rampage Jackson and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir were high men on the totem pole as far as UFC 130 salaries are concerned.Both men banked a total of $250k according to MMA Junkie. Jackson was paid…
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rampage Jackson and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir were high men on the totem pole as far as UFC 130 salaries are concerned.
Both men banked a total of $250k according to MMA Junkie. Jackson was paid a straight salary, while Mir was given $125k each to show and to win.
The total payroll for the lackluster card was $931,000. The event was help at MGM Grand Garden Arena this past Saturday night and had a total of 10 mixed martial arts bouts.
Coming in after Jackson and Mir was Gleison Tibau, who is $50k richer after his win over Rafaello Oliveira. Tibau received $25,000 to show and an additional $25,000 for his victory.
Brian Stann was next as he was paid a total of $46k for his second round TKO of Jorge Santiago. Stann’s money was also split in the form of show and win money.
Here is the complete list of salaries. Some fighters are paid a bonus dependent on pay-per-view buys and locker room bonuses.
These salaries also do not show any extra money they make from sponsors.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Matt Hamill: $32,000
Frank Mir: $250,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus) def. Roy Nelson: $15,000
Travis Browne: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Stefan Struve: $21,000
According to MMABay.co.uk, UFC heavyweight Frank Mir seems to be interested in the possibility of facing Brock Lesnar in a rubber match. 
LAS VEGAS – Seven fighters from Saturday’s 