Frank Mir Thinks Roy Nelson Should Be Fighting at Light Heavyweight

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LAS VEGAS — Watch below as Frank Mir talks about fighting Roy Nelson at UFC 130, the criticism he received after beating Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 119, why he wasn’t initially keen on fighting Nelson and where a win over Nelson ranks him in the heavyweight division and more.

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LAS VEGAS — Watch below as Frank Mir talks about fighting Roy Nelson at UFC 130, the criticism he received after beating Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 119, why he wasn’t initially keen on fighting Nelson and where a win over Nelson ranks him in the heavyweight division and more.

Check out the video interview after the jump.

 

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Miguel Torres: Fedor Should ‘Man Up or Get Left Behind’

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, NewsIt’s not often Fedor Emelianenko and Miguel Torres are talked about in the same conversation.

Fedor is a soft-spoken 230-pound heavyweight from the heart of Russia. Torres is a 135-pound Mexican-American bantamweigh…

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Miguel TorresIt’s not often Fedor Emelianenko and Miguel Torres are talked about in the same conversation.

Fedor is a soft-spoken 230-pound heavyweight from the heart of Russia. Torres is a 135-pound Mexican-American bantamweight living in the shadow of Chicago, and a few glances at his Twitter feed shows he’s far from shy. Physical and social equals, they are not.

Fedor has been synonymous with the sport of mixed martial arts for years – so much so that he needs only one name. But only in the last three years did Torres get widespread recognition.

There was a time two years ago when Fedor was at the top of most pound-for-pound discussions, and Torres himself had entered the top-5 mix. But beyond that, the two had little reason to be mentioned together.

But they might be more alike than most people think. Torres believes the similarities are there – and he believes Fedor, following back-to-back losses for the first time in his career, needs to do just what he did last year after suffering a similar, formerly unthinkable skid: Pack the bags and change things up, or he’ll only have himself to blame.

UFC 119 Post-Fight Drug Tests Come Back Clean

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe post-fight drug tests for last month’s UFC 119 card in Indianapolis have come back clean.

A total of nine fighters were tested following their Sept. 25 bouts at Conseco Fieldhouse, and all nine tested negative for both illeg…

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The post-fight drug tests for last month’s UFC 119 card in Indianapolis have come back clean.

A total of nine fighters were tested following their Sept. 25 bouts at Conseco Fieldhouse, and all nine tested negative for both illegal drugs of abuse and anabolic steroids. MMA Fighting was given the results Tuesday by Andrew Means, director of the athletic division of the Indiana Gaming Commission.

UFC 119 Medical Suspensions

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe Indiana Gaming Commission has handed out medical suspensions to 10 fighters from Saturday’s UFC 119 card at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Main event fighter Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic received a 180-day suspension, plus…

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The Indiana Gaming Commission has handed out medical suspensions to 10 fighters from Saturday’s UFC 119 card at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Main event fighter Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic received a 180-day suspension, plus an indefinite suspension until he passes a head CT-scan. Filipovic was knocked out by Frank Mir with a knee to the chin with just about a minute left in their fight.

Also receiving a 180-day suspension with an additional indefinite suspension until clearing a head CT-scan was former welterweight champion Matt Serra. Serra dropped a unanimous decision to hometown favorite Chris Lytle in a rematch from their fight on the Season 4 finale of “The Ultimate Fighter” four years ago.