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Betting Odds For UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt Favored Over Mir

UFC Fight Night 85 is here, and it goes down today from Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. 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. According to oddsmakers, Mark Hunt is a -170 favorite over Frank

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UFC Fight Night 85 is here, and it goes down today from Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. 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.

According to oddsmakers, Mark Hunt is a -170 favorite over Frank Mir, who is a +150 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Hector Lombard being a +110 underdog against Neil Magny, who is a -130 favorite.

Here are the full betting odds:

Leslie Smith -160 Over 2½ -200

Rin Nakai +140 Under 2½ +170

Chad Laprise -120 Over 2½ -240

Ross Pearson +100 Under 2½ +200

Alan Patrick -250 Over 2½ -140

Damien Brown +210 Under 2½ +120

Richard Walsh -110 Over 2½ -150

Viscardi Andrade -110 Under 2½ +130

Mark Eddiva +170 Over 2½ -140

Daniel Hooker -200 Under 2½ +120

Brendan O’Reilly +385 Over 1½ +100

Alan Jouban -485 Under 1½ -120

Bec Rawlings +105 Over 2½ -250

Seohee Ham -125 Under 2½ +210

Steve Bosse +215 Over 1½ +165

James Te Huna -255 Under 1½ -190

Daniel Kelly +400 Over 1½ +135

Antonio Carlos Junior -500 Under 1½ -155

Jake Matthews -105 Over 2½ -190

Johnny Case -115 Under 2½ +165

Frank Mir +150 Over 1½ -105

Mark Hunt -170 Under 1½ -115

Hector Lombard +110 Over 2½ -175

Neil Magny -130 Under 2½ +155

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Frank Mir Gives His Opinion On Fedor In The UFC

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will tie Tito Ortiz’s record for most fights for the promotion in Brisbane, Australia tonight (Saturday March 19, 2016). He takes on fellow legend of the sport Mark Hunt in the UFC Fight Night 85 main event, in a bout that will prove telling as to where either man’s

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will tie Tito Ortiz’s record for most fights for the promotion in Brisbane, Australia tonight (Saturday March 19, 2016). He takes on fellow legend of the sport Mark Hunt in the UFC Fight Night 85 main event, in a bout that will prove telling as to where either man’s career will be headed at this twilight stage. It will be Mir’s 27th fight in 15 years, having fought outside the Zuffa banner only twice during that time (his first two fights).

It was a different world when Mir took up professional fighting in 2001, as the Japanese MMA scene was flourishing, and the UFC hadn’t wuite found it’s feet yet. Pride FC was where all the best talent was, and among those superstars, heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko shined the brightest.

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For years fans pondered and salivated the prospect of Emelianenko testing his mettle against the UFC elite, but it never came to be. ‘The Last Emperor’ tested the American waters with a brief stint in Scott Coker’s Strikeforce, but went 1-3 after getting finished by Antonio Silva, Dan Henderson and current UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum. A few meaningless fights overseas preceded Emelianenko’s eventual retirement, albeit a temporary sit, as he returned on New Year’s eve last year to defeat the poorest calibre tomato can possible in Jaideep Singh.

Talking with MMAJunkie.com, Mir says that Fedor’s losses, especially to ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, showed how he would’ve got on in the UFC:

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Video: UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt Weigh-Ins (LIVE NOW)

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https://youtu.be/TQXFb_INo1E

The official weigh-ins for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event, which features a Heavyweight main event between Frank Mir and Mark Hunt, took place on Friday in Brisbane, Australia.

Below are complete results from the official weigh-ins for the event, which airs live on FOX Sports 1 on March 19, 2016.

Main card (starts at 10 p.m. ET):

Mark Hunt () vs. Frank Mir ()
Neil Magny (170) vs. Hector Lombard (170)
Jake Matthews (155) vs. Johnny Case (155)
Dan Kelly (186) vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior (186)
ames Te-Huna (205) vs. Steve Bossé (204)
Bec Rawlings (116) vs. Seohee Ham (115)

Preliminary card, FS1 (starts at 8 p.m. ET):

Brendan O’Reilly (168) vs. Alan Jouban (171)
Dan Hooker (146) vs. Mark Eddiva (145)
Leslie Smith (134) vs. Rin Nakai (134)
Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade

Preliminary card, UFC Fight Pass (starts at 7 p.m. ET):

Ross Pearson (155) vs. Chad Laprise (156)
Alan Patrick (156) vs. Damien Brown (155)

frank-mir-weigh-ins

https://youtu.be/TQXFb_INo1E

The official weigh-ins for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event, which features a Heavyweight main event between Frank Mir and Mark Hunt, took place on Friday in Brisbane, Australia.

Below are complete results from the official weigh-ins for the event, which airs live on FOX Sports 1 on March 19, 2016.

Main card (starts at 10 p.m. ET):

Mark Hunt () vs. Frank Mir ()
Neil Magny (170) vs. Hector Lombard (170)
Jake Matthews (155) vs. Johnny Case (155)
Dan Kelly (186) vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior (186)
ames Te-Huna (205) vs. Steve Bossé (204)
Bec Rawlings (116) vs. Seohee Ham (115)

Preliminary card, FS1 (starts at 8 p.m. ET):

Brendan O’Reilly (168) vs. Alan Jouban (171)
Dan Hooker (146) vs. Mark Eddiva (145)
Leslie Smith (134) vs. Rin Nakai (134)
Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade

Preliminary card, UFC Fight Pass (starts at 7 p.m. ET):

Ross Pearson (155) vs. Chad Laprise (156)
Alan Patrick (156) vs. Damien Brown (155)

Frank Mir Claims Fedor Emelianenko Wouldn’t Have Fared Well In The UFC

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Frank Mir, who fights Mark Hunt in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia, recently shared his thoughts on the old feeling from the MMA community that PRIDE always had better heavyweight fighters than the UFC.

Mir appeared as a guest on MMAJunkie.com Radio and shared his belief that the PRIDE fighters being better than UFC fighters debate was nothing more than a myth.

“I was told constantly if these three guys came over to the UFC, they’re going to clean house. It’s going to be the PRIDE show in the UFC. The three big names from the PRIDE heavyweights that I had to hear about in the early 2000s were obviously Fedor (and) Nogueira – and I heard Nogueira directed specifically toward me because I’m the American version and he’s the better version. I’m the cheap version of Nogueira. I’m the knock-off. Then you have Mirko ‘Cro-Cop.'”

Mir went on to explain that despite never competing in the UFC, Fedor’s talent didn’t translate well when he fought on the American circuit as well.

“Everyone came over but Fedor. Fedor came over to an American show, but just not the UFC. He didn’t fare any better. He lost to (Antonio) ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, who smashed him. I have a win over ‘Bigfoot.’ I think that kind of settles that argument of what he would have done in the heavyweight division here in the UFC.”

UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt takes place on Saturday, March 19, 2016 from Brisbane, Australia.

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Frank Mir, who fights Mark Hunt in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia, recently shared his thoughts on the old feeling from the MMA community that PRIDE always had better heavyweight fighters than the UFC.

Mir appeared as a guest on MMAJunkie.com Radio and shared his belief that the PRIDE fighters being better than UFC fighters debate was nothing more than a myth.

“I was told constantly if these three guys came over to the UFC, they’re going to clean house. It’s going to be the PRIDE show in the UFC. The three big names from the PRIDE heavyweights that I had to hear about in the early 2000s were obviously Fedor (and) Nogueira – and I heard Nogueira directed specifically toward me because I’m the American version and he’s the better version. I’m the cheap version of Nogueira. I’m the knock-off. Then you have Mirko ‘Cro-Cop.'”

Mir went on to explain that despite never competing in the UFC, Fedor’s talent didn’t translate well when he fought on the American circuit as well.

“Everyone came over but Fedor. Fedor came over to an American show, but just not the UFC. He didn’t fare any better. He lost to (Antonio) ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, who smashed him. I have a win over ‘Bigfoot.’ I think that kind of settles that argument of what he would have done in the heavyweight division here in the UFC.”

UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt takes place on Saturday, March 19, 2016 from Brisbane, Australia.

Frank Mir Claims Fedor Emelianenko Wouldn’t Have Fared Well In The UFC

frank-mir

Frank Mir, who fights Mark Hunt in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia, recently shared his thoughts on the old feeling from the MMA community that PRIDE always had better heavyweight fighters than the UFC.

Mir appeared as a guest on MMAJunkie.com Radio and shared his belief that the PRIDE fighters being better than UFC fighters debate was nothing more than a myth.

“I was told constantly if these three guys came over to the UFC, they’re going to clean house. It’s going to be the PRIDE show in the UFC. The three big names from the PRIDE heavyweights that I had to hear about in the early 2000s were obviously Fedor (and) Nogueira – and I heard Nogueira directed specifically toward me because I’m the American version and he’s the better version. I’m the cheap version of Nogueira. I’m the knock-off. Then you have Mirko ‘Cro-Cop.'”

Mir went on to explain that despite never competing in the UFC, Fedor’s talent didn’t translate well when he fought on the American circuit as well.

“Everyone came over but Fedor. Fedor came over to an American show, but just not the UFC. He didn’t fare any better. He lost to (Antonio) ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, who smashed him. I have a win over ‘Bigfoot.’ I think that kind of settles that argument of what he would have done in the heavyweight division here in the UFC.”

UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt takes place on Saturday, March 19, 2016 from Brisbane, Australia.

frank-mir

Frank Mir, who fights Mark Hunt in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia, recently shared his thoughts on the old feeling from the MMA community that PRIDE always had better heavyweight fighters than the UFC.

Mir appeared as a guest on MMAJunkie.com Radio and shared his belief that the PRIDE fighters being better than UFC fighters debate was nothing more than a myth.

“I was told constantly if these three guys came over to the UFC, they’re going to clean house. It’s going to be the PRIDE show in the UFC. The three big names from the PRIDE heavyweights that I had to hear about in the early 2000s were obviously Fedor (and) Nogueira – and I heard Nogueira directed specifically toward me because I’m the American version and he’s the better version. I’m the cheap version of Nogueira. I’m the knock-off. Then you have Mirko ‘Cro-Cop.'”

Mir went on to explain that despite never competing in the UFC, Fedor’s talent didn’t translate well when he fought on the American circuit as well.

“Everyone came over but Fedor. Fedor came over to an American show, but just not the UFC. He didn’t fare any better. He lost to (Antonio) ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, who smashed him. I have a win over ‘Bigfoot.’ I think that kind of settles that argument of what he would have done in the heavyweight division here in the UFC.”

UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt takes place on Saturday, March 19, 2016 from Brisbane, Australia.

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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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 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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