UFC 119 gets main event with Mir vs. Nogueira 2
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-6-1) will get an opportunity to redeem himself against former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (13-5) in the UFC 119 main event on Sept. 25, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Category: Frank Mir
Frank Mir talks Carwin loss and who he may fight next *VIDEO*
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir seems to give an honest assessment of what went down in his fight at UFC 111 against newly-crowned UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin.
Mir said he focused so much on wrestling and stopping the takedown during training, that during the fight after he survived a takedown attempt by Carwin, [...]
Frank Mir talks advantages over Carwin and training with Toney *VIDEO*
Frank Mir talks about the experience advantage he holds over Shane Carwin. Mir has been in the big fights, the title fights, he fought at UFC 100, while this title fight (interim) will be something new for Carwin. Mir points out that while Carwin still holds a day job, MMA is Mir’s life.
Mir also discusses [...]
Mar 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Frank Mir discusses Carwin match-up and hatred of Lesnar *VIDEO*
Although UFC fans were privy to some incredible fights Sunday night with “UFC on Versus 1″, just six days later, on March 27, UFC 111 takes place in Newark, N.J., and airs live on pay-per-view.
The co-main event features undefeated Shane Carwin taking on former heavyweight champ Frank Mir in a bout for the UFC interim [...]
Mar 22, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
FIGHT! Life: Frank Mir – outcast *VIDEO*
In part two of his FIGHT! Life series, Frank Mir talks about his days as a young Dungeons & Dragons-playing, book-reading, socially awkward, loner, nerd who would have joined the Trenchcoat Mafia and shot up his high school if he hadn’t found sports.
If you missed part one you can watch that here: FIGHT! Life – [...]
Mar 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC 111 conference call with St. Pierre, Hardy, Carwin, Mir *AUDIO*
“UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy” takes place on March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. ProMMAnow.com was on the UFC 111 conference call today as headliners Georges St. Pierre and Dan Hardy, as well as co-headliners Shane Carwin and Frank Mir, fielded questions from the media.
Here is the audio from today’s [...]
FIGHT! Life – Frank Mir on his motorcycle accident
In part one of this FIGHT! Life series, former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir recounts the horrific motorcycle accident that derailed his career, canceled his wedding, but ended up being a blessing in disguise.
If you have never watched these FIGHT! Life series videos, they are really good. Here are a few of my favorites [...]
Mar 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
ProMMA.info Card of 2009: UFC 100
With the UFC putting on an ambitious number of shows there were fears that their product would become diluted. Yes, there have been some instances like UFC 108 and 109 when fans have been upset about the quality of a card. However, when MMA’s biggest promotion wants to put on a huge card they pull [...]
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Shane Carwin confirms expected interim title fight with Frank Mir at UFC 111
It looks as though the plan is to have undefeated heavyweight heavy-hitter Shane Carwin (11-0) face Frank Mir (13-4) for an interim heavyweight title on March 27, at UFC 111, in Newark, N.J. Carwin confirmed the expected match-up today on his website (www.shane-carwin.com):
I expect to make my return to the UFC in March 2010. I [...]
Dec 16, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC 107 post-fight press conference video
Dana White, and the night’s main card winners, field questions at the “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez” post-fight press conference at the FedEX Forum in Memphis, Tenn. B.J. Penn arrives after several minutes, and answers questions regarding his dominating victory over lightweight contender Diego Sanchez.
If you are wondering, that is a Tiger Woods hat [...]
Dec 13, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
“Fight-night” bonuses: Grant, Johnson, Belcher and Gouveia, each earn $65k for their performances at “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez”
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Alan Belcher, Wilson Gouveia, T.J. Grant and DaMarques Johnson each earned $65 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez” event.
Belcher and Gouveia both took home “Fight of the Night” honors, while Johnson cashed in on his fight ending triangle choke earning him the “Submission of the Night” [...]
Dec 13, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC 107 recap: B.J. Penn dominates Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir puts Kongo to sleep
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Never lacking in self confidence, Diego Sanchez was hoping for a passing of the guard coming into his title shot with UFC Lightweight Champion B.J. Penn. The chants of “YES!” were there, as were the mean mugs, but all of the scary faces in the world could not save Sanchez [...]
Dec 13, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
The Cageside Beat December 12, 2009: UFC 107 preview
Join Brian and Mike Saturday December 12 at 5:30 PM ET for a special edition of The Cageside Beat, brought to you by the ProMMA.info Radio Network. Brian and Mike will be doing a special preview show for tonight’s UFC 107 event.
This episode is brought to you by Silver Star, clothes for breaking the [...]
Dec 12, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC 107 preview video collection
Kenny Forian and Clay Guida discuss their lightweight match-up for UFC 107, which takes place this Saturday night, Dec. 12, at the FedEX Forum in Memphis, Tenn. ProMMA.info will be there live to bring you unprecedented ringside coverage for the site.
More videos after the jump…
Dec 10, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC 107 pre-fight press conference notes
The “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez” pre-fight press conference took place Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn.
The press conference was in anticipation of Saturday’s UFC 107 card which will take place at the FedEX Forum in Memphis and is headlined with a UFC lightweight title fight between champion B.J. Penn [...]
Dec 10, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Watch Thursday’s UFC 107 pre-fight press conference
Watch the “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez” pre-fight press conference, which took place Noon on Thursday at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn. It is the first UFC event to ever be held in Memphis, and only the second UFC event to ever be held in the state of Tennessee.
Those participating in the pre-fight [...]
Dec 10, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC 107 preview videos: interviews with Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir, B.J. Penn
Diego “The Nightmare” Sanchez talks about his victory over Clay Guida, and how he took advantage of the holes he saw in his game. Then Diego discusses his upcoming Dec. 12 lightweight title fight against B.J. Penn. Diego feels it has been a long time coming, and he wants to show the world he is [...]
Nov 28, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
