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Frank Mir 


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Born: Nevada, USA
Fighting Out Of: Las Vegas, Nevada
Age: 31
Height: 6' 3" (191 cm)
Weight: 240 lbs. (109 kg)
Overall MMA Record (W-L-D): 13-5-0
Strengths: Great submissions, improved striking
Languages Spoken: English


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Frank Mir WEC™ Fight History:


Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time
Loss Shane Carwin Knock Out UFC® 111 ST-PIERRE vs HARDY Mar-27-2010 1 3:48
Win Cheick Kongo Submission (Choke) UFC® 107 PENN vs SANCHEZ Dec-12-2009 1 1:12
Loss Brock Lesnar Technical Knock Out UFC® 100 Jul-11-2009 2 1:48
Win Minotauro Nogueira Technical Knock Out UFC® 92 THE ULTIMATE 2008 Dec-27-2008 2 1:54
Win Brock Lesnar Submission (Leg Lock) UFC® 81 BREAKING POINT Feb-2-2008 1 1:30
Win Antoni Hardonk Submission (Other) UFC® 74 RESPECT Aug-25-2007 1 1:17
Loss Brandon Vera Technical Knock Out UFC® 65: BAD INTENTIONS Nov-18-2006 1 1:09
Win Dan Christison Unanimous Decision UFC® 61: Bitter Rivals Jul-8-2006 3 0:00
Loss Marcio Cruz Technical Knock Out UFC® 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 Feb-4-2006 1 4:10
Win Tim Sylvia Technical Knock Out UFC® 48: Payback Jun-19-2004 1 0:50
Win Wes Sims Technical Knock Out UFC® 46: Super Natural Jan-31-2004 2 4:21
Win Wes Sims Disqualification UFC® 43: Meltdown Jun-6-2003 1 2:56
Win Tank Abbott Submission (Other) UFC® 41: Onslaught Feb-28-2003 1 0:46
Loss Ian Freeman TKO Stoppage (Referee) UFC® 38: Brawl At The Hall Jul-13-2002 1 4:35
Win Pete Williams Submission (Other) UFC® 36: Worlds Collide Mar-22-2002 1 0:46
Win Roberto Traven Submission (Other) UFC® 34: High Voltage Nov-2-2001 1 1:05


Fighter Biography

Training: Morning cardio. Afternoon….stand up and late afternoon or evening ground game focusing on BJJ and drills.

When and why did you start training for fighting? I was born into martial arts. My father had his own schools. He was training before I was born. Whenever he went to the studio I was there in a rocker. When I got older, I was the little kid who ran around the school annoying everybody. I didn’t really start training in martial arts until I was about 12 or 13 when I could start to comprehend what was going on.  Before that I was just punching in the air. At about 14 we started full contact sparring. As the son of the owner of the school, you feel a responsibility not to get beat up by everyone even though I was fighting adults most of the time. My father combined a lot of boxing principles with the kenpo. It wasn’t like most commercial schools. There was a lot of concentration on full contact sparring and conditioning. If you made it through a year, you were tough. I still have a crooked jaw from training at that school!

What ranks and titles have you held? Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Pires. Coach on season eight of The Ultimate Fighter.

Do you have any heroes? Bruce Lee.

What is your favorite technique? Submissions.

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? I am very goal oriented. I want to be the UFC World Heavyweight champion. To me that title means you are the most complete, most well rounded martial artist in the world.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No. I concentrated on my martial arts training instead.

What was your job before you started fighting? I worked at the front desk for Station Casinos in Las Vegas.