Frank Mir

Frank Mir

Frank Mir (born May 24, 1979 in Las Vegas ; actually Francisco Santos Mir III ) is an American martial artist, active in mixed martial arts . I was the UFC Heavyweight World Champion from June 2004 to August 2005 .

Career

I have a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpo Karate . In his fighting style, his BJJ background plays a role, most of his victories he achieved through surrender holds .

Frank Mir became the new UFC Heavyweight Champion by defeating Tim Sylvia at UFC 48 - Payback on June 19, 2004 . Due to a motorcycle accident in September 2004, I was no longer able to defend the title, so it was revoked in August 2005. I then worked on his comeback in the UFC, with varying degrees of success at the beginning. After defeating Brock Lesnar in the first round via Kneebar in February 2008 , Mir got the chance for the UFC Interim Heavyweight Title , which he also won with a victory in December 2008 over Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira . Therefore, on June 11, 2009, Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir met for the second time, this time for the UFC Heavyweight title . The fight was dominated by Lesnar and Mir lost to TKO in the second round. After this defeat, Frank Mir faced Cheick Kongo on December 13, 2009, whom he clearly defeated. On March 27, 2010 he was defeated by Shane Carwin . In September he was able to defeat Mirko Filipović in the main fight of UFC 119 in the third round by knockout. Mir achieved his most spectacular victory on December 10, 2011 against the BJJ expert Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, whom he broke his arm with Kimura because he refused to knock off. However , Mir lost the subsequent title fight against Junior dos Santos through TKO. In 2016, after a fight against Mark Hunt during doping control , Mir tested positive for Oral-Turinabol . In his last eight fights he only had two wins.

I was a coach on the eighth season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter .

Personal

Frank Mir is married and has four children, three births and a stepson.

MMA career

Result	opponent	Siegart	event	date
defeat	Andrei Arlovski	Point win	UFC 191 - JOHNSON VS. DODSON 2	September 25, 2015
victory	Todd Duffee	KO (punches)	UFC FIGHT NIGHT 71 - ME VS. DUFFEE	15th July 2015
victory	Antonio Silva	KO (Elbow)	UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Bigfoot vs Me	February 23, 2015
defeat	Alistair Overeem	on points (unanimously)	UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber II	1st of February 2014
defeat	Josh Barnett	TKO (knee)	UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis	August 31, 2013
defeat	Daniel Cormier	on points (unanimously)	UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez	April 20, 2013
defeat	Junior Dos Santos	TKO (blows)	UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Me	May 26, 2012
victory	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Task (Kimura)	UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida	December 11, 2011
victory	Roy Nelson	on points (unanimously)	UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill	May 28, 2011
victory	Mirko Filipović	KO (knee)	UFC 119: Me vs Cro Cop	September 25, 2010
defeat	Shane Carwin	KO (punches)	UFC 111: St. Pierre vs Hardy	March 27, 2010
victory	Cheick Congo	task	UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez	December 13, 2009
defeat	Brock Lesnar	TKO	UFC 100: Lesnar vs Mir II	June 11, 2009
victory	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	TKO	UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008	December 27, 2008
victory	Brock Lesnar	task	UFC 81: Breaking Point	February 2, 2008
victory	Antoni Hardonk	task	UFC 74: Respect	September 25, 2007
defeat	Brandon Vera	TKO	UFC 65: Bad Intentions	September 18, 2006
victory	Dan Christison	on points	UFC 61: Bitter Rivals	July 8, 2006
defeat	Marcio Cruz	TKO	UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3	February 4, 2006
victory	Tim Sylvia	Referee stop	UFC 48: Payback	June 19, 2004
victory	Wes Sims	KO	UFC 46: Super Natural	January 31, 2004
victory	Wes Sims	DQ	UFC 43: Meltdown	June 6, 2003
victory	Tank Abbott	task	UFC 41: Onslaught	February 28, 2003
defeat	Ian Freeman	TKO	UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall	July 13, 2002
victory	Pete Williams	task	UFC 36: Worlds Collide	March 22, 2002
victory	Roberto Traven	task	UFC 34: High Voltage	November 2, 2001
victory	Dan Quinn	task	IFC: Warriors Challenge 15th	August 31, 2001
victory	Jerome Smith	on points	HOOKnSHOOT: Showdown	July 14, 2001

Web links

• official homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ sherdog.com UFC Strips Me of Heavyweight Belt , Sherdog News
2. ↑ Brock Solid - Lesnar TKOs Mir in Two in UFC 100 Main Event
3. ^ UFC 107 results
4. ↑ ^{a b} Frank Mir in the Sherdog database (English)
5. ↑ Frank Mir: Positive doping test with kangaroo meat? gnp1.de April 10, 2016
6. ^ Ultimatefighter.com , accessed April 8, 2011.
7. ↑ Frank Mir only knows one way to train - with family nearby