Frank Mir would like to "test himself" against Alistair Overeem
Posted on August 29, 2011, 03:53 PM by Joey SantosusFormer UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, who was last seen taking a unanimous decision victory over Roy Nelson at UFC 130, discusses rumors of a rubber match between he and Brock Lesnar, as well as the UFC's potential signing of Alistair Overeem. Mir says he is open to a third encounter with Lesnar, but admits that he'd prefer to face Overeem if the Dutchman does, in fact, sign-on with the promotion. Photo: Francis Specker
Frank Mir
"If (a rubber match with Lesnar) works out, it works out. I just want to fight again, it doesn't matter who... (Fighting) Alistair Overeem would be pretty cool, if he actually came over. I think that he's a great fighter, I think he's done a lot in this sport - his K-1 accomplishments. I think he's an immediate threat to come over and I'd like to test myself against him."
Further Reading: Dana White confirms negotiations underway with Alistair Overeem
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I don't understand why everyone isn't interested in seeing the rubber match.
I'm with you. Mir has been making an effort to close the one hole in his game, wrestling. I think that with a little work there he could keep things standing long enough to get a KO. Lesner has proven to be an over rated wrestler by being out wrestled by the smaller Velasquez and evenly matched by Couture in that range. Mir with improved wrestling would IMHO destroy Lesner. That said it is all conjecture until they fight so I am very interested in that fight.
i like mir but, i think lesnar will just sit on him again : /
mir Brock..???nawwwwa
Mir and a 100% Nog yeah.....
and Mir / Overeem would be cool not for Overeem
but I just want to see Reeem fight UFC but should be able to start
with a top 5 contender has earned
Lesnar is over rated wrestler? Couture and Velasques just were better.
Yes, they were better but a wrestler with Lesner's credentials and clear size advantage should be able to dominate them in that range. He had 50 lbs on Couture and at best came up even.
I don't Mir will be given the opportunity to welcome Overeem in the Cage...The reem vs Lesnar will be a more appealing and lucrative arrangement...
Mir vs Reem on Fox would be great
F yes! Reem would get exposure like never before & the UFC would kick off it's Fox cards with a huge bang. Win-win.
LOL YES PLEASE. I would love to see reem smash mir!!! That or him vs velasquez or jds or carwin or lesnar why not!
Mir could submit Overeem just as easily as Overeem could KO him.
us real fans know this mousasi... theMMAFAN on the other hand... well.... ya know
well overeem couldn't even KO werdum so how easy would that be?
is lesnar even close to coming back yet , fixed his gut again or what ?
Yep. He has reportedly resumed training.
Love or hate him he's a good addition to the UFC would like to seem him return
man Mir looks so smug on that pic before playing the video
i think frank would beat overeem. better overall game, and im sure he learned not to stand with good strikers since shane carwin punched his head into the canvas
I don't see Mir taking Overeem down and on the feet there is no contest. IMO Mir has a punchers chance against Overeem. I think the Reem would win in the second or third round via KO.
Learned his lesson? Did you not see the Kongo fight?
you ****ing idiot. the kongo fight happened before the carwin fight
You're right; I was thinking Brock.
BTW: You're either consuming too much caffeine in your diet or you're 12.
you know what. youre right i shouldnt have been so hard on you. i was just proving a point. i have one question: are you a female?
No, sorry.
i thought your name was eredith thats why i asked
Lol. I could see that. It's Latin.
Interesting fight if it happened.
Mir sighting!
No I think that's his clever way of saying Cain is gonna beat Santos
man this heavyweight division is stacked!! although i would like to see brock versus reem, i think they are gonna feed brock the rubber match and give him a tune up for a big attraction fight
Chael would probably like the first crack at him...
Mir actually impressed me against Big Country .. for the first time in many years. I'm still not convinced how good his chin is anymore.
Reem standing is a bad match-up for almost anyone .. let alone Mir.
But on the ground .. who knows Mir might pull it off.
seeing the same fighters facing each other a hundred times is not interresting... reem facing mir would be a nice welcome to the UFC.