Frank Mir vs. Minotauro Nogueira rematch set for UFC 140
Posted on September 8, 2011, 11:12 AM by Anton Gurevich
MMAJunkie.com reports that Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira and Frank Mir will meet again, this time on the main card of UFC 140 at the Air Canada Centre on December 10th. The pair already met at the stacked UFC 92, with Frank Mir becoming the first man to ever TKO Nogueira, and eventually becoming the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion.
After the fight, Big Nog revealed he was suffering from a severe Staph Infection, as many people still consider it to be the main reason behind his poor performance against Frank Mir. The rematch was previously scheduled and re-scheduled again, but now it looks like both fighters are finally 100% healthy and ready prove their worth once again inside the Octagon
Since then, Frank Mir went 3-2 inside the Octagon (losing to Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar), while Nogueira went 2-1 (losing to Cain Velasquez). Mir is currently 15-5 in his MMA campaign (13-5 in the UFC), while Nogueira is 33-6-1-1 and 4-2 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Would definitely put at least one of them back in title contention.
Why so serious?...
I really hope that Big Nog can win this one
I want nog to win so bad i just find frank mir boring as hell
Its not like his last two fights were boring....oh wait
Nog & Mir are both finishers son! neither are boring fighters whatsoever.
I gotta go with Mir on the re-match; don't know if he'll finish this time though, probably a decision.
Only just found out this is a 5-rounder if it's the main event, in that case Mir will definately finish him within 5 rounds.
Mir via KO/TKO round 2 or 3
the new and improved "Bionic Muscled Up Nog" will destroy Mir....
New and improved Bionic Muscle Nog is like the T1000 terminator, or the mummy off of the Brendan Frasier movie. "The Mummy"... he has fully pieced himself together again, and with the help of Osiris his full power had returned.
i am so glad this rematch is happening now when both guys at the top of there game and not at ufc 119
Mir by KO again!
Mir will stop him just like last time.
Nice but I think Mir is going to take it again.
Both fighters with big power and not the best of the best chins. I feel a knockout, I don'twant any of them to lose but I especially want Mir to win
I like both fighters but I would really like Nog to win because he clearly has less time to make a meaningful title run. He looked really slow in the Shaub fight but at the same time showed really good head movement and avoided most of the punches thrown at him. I think Mir probably has an edge but I am pulling for Nog here.
Im hoping Frank will start to gas after a back and forth brawl and will get ****y and since his jits is great (but is nog's better? hmm?) , maybe take Nog to the ground where he'll get taken to school. Remember, Brandon Vera beat Frank Mir, hahah
Minotauro by armbar in the 3rd
That was after Mir was in the motorcycle accident & depressed as shit getting drunk like a bum everyday.
Gonna have to give this one 1 Mir, Big Nog is gonna have to get "Chuck Liddel" after this 1.