Quick Quote: Dana White admits he "was a little harsh" on Frank Mir
Posted on May 30, 2011, 10:40 PM by Joey Santosus"I think I was a little harsh on Mir. He came into that fight with the perfect gameplan, and he nailed Roy with some big shots. Mir dominated that fight from start to finish, and he deserves some credit for that." -For more from Dana White on Frank Mir, visit MMAJunkie.com
It appears UFC President Dana White has changed his stance on former Heavyweight champ Frank Mir. Following Mir's dominant unanimous decision win over Roy "Big Country" Nelson in the co-main event of Saturday's UFC 130, White openly voiced his displeasure with the bout, stating that he "expects more" from the two-time title holder. Of course, this wasn't the first time White had been critical of Mir. In his previous match-up, the Las Vegas native squared-off with PRIDE legend Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, who he eventually dispatched of via knockout late in the third. Though it was a decisive victory for Mir, White was unhappy with the lackluster performance that preceded the finish.
Currently 6-2 in his last eight outings, Mir's only two losses since 2007 have come against Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. So what do you think LowKick'ers? Is the criticism warranted? What should be next for Mir after back-to-back victories?
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, right, fights Frank Mir during UFC 92 at the MGM Grand Arena on December 27, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. Francis Specker
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No. Hell no. Dana White trash talks a lot of fighters who don't deserve it. Those guys work their ass off and most don't want to throw it all out the window by just going out and swinging for the fences.
not to mention Mir broke his jaw in the first round, and a rib at some other point, he kept on big country for all 3 rounds
Dana has thought he was as tough as a fighter ever since he had the fake fight build up with Tito..."Do you want to be a fighter!!!" Step into the ring with a fighter...a light weight even, and see what happens.
All talk and no show Dana.
ive been thinking this a little lately too. He should let the fighters fight and the promoters should stick to that. I believe in effectivness not excitment. If you cant get up from under a say gsp then unlucky go train harder!!
about time Dana, franks a bro give props
Mir looked great out there. Gave big country all he could take.
Im guilty of it too. Its not like UFC is the bar brawl fighting it use to be. Everyone is tough and everyone knows what they are doing. The person I actually feel sorry for is Big Country. He is a tough dude fighting tough people and because he isnt winning he will end up getting cut.
I like Mir. He has made alot of change since his first fight with Brock. Realizing that heavyweights were getting bigger he put on alot of muscle, he also improved his striking and I feel he leaves it all out there in the ring. Dana can be harsh which is too bad because it does seem Mir puts in alot of work into being a better fight and he does pull of the wins too. IMO.
finally dana. i personally think that mir vs big country was FOTN. the thing that pissed me off the most was how critical dana was about frank not finishing the fight. i mean if dos santos couldnt knock him out i dont see how mir could (he came close several times tho). Secondly nelson aint no slouch on the ground so i rele didnt expect mir to submit him either. All in all mir performed awesomely and dominated the fight top to bottom from striking to grappling. **** THE MIR HATERS!!!!!!!!!!
the bleeped out part is the f word btw
Whew! For a second I thought you meant the Z word.
Not to shabby frank
Look at the differnce in frank's bofy in the nohueira fight on the pcture to the nelson fight!!
Mir is a legend an future hall of famer, not to mention my favourite heavyweight. Iknow most of yous have been watching as long as me but i liked the brash young ****y kid who took the ufc by storm and tim sylvias arm "for his fire place"
White has been ragging on Frank for other reasons than his fighting.
While the Mir vs. Crocop fight was a standoff for the first two rounds, how can you argue with a decisive knee KO? The Nelson fight was tough because Mir was unlikely to KO or submit Nelson--the first due to Nelson's grappling skill, and the second because of Nelson's hard head and iron chin. I think a lot of fighter's would have been knocked out by some of the knees Nelson absorbed from Mir.
But Mir was clearly dominant in all aspects of MMA, while Nelson seemed one-dimensional. I have never been a fan of Mir's smug c.o_ckiness, but I have always appreciated his intelligent commentary, and his well-rounded fighting ability.
sorry for the lysdexic reversal of first and second.... : |
Dana has to lay off the smack talk with Mir. If anything, he should be praising Mir. When was the last time you seen Frank Mir that aggressive in a fight? Sure Frank could have been a lot more aggressive and he could've created a bunch of opportunities to finish Roy but Roy ain't no can. Not even a keg. His physique is a bit rough but that doesn't mean his skills are.
I think dana should be talking up his fighters not criticising everything they do i really enjoyed the fight.Frank kept taking him down and really showed who the dominant grappler is and he also dominated the stand up i found this match to be better then the main event