UFC 146 – Frank Mir doesn’t want to break the arm of Junior dos Santos but he will if he has to
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir has been giving further food for thought on his UFC 146 clash with Junior dos Santos on May 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada, explaining he doesn’t want to break the Brazilian’s arm like he did his mentor but he will if he has to.
Speaking via MMAJunkie.com, Mir said:
“Honestly, I don’t like the fact that Nogueira didn’t tap and got an arm broken. He looked very sharp in that fight. I think it would have made me look better had he tapped and went on and had another two or three wins. Let’s face it: You’re only as good as your competition. If he doesn’t fight anymore, if he doesn’t fight at a high level, then I beat a guy at the end of his career. If he goes and strings together two or three wins, how good do I look?”
“If I grab him and he doesn’t tap, it’s going to make me a little upset. I don’t want to have to break his arm, but I want to win the fight. If he doesn’t tap, he’s 28 years old. He still could come back and do well. If he injures himself, he’s a great athlete, so I don’t it’s not smart for him. … If he starts feeling the pressure, come on guys. It’s been 10 years. If you don’t know what’s going to happen by now.”
Mir has also looked impressive of late, putting together a three-fight winning streak over Mirko Cro Cop, Roy Nelson and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The former heavyweight champion stands 8-2 in his last ten fights and has knowingly packed on a bunch of muscle in previous months. Stay tuned to MMABay for more build-up to this one as we get it.
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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