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Frank Mir (Frank Mir; real name Francisco Mir III (May 24, 1979) - American MMA fighter. Currently performing in the UFC heavyweight division. He is the former UFC heavyweight champion and former interim UFC champion. At the moment, Mir holds the record Considered one of the best grapplers in UFC heavyweight history along with “Minotauro” Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum, Mir is the only man to have both knocked out and submitted Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Frank from childhood knew what martial arts were, because his father headed the martial arts school in Las Vegas. Mir's father was a wrestler and played a big role in his son's subsequent career.

Before entering the UFC, Frank worked as a bouncer in a nightclub, where he was noticed by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.

The debut of Frank Mir in the UFC took place in 2001, his opponent was Roberto Traven, who was a four-time world champion in jiu-jitsu. But, despite all the experience of the opponent, Frank in the first minute of the fight was able to hold a painful hold, which was called the best of the evening. This was followed by another victory over the previously undefeated Pete Williams, Mir won the fight via submission again in the first round.

Frank Mir received his first defeat in the UFC in a duel against British fighter Ian Freeman. This was followed by 3 victories in a row, and access to the championship fight with Tim Sylvia.

The audience did not have time to enjoy the spectacle, since not even a minute had passed since the start of the fight, as the fight was stopped by the referee. As it turned out, Sylvia had a broken arm, as it turned out later, in four places. Although Tim was ready to continue to fight, the fight was still stopped and the victory was awarded to Frank Mir. That evening he became the champion and black belt in jiu-jitsu.

Due to the accident that occurred in September 2004, where Frank's motorcycle collided with a car, he could not continue fighting. While the American champion was being treated, the promotion management created a temporary championship belt, which was won by Andrey Arlovskiy. In 2005, Mir was never able to enter the ring against Orlovsky, so he lost all rights to the championship belt, and Pitbull became its absolute owner.

A year later, Frank returns to the ring, but not at all the bright fighter he was before the accident. He has several fights, which are mostly lost, which leads to disappointment from fans and harsh criticism from them.

Already in 2007, Frank Mir, fortunately, his fans, brings himself into the appropriate form and returns to the ring with the "former" Frank. He has a string of bouts including a win over Brock Lesnar leading him to the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. Mir fought Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and won by technical knockout.

At UFC 100, the UFC heavyweight title fight between Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar took place, and in this rematch Mir lost by technical knockout.

This was followed by a victory over Cheick Kongo, and a knockout loss to Shane Carwin in the fight for the interim UFC heavyweight championship. After that, Mir won 3 fights in a row, finishing Mirko Cro Cop and Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira ahead of schedule, and defeating Roy Nelson by decision of the judges.

Mir went to the title against Junior dos Santos, and was defeated by knockout. After that, the ex-champion lost 3 more fights in a row - to Daniel Cormier, Josh Barnett and Alistair Overeem.

After losing to Overeem, Mir returned to the cage a year later and fought Antonio Silva, knocking out the Brazilian and earning a Performance of the Night bonus. In the next fight, Mir again received a bonus for a knockout victory over Todd Duffy.

In September last year, Mir faced Andrey Arlovsky in a cage and lost by decision. Mir had his last fight so far in March, against Mark Hunt and lost by technical knockout. After the fight, Mir failed a doping test, although the athlete denies taking illegal substances.

Now Mir is working as a commentator for the growing Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) promotion.

Frank Mir was born into a family that is directly related to mixed martial arts. He studied the basics of martial arts at the Kempo School in Las Vegas, owned by his father. When Frank watched the first issue of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he was not yet sure about the need to study Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: "I was fourteen when I first watched the UFC with my father, where all the fighters were knocked down and strangled by this skinny Royce Gracie. I "I couldn't believe my eyes! My father wanted me to start jiu-jitsu immediately, but I tried to prove to him that what I had learned was enough. I thought I would find a way to counter this instead of just agreeing and starting training."

His father persuaded him to start wrestling in order to learn not to fall for submissions, while Frank attended Bonanza High School in his native Las Vegas, where he earned a 44-1 record. He started competing in his penultimate year and lost his first nine bouts, but won the state senior championship in 1998. He also competed on the high school football team and in track and field competitions, where he set a still unbroken competition record: he threw a discus of 54 meters and 20 centimeters. In 2004, after defeating Tim Sylvia, after five years of training, Frank received a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from the hands of Ricardo Pires.

Before entering the UFC, Mir worked as a bouncer in one of the clubs in Las Vegas and now holds the position of director of security in parallel with performances in the octagon. In addition to direct participation in the fights, Frank commented until 2010 (another UFC fighter, Stefan Bonnar, came to replace him) WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting), which is a subsidiary of the UFC.

Career in mixed martial arts

Joe Silva, a UFC entrepreneur, noticed the talented guy when he visited Mir's school. Frank was asked to show himself against the background of some mixed martial arts fighters. Mir made his debut at the HOOKnSHOOT: Showdown tournament on July 14, 2001 against Jeromy Smith. Frank won by decision after two rounds. He also won his next fight at IFC Warriors Challenge 15 against Dan Quinn. Following these victories, Frank made his UFC debut against Roberto Traven. It took the world only a minute to perform the painful hold, which was named the best painful hold of the evening.

At UFC 36: Worlds Collide, veteran Pete Williams lost by submission for the first time in a 46-second fight against The World.

Frank's next fight took place about five months later. The next opponent was the Briton Ian Freeman, who had a 12-5 record at the time of the fight. Mir could not make a painful hold in the stalls and ended up in a position from below, where for about two minutes he constantly missed blows to the head. Referee John McCarthy ordered the fighters to get up, but Mir was no longer able to continue the fight.

Rehabilitation took place six months later, at UFC 41: Onslaught. The fight against Tank Abbott lasted exactly the same as against Pete Williams - 46 seconds and ended with a painful hold, only this time on the leg.

This was followed by two fights at once against Wes Sims, the difference between which was about six months. The first fight lasted two minutes and fifty-five seconds, after which Wes Sims was disqualified for kicking a prone opponent in the head (this technique is prohibited by the rules of the Ultimate Fighting Championship). World also won the second fight, only by knockout after two exhausting rounds.

Frank's convincing performances led him to fight for the championship belt against Tim Sylvia. The fight took place on June 19, 2004 at UFC 48: Payback. At the fiftieth second of the fight, referee Herb Dean stopped the fight during Mir's armlock. As it turned out, the referee noticed how Sylvia's hand simply "broke", although Tim himself was ready to continue the fight and tried to protest Dean's decision. Mir agreed to continue the duel. After inspecting Sylvia's hand, the final decision was made to stop the fight and award the victory to Frank Mir. Already in the hospital, the doctors found that Sylvia's arm was broken in four places at once. After this fight, Frank Mir received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

motorcycle accident

On September 17, 2004, Frank Mir on a motorcycle collided with a car. Mir received a fracture of the femur, a rupture of all knee ligaments. The bone was broken in two places, but this did not put an end to the fighter's career. The main operation was designed to restore the leg bone. While Mir was recovering, an interim championship belt was established, which was won by Andrey Arlovsky in a fight against Tim Sylvia. On August 12, 2005, it became known that Mir would not be able to enter the scheduled fight against Andrei Arlovskiy, thanks to which the Belarusian became the absolute champion, and Frank lost any rights to the belt.

Return to UFC

Mir has healed a knee injury and returned to the octagon again at UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 February 4, 2006. The first opponent after such a long break was Marcio Cruz, who had a 1-0 record at the time of the fight. At the third minute of the fight, the referee stopped the fight to find out the severity of the cut on Mir's face. After inspection, Frank was asked to continue the fight, to which he agreed. But already at 5 minutes, the referee stopped the fight again, but already to award Cruz a victory by technical knockout

Mir's next appearance in the UFC was on July 8, 2006 at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals against Dan Christison. Since the last performance, Mir has gained weight and exhausted quite quickly during the fight. A disappointing, lackluster unanimous decision win brought a cloud of criticism over Frank's head. The main subject of complaints against Mir was his form: he completely ceased to be the fighter he was before the injury, having lost his speed and technique.

The fight against Brandon Vera took place at UFC 65: Bad Intentions. The world had absolutely nothing to offer the opponent, which is why he lost by technical knockout in the first round. Criticism against Frank became more and more harsh, his fans said that now Mir is a completely different fighter than he was before the accident, and that he will never return to the previous level. It seemed that the once so bright career of a talented fighter was fading away, or even could completely come to naught so ingloriously. At a press conference, Mir commented on his streak of unsuccessful performances: "I lost to a guy who shouldn't be a heavyweight at all."

rebirth

Mir-Hardonk, scheduled for UFC Fight Night 9, did not take place due to Frank's shoulder injury and was rescheduled for UFC 74. Mir won by submission in the first round. After the fight, the winner walked up to the camera and declared, "I'm back!"

On February 2, 2008 at UFC 81, the main event of the evening was a duel between Frank Mir and UFC debutant Brock Lesnar. Already at the thirtieth second, Steve Mazzagati stopped the fight and took a point from Lesnar for an illegal reception - a blow to the back of the head. After a short pause, the fight continued. Lesnar took the fight to the ground, where all the time he tried to “crush” Mir with his power, but missed the moment when Mir prepared a very sophisticated submission on the leg. Already in the first minute and thirtieth second, Lesnar was forced to surrender.

Interim championship belt

UFC 92 hosted the Mir-Nogueira fight, which was part of a heavyweight mini-tournament founded by Dana White. The winner had to face the winner in a pair of Lesnar - Couture. Lesnar defeated Couture by technical knockout, which allowed him to compete in the fight scheduled for UFC 98 for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion.

The fight between Mir and Nogueira also ended with a technical knockout in the second round. Prior to this, Nogueira had been knocked down twice in the first round and once more in the second. It is worth noting that the Brazilian was defeated by knockout for the first time in his long career. After the fight, Mir uttered a phrase addressed to Lesnar: “Brock, you have my belt!”

2 days after the fight, Dan White said at a press conference that Nogueira had been ill with a staph infection before the fight. Nogueira himself confirmed this fact a few months later during a personal interview. Antonio spent about five days in the hospital twenty days before the fight, which, according to him, probably affected his form. On top of that, Nogueira had knee surgery in February. Despite this, the Brazilian praised Mir's performance, noting his ability to keep his distance.

Fight for the title of absolute champion

After defeating Nogueira, Mir received the right to fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 98, although Frank himself believed that his victory over the Minotaur was enough to recognize him as the undisputed champion. The scheduled fight did not take place due to Mir's knee injury requiring surgery and was rescheduled for UFC 100.

At UFC 100, Mir lost to Lesnar via TKO in the first minute and forty-eighth second of the second round.

At UFC 107, the World-Congo fight took place, where Frank knocked down the Frenchman at 41 seconds, and ended the fight with a choke hold thirty seconds later.

Mir caused a lot of controversy when he said he wanted to break Brock Lesnar's neck, thereby making him the first fighter in MMA history to die in the octagon. Mir later apologized for his comments.

At UFC 111, Mir faced Shane Carwin for the interim title of the organization. Already in the first round, Carvin sent the World to a technical knockout.

At UFC 119, Mir faced Mirko Cro Cop. Frank tried to put more pressure, and in most cases he succeeded. Cro Cop made attempts to counterattack. But the tactics chosen by both fighters did not bring any definite results until the end of the fight. At the end of the third round, Frank Mir surprisingly accurately punched Mirko with a powerful knee to the head, which, unnoticed by the Croat, passed between his hands. As Mirko fell, Frank Mir landed two more punches before the referee stopped the fight. The first blow fell casually, and the second hit Cro Cop exactly in the jaw.

Personal life and interesting facts

Frank and his wife Jennifer already have three children together: Isabella, Kaig and Ronin Maximus. Jennifer also has a child from a previous marriage, Marcus, whom Frank helped raise and adopted as his own.

Frank Mir spent 11 of his 20 fights in his hometown - Las Vegas.

Mir's father is from Cuba, and his ancestors are from the Russian community in Morocco.

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