Is Frank Mir Looking Past Cheick Kongo At UFC 107?

by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 28, 2009 5:00 PM EST in News Comment 17 comments

Frank Mir has gone on record that a third fight with Brock Lesnar is his primary motivation to go in the gym and train. Below Mir speaks about what Lesnar's sickness has done to him mentally and how it's affected his MMA goals:

"The long-term goal for me and my own satisfaction is to take off Brock Lesnar's arm," Mir said. "At the end of the day, that's what my goal is when I go to the gym and train. But being an interim champion would get me one step closer to doing so."

"[Lesnar's sickness] has thrown my mind for a spin," Mir said. "When you go in the gym, you've got a certain goal that you're going for and going for. Not that he was, obviously, my next opponent, but to face him again was the long-term goal – the short-term goals being obviously Cheick and whoever else. Now I've just got to turn it around that the interim would be another short-term goal."

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Mir has no shot....

against Lesner…However I would LOVE to see Nog fight Lesner more then I would Cain or Carwin IMO…I still think Cain and Carwin should fight Cain doesnt deserve to fight Nog and Carwin doesnt deserve a title shot…Just yet I mean they both are great and should be built up more IMO I say Carwin-Kongo and maybe Cain-Gonzaga and Dos Santos-Barry…IMO

Nog-Lesner
Mir-Cain if he beats Zaga
Then Carwin fights the loser to get his shot at the belt!!

by N.Mamone on Nov 28, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’d actually really like to see Dos Santos vs. Barry.

by SlickRick00 on Nov 28, 2009 8:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was really looking forward to Dos Santos and Gonzaga. So what are the plans for Carwin, Gonzaga, Nog, and Dos Santos Anyone know? Also are they for sure bringing back the interim belt or are they going to have a mini tourny leading up to lesnar when he’s healthy? For the mini tourny they could make have Rothwell vs Cro Cop taking on the winner of Mir vs Kongo and in the other QF have Carwin vs Dos Santos taking on the winner of Gonzaga vs Noguira. Mabey that would bring out the old Cro Cop. Nobody wants a fake HW belt and nobody wants to see a fake HW Champ.

Kongo over Mir tko in 2nd rd

by scotts99 on Nov 28, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nog-Cain 110 in Aussie

Carwin will face Lesner I guess in 6 months?? and Im sure they will find a replacement for Dos Santos,How about Hardonk??

Zaga will probally be out for couple months.

Don’t forget Paul Buentello and Todd Duffee I mean Duffee is out hurt and Buentello is yet to fight but if they get on track they could be nice addition or build me up fights for someone??

by N.Mamone on Nov 28, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah I forgot about Buentello and Duffee. Maybe Gonzaga vs Noguira could be possible in May to co-mainevent the Shogun-Machida rematch in Montreal

by scotts99 on Nov 28, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Nog is already set to face Cain in Australia, I think fighting Zaga would be a step down for Nog IMO…

by N.Mamone on Nov 28, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Man am I behind on the news. The Ausie card is looking not to bad then if the cro cop-rothwell is still on with silva and bisbing and nog-cain.

by scotts99 on Nov 28, 2009 9:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah 110 looks decent...

But I wonder who will be the main event now either Wandy-Bisping or Nog-Cain??

CC-Rothwell is interesting,I hope the old CC shows up but I highly doubt it!! I have never been a fan of Rothwell and would LOVE to see him get KTFO’d with the famous Left high kick!!

by N.Mamone on Nov 28, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is Frank Mir Looking Past Cheick Kongo At UFC 107?

He is, and he isn’t.. Mir is kindof a nutjob, really. When he beat Lesnar the first time he just beat his drum about how great Frank Mir is, then when he lost he said it was because he “didn’t adapt” to Lesnar’s strategy. If he’s using Lesnar as motivation then good for him, but at the end of the day he’s still looking for a rematch. So looking past Kongo? Yes. But if you’re training for Lesnar and fighting Kongo, that might work out for him in the long run.

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by -Neil- on Nov 28, 2009 10:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I just think Kongo is a bad match up for Mir…I don’t think Mir can take Kongo down…and he definitely can’t strike wit him….

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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 28, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.. however, Kongo fancies himself a wrestler nowadays.

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by -Neil- on Nov 29, 2009 12:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yea

too be sure he knows he needs to keep this one standing though?

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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 29, 2009 12:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Without trying to sound bias

I can’t stand Mir. He is an arrogant prick and I hope Congo beats the crap out of him.

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by _Felix_ on Nov 28, 2009 10:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

I don't mind sounding bias

Because he doesn’t either. If Kongo beats him up, I’ll be quite the happy camper.

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by -Neil- on Nov 28, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sounding bias….I agree with ya both!

by cosmosherry on Nov 29, 2009 1:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Mir is in for a rude awakening if he doesn’t respect Kongo’s stand-up… I don’t care if Mir gets up to 280 lbs, he will still be smothered against Lesnar.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Nov 29, 2009 2:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Mir is definitely looking past Kongo, which is a dumb thing to do, but Mir is incredibly arrogant, so it doesn’t surprise me one bit. He’s one of these guys, kind of like Brett Rogers and his crew, that after a defeat can’t even admit to himself that the other guy was better than him. And I’m sure as he said, that Lesnar’s medical condition is screwing with his head, because now he realizes that he got brutalized by Lesnar when the man wasn’t even in healthy condition. Although we have Dana’s claim of Lesnar having been at 60 percent, I always have to take EVERYTHING that comes out of Dana’s mouth with a grain of salt because usually anything he says is a lie or at least a half truth. Just like Lesnar having mono.

I don’t really know how to call this Kongo vs. Mir fight. Mir is more experienced, probably more well-rounded and has faced better competition than Kongo. The list of guys Kongo has beaten doesn’t impress me. I don’t think Mir is great, but I think he’s probably better than Kongo – if Mir comes to fight with a good gas tank I think he’ll win. But he usually comes in pretty out of shape, and he doesn’t seem to taking this fight seriously. If he comes in out of shape, Kongo will kill him.

by Cliff Speed on Nov 29, 2009 1:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs