Topic: Frank Mir
Mir: Wants To Test Himself Against Overeem.
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08.29.2011 | 7:29 PM ET
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
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Fighter Details
- Given Name: Francisco Santos Mir III
- Pro MMA Record: 19-13-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: N/A
- Current Streak: 1 Win
- Age: 1979-05-24 | Date of Birth: 1979.05.24
- Last Fight: October 25, 2019 in BFC
- Weight Class: Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 265.8 lbs
- Affiliation: Jackson Wink MMA
- Height: 6'3" (190cm) | Reach: 75.0" (191cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $2,414,000 USD
- Born: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada
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08.29.2011 | 11:18 PM ET
I like Mir and I like Overeem. But I'd have to logically say Alistair wins this.
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
08.29.2011 | 11:22 PM ET
08.30.2011 | 12:01 AM ET
"Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft." T. Roosevelt
08.30.2011 | 12:20 AM ET
"To be the man you have to beat the man"
08.30.2011 | 5:31 AM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
08.30.2011 | 5:51 AM ET
Alistair has superior striking and as people may claim. It's not easily fluid when it transfers to mma striking(His K-1 experience). They base this off the Werdum fight. Yet Alistair was petrified to let the fight go to the ground. He was worried about Werdum taking him down so he wasn't able to let his strikes go. He would do just enough to win that fight on the feet.
I believe Overeem is stronger than the two and his grappling is very under rated. He's not a slouch and I can't see Mir taking him down. He had troubles taking down Mirko, and I think Alistair is stronger than Mirko Cro Cop. So this fight would stay standing. Where Overeem has enough precision in his striking to overwhelm Mir.
Mir tends to slack off when he's getting dominated and he gets flustered in the Octagon. He takes a long time to register submissions and his strikes come ever so often. Alistair would pick him apart. Unless Mir can flip the switch on when they are standing he'll be getting picked apart on the outside. While Mir tries to find his rhythm which took him how many rounds with Mirko?
Roy isn't a perfect example because Roy just basically takes beatings.
I'd say Overeem decision. I don't think he'd want to lose and engage too much in case of Mir's power.
All in all it'd be a good fight.
* Edited at 08.30.2011, 5:53 AM ET *
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
08.30.2011 | 6:04 AM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
08.30.2011 | 6:08 AM ET
Overeem decision.
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
08.30.2011 | 6:10 AM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
08.30.2011 | 6:15 AM ET
Mir he won't have to worry. He can let loose and show case his K-1 striking against an inconsistent Mir. All Overeem has to do is bring the fight to Mir and he'll eventually break down. Overeem has to be the aggressor.
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
08.30.2011 | 6:19 AM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
08.30.2011 | 9:54 AM ET
"Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way."
08.30.2011 | 10:30 AM ET
On the other hand, Overeem would be concerned about the threat of the fight going to the ground. As already stated, that severely cripples a striker's abilities, because he is afraid to commit to his shots. The perfect time for a fighter to attempt a take down is when his opponent is moving toward him with strikes, because all you have to do is change levels and shoot. Overeem will be worried about that, regardless of whether Mir has great take downs or not. You don't get this far in mixed martial arts without at least a working knowledge of several take downs.
If this fight goes to the mat, Mir wins it by submission. If this fight stays standing, Mir loses by TKO. This fight will not go to a decision.
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08.30.2011 | 11:15 AM ET
08.30.2011 | 2:58 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
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- DelRose
08.30.2011 | 3:05 PM ET
"That hole is tighter than a nuns nasty"
08.30.2011 | 3:11 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
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- DelRose
08.30.2011 | 3:16 PM ET
"That hole is tighter than a nuns nasty"
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- DelRose
08.30.2011 | 3:17 PM ET
"That hole is tighter than a nuns nasty"
08.30.2011 | 4:29 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"