Frank Mir News

Of the 22 fighters involved with UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, the vast majority - 18 to be exact - were issued medical suspensions by the Tennessee Athletic Commission .

Fighters.com's third-ranked heavyweight Frank Mir and sixth-ranked Shane Carwin could match-up for an interim UFC title at UFC 111 in Newark March 27, according to an MMA Junkie report.

With Brock Lesnar on the shelf for an undetermined period of time, the company decided to match up the suddenly red-hot Mir with Carwin and establish a champion who can defend the belt until Lesnar comes back.

UFC Medical Suspensions Announced: 18 Competitors Receive Suspensions Posted by Larry Csonka on 12.15.2009 Clay Guida, Paul Buentello and Matt Wiman get some time off According to MMAJunkie.com , the Tennessee Athletic Commission Director Jeffrey Mullen has confirmed the following medical suspensions from UFC 107: * Diego Sanchez : Suspended 60 ...

The Greatest MMA News Column 12.15.09: The Case for Lesnar-Mir 3 Posted by Dan Plunkett on 12.15.2009 411's Dan Plunkett discusses the possibility of Brock Lesnar vs.

They say imitation is the sincerest form a flattery. If that's true, then Brock Lesnar must have been blushing when Frank Mir stepped on the scales before his bout with Cheick Kongo at UFC 107.

Following up what was an amazing end of the year card at UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008, the UFC follows up with another stellar series of fights to wrap up 2009.

Shortly after backing up his prediction that he would make short work of Cheick Kongo on Saturday night, Frank Mir's mouth was at it again at the post-fight press conference.

Penn and Sanchez stare down after the weigh-ins. AP photos Saturday night's UFC fights came away with some shots for the highlight reels! The top three fights featured Frank Mir vs.

Frank Mir made a strong case for his reinstatement into the UFCa s heavyweight title picture, as he thoroughly handled Cheick Kongo with a knockdown and chokeout in only 72 seconds on Saturday at UFC 107 in Memphis, Tenn.

Sherdog.com caught up with Cheick Kongo prior to his heavyweight matchup with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir .

Is Brett Rogers still a top-ten fighter after his loss to Fedor? Plus, see where Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum now rank after their recent wins.

News 20/11/09 - Nogueira will be back training in a few weeks, says his brother UFC heavyweight Rodrigo Minotauro will be back in training within three weeks, according to his twin brother Rogerio, also known as 'Little Nog' because he campaigns at light-heavyweight. "Rodrigo will leave the [staph] infection to heal for about 15 or maximum 20 days.

Brock Lesnar celebrates after defeating Frank Mir in their heavyweight title bout at UFC 100 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Saturday, July 11, 2009.

Frank Caliendo, Angelica Bridges and the Fantasy girls at Frank's grand opening at the Monte Carlo on Nov.

After a very successful card debut this past Saturday, Strikeforce reported selling a near capacity crowd of 11,500 at the Sears Centre in Illinois.

Dana White Bashes Strikeforce, Says Fedor Got Smashed By Rogers, More Posted by Larry Csonka on 11.10.2009 Dana being Dana... Dana White recently spoke with The LA Times and had some colorful words on Strikeforce, CBS, Fedor, Brett Rogers and more... On CBS and Strikeforce : "CBS would be out of their mind to put that rinky-dink [Strikeforce] . . .

Official fighter weigh-ins for next week's "WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo" event, which features a headliner between WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown and challenger Jose Aldo, take place Tuesday, Nov.

UFC President Dana White has often said that the media guys who do the rankings are against him.

Elsewhere, Damacio Page continued to stay on a roll by quickly submitting Will Campuzano and Dave Jensen made a successful WEC debut by defeating Richard Crunkilton by decision.