So where does Frank Mir fit into the heavyweight title picture?

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  1. Haggis McJackass

    Haggis McJackass Semi-neutralist Overseer Full Member

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    Since losing to Lesnar he's beaten Kongo, lost to Carwin and then reeled off wins over the ghost of Cro Cop, Big Country and Zombie Nog.

    Obviously he still has more to do, but how far away from a title shot is he, and who does he need to challenge to get there?

    :hat
     
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  2. afterglow

    afterglow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If Reem loses to Brock, then that should be his next opponant.

    If Brock loses, then he should fight Cain.

    He loses to all the other top contenders not named Werdum and Reem.

    And those guys can beat him if they are on their a-game, and in a favorable position.

    I.E, Reem clinching, and Werdum taking him down and making it a long fight.
     
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  3. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    Very well if he sticks to his BJJ game and sheds 15 pounds of not-needed muscle
     
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  4. MetalMandible

    MetalMandible Chinchecker Full Member

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    Flat on his back doing the curly toes any time he's faced with a puncher.:lol::rofl:patsch
     
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  5. kokoko

    kokoko Active Member Full Member

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    One more fight to a quality opponent, and then he should get a title shot.

    If Strikeforce folds into the UFC, give him Josh Barnett.

    Other than that, maybe Kongo if he defeats Hunt. Battle of the "gatekeepers" to get a title shot.

    Maybe the loser of Overeem versus Brock. Or Carwin or Velasquez. But the UFC doesn't usually match a winner versus a loser.
     
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  6. the beaver

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    :deal

    although 25lbs is my suggestion
     
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  7. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    Well with 15lbs he's back to 245.. However, I can see shedding 20 and going to 240lbs
     
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  8. Wilhelm

    Wilhelm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Top level gatekeeper.
     
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  9. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    I thought he would come in lighter then the 260 he did in this fight and it showed by him getting hit standing like an oxe, however he was lucky nog went for the sub and then mir recovered and used his size to overwhelm nog with a sub of his own. I think about 245-250 would be good for him.
     
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  10. StillWill

    StillWill Dr. Eisenfaust Full Member

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    Frank Mir is a glassjaw joke whos made it a habit to being violently beatdown in front of his father
     
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  11. Haggis McJackass

    Haggis McJackass Semi-neutralist Overseer Full Member

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    :good

    I think that label sounds about right for him. To call him a gatekeeper seems a little harsh, but you don't really see him winning the title again. He'll beat the real gatekeepers like Roy Nelson, but he'll lose to the champions and the Carwin-level top contenders.

    :hat
     
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  12. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would like to see him fight either cain velazquez or the loser of lesnar-overeem. If lesnar loses to overeem then i prefer he fights cain.
     
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  13. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    Kicking ass 16 out of 21 fights is hardly a habit of getting "violently beatdown.."
     
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  14. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    245 is my perfect weight for Frank Mir. With his new improved striking and still deadly BJJ game, he is a threat for ANY UFC HW.
     
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  15. StillWill

    StillWill Dr. Eisenfaust Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
     
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