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ufc-news2 days ago•27 min saved

Bella Mir: Aiming for a longer career with less brain damage than her father

Bella Mir says her father, former UFC champion Frank Mir, has brain damage from his MMA career and she hopes to avoid a similar fate by fighting smarter and finishing fights faster. She notes his health has declined (often needing a cane) after years of wars, and she wants a long career without excessive brain damage, even as she recently lost on Dana White’s Contender Series. Frank Mir retired after Bellator 231, underscoring concerns about long‑term health in combat sports.

via MMA Mania|

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mma2 days ago•4 min saved

Bella Mir aims for UFC longevity, avoiding her dad’s brutal wars

Bella Mir, 23, daughter of former UFC champ Frank Mir, lost to Alex Apodaca on Dana White’s Contender Series and says she wants a long, less brain-damaging career to chase UFC glory (and Olympic dreams), learning from her father’s surgeries and battles while pursuing her own wrestling and MMA goals.

via MMA Fighting|

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sports11 days ago•2 min saved

Bella Mir Aims for UFC Contract as Contender Series Favorite

Bella Mir, the NCAA wrestling champion and daughter of former UFC champ Frank Mir, is set to face Alex Apodaca in Season 10, Week 3 of Contender Series at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Oddsmakers list Mir as a record-setting -1600 betting favorite to earn a UFC contract; the 4-0 pro with three first-round submissions has been groomed as a top UFC prospect and could follow in her father’s footsteps if she wins.

via MMA Mania|

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sports5 months ago•5 min saved

From One Fight Shot to a UFC Long-Term Deal: Brock Lesnar's Unlikely Breakthrough

Brock Lesnar went from WWE to UFC, after Dana White initially wouldn’t return his calls; a bold one-fight deal against Frank Mir, boosted by strong PPV numbers, convinced White to sign him to a long-term UFC contract, initiating a heavyweight title run that was later affected by diverticulitis and a return to WWE.

via MMA Fighting|

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sports-mma2 years ago•4 min saved

"Former UFC Champion Frank Mir Reflects on Being Underpaid for UFC 100 Fight Against Brock Lesnar"

Frank Mir reflects on his fight with Brock Lesnar at UFC 100, realizing years later that he was drastically underpaid compared to the event's massive profits, with Mir making only $45,000 while Lesnar earned $400,000 before pay-per-view sales were factored in. Mir now questions the disparity in fighter pay, especially after seeing boxers like Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury make tens of millions from similar pay-per-view numbers. Despite feeling shortchanged, Mir acknowledges that fighters today are making more money than in the past, providing some comfort as his daughter pursues a fighting career.

via MMA Fighting|

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