{"id":130155,"date":"2015-02-19T04:30:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T12:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=130155"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:48:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:48:54","slug":"frank-mir-talks-weekends-bigfoot-silva-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/frank-mir-talks-weekends-bigfoot-silva-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Mir Talks About This Weekend&#8217;s &#8216;Bigfoot&#8217; Silva Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_RhrfmPPFU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Bigfoot has good counter right hand and a long reach. If you\u2019re aggressive and take it to him, you can be successful. But if you let him off the hook, you\u2019ll be unsuccessful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mir on how he has dealt with his current four-fight losing streak:<\/strong> \u201cI took some time off. It was an easy solution. Close friends and training partners tell me the four guys I fought are highly ranked and tough. But I took time off and addressed some things to be a better athlete and be at my full capability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mir on his motivation now:<\/strong> \u201cI have the same motivation as I did in the beginning. I want to compete. I love to fight. The lifestyle makes me who I am. The accomplishments that come with it are just a result of doing what I love to do. But I\u2019m not doing it for records. It\u2019s the lifestyle I\u2019ve lived for last 14 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mir on if he wanted to fight in Brazil:<\/strong> \u201cI just spent the summer hanging out in South America, and spent a week in Sao Paulo. I had a real warm welcome. 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