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At 41 years old Mark ‘Super Samoan’ Hunt is without a doubt a legend of the sport, and one of the most beloved fighters.<\/p>\n

Hunt is coming off a 1st round TKO win<\/a> over ‘Bigfoot’ Silva at UFC 193, and is currently gearing up for his ‘UFC Fight Night: Australia’<\/a> main event fight against Frank Mir. <\/p>\n

Hunt spoke to Submission Radio<\/a> to discuss the bout, and how he hopes to use it as a stepping stone to getting a title shot by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked for Overeem or JDS for this fight but I wasn\u2019t allowed. And you know, I have to fight Frank Mir. He\u2019s just as accomplished as me and was a world UFC champion,\u201d he said. \u201cSo if beat Mir, then I can probably get a Top-5 guy and then probably I can begin my bidding for a world title shot hopefully. So hopefully by the end of the year maybe, if I won both fights.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Currently heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is booked to fight Cain Velasquez at UFC 196 in a highly anticipated rematch, however Hunt could be knocking on the door of a title shot with two wins this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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