BKFC<\/a> recently. Take a look at the initial news report.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Ross_Markey\/status\/1307048787542765568<\/p>\n
According to sources, former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir ( @thefrankmir ) has signed a deal to link up with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship ( @bareknucklefc ). Full story coming to @FightBananas soon.<\/em><\/p>\nMir (19-13 MMA) became the UFC heavyweight champion in 2004 when he broke Tim Sylvia’s arm in a famous submission that won him the belt at age 25. However, Mir was injured in a motorcycle accident and had his title stripped. He later defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in 2008 to win the interim heavyweight belt but suffered a TKO loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 100 in 2009 in the title unification bout.<\/p>\n
In 2016, Mir was released by the UFC after going 16-11 in the world’s top MMA organization. He then signed a free-agent deal with Bellator and went 1-2 in the promotion with a win over Roy Nelson and losses to Fedor Emelianenko and Javy Ayala. He will now take a break from MMA for at least the time being as he makes the move over to bare-knuckle fighting where he will look to show off his hands.<\/p>\n
Although Mir is mainly known for his incredible submissions, he does have KO power. In 2015, Mir knocked out Todd Duffee and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in back-to-back fights to show off improved striking. At age 41, it’s hard to know what to expect Mir in BKFC, but at the very least he’s a big name that will bring eyes to the promotion.<\/p>\n
What do you think about Frank Mir signing with BKFC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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