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Nooooooooo... Mir out of Cormier fight

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#1 ·
Should be used to this more than seeing the fights by now I guess:

Frank Mir (16-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) will not fight Daniel Cormier (10-0 MMA, 7-0 SF), as it turns out.

An undisclosed injury has forced the ex-UFC champ to withdraw from "Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir," which takes place Nov. 3 at Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., and airs live on Showtime and Showtime Extreme.

MMAjunkie.com (mmajunkie.com) confirmed the news on Tuesday night with a source close to the promotion following an initial report from news show Sports Rage. It's unknown whether a replacement for Mir has been found.

Sources indicated to MMAjunkie.com that a knee injury is to blame for Mir's withdrawal.

Mir was set to be the first active UFC fighter to cross over to Strikeforce. His matchup with Cormier materialized after fellow ex-UFC champ Tim Sylvia was nixed for a potential headliner with the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix champion.

In his most recent appearance, Mir replaced Alistair Overeem to fight UFC heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146 and lost via second-round TKO. It was his second failed bid to regain the undisputed belt after a motorcycle accident forced him to relinquish the title he won at UFC 48.

The broken leg he sustained kept him out of action for nearly two years.

The undefeated Cormier most recently outpointed Josh Barnett to win the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix after entering the eight-man tournament in the semifinals as an alternate.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/30688/fra...-heavyweight-fight-against-daniel-cormier.mma
 
#12 ·
Found out FRANK MIR is out. I told the @ufc & @danawhite put me in coach. I know their are few that will step up, but hey sometimes you have to "FIGHT BEFORE BEING FIRED". Movie quote
- Roy Nelson.


That would be a fun fight :D But he busy.

Cain?
 
#14 ·
If this fight was later I would say overeem. He might fight Barnett again.

Really what I want to see. Mark F'n Hunt. Don't be a **** #rallyforhunt.

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#15 ·
Frank Mir Injured: Out of His Bout with Daniel Cormier

And the hits just keep on coming! It has been a real rough month for UFC President Dana White as well as for the fans. For the third time in less than four weeks a main event has lost one of its participants.

MMA Junkie broke word last night that Frank Mir’s Strikeforce debut has gone up in smoke due to an undisclosed knee injury that will keep him out of his match-up with Daniel Cormier. The two were scheduled to meet on November 3 in Oklahoma.

Mir’s appearance in the Strikeforce Hexagon was to be the first time a UFC Fighter would make an appearance on Showtime since Zuffa purchased the San Jose based organization last year. Fans were presently surprised when the announcement was made, but now the carpet has been pulled right out from under them.

Cormier was not only looking forward to testing himself against the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, he was also excited about fighting in Oklahoma. The Strikeforce Grand Prix Heavyweight Champion starred at Oklahoma State University and then went on to compete internationally.

It is not known whether the UFC/Strikeforce will look for another suitable opponent or will remove Cormier from this event altogether. Tim Sylvia had been discussed before Mir agreed to take the fight, but it’s highly unlikely Zuffa would go that route after Sylvia’s performance against Andrei Arlovski at a One FC event a few weeks ago.

Mir’s injury comes on the heels of Dan Henderson’s knee injury which forced his removal from the UFC 151 main event in which he was set to face current UFC 205lb. champion Jon Jones. UFC 153 lost both of its original main event fighters when Erik Koch suffered a knee injury. Frankie Edgar stepped in to face Jose Aldo in his featherweight debut, but that bout was scrapped after Aldo suffered a foot injury in a motorcycle accident.
http://www.bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/...ut-of-his-bout-with-daniel-cormier-36994.html

Man this has been a really rough month. So many main events lost. I was really looking forward to this fight too. Next GSP is gonna get hurt, then Cain.
 
#18 ·
Well technically it is UFC related since Mir's a UFC guy.

I guess we shouldn't be surprised though, dunno who the hell Cormier will fight now, Werdum? That'd be a great number one contenders fight, but it'd be outside the UFC....
 
#20 ·
I'm actually not that bothered. Cormier is alright, but unless he's fighting in UFC he's completley irrelevent. In other divisions it's okay but in the HW, it's just not inportant. I'm also not interested in any way in Frank Mir. Alright, he pilled off a dope submission against Nog, that's cool, but he gets schooled on the feet against everyone these days and I always found him to be completley overrated.

Arlovski Vs Cormier or Cormier in UFC!
 
#26 ·
Not too bothered by this, to be honest. Mir, much as I like him, was going to go down hard to Cormier (JDS style). I really don't feel as though any part of that fight would have been competitive. It's only a bummer in the sense that the organization now has to scramble for a replacement.

Someone mentioned Fabricio. Could be a decent fight. Roy Nelson would certainly make it a show, but he's obviously tied up.
 
#27 ·
Disappointed for the fact that there are some people who believe Mir could strike with Cormier. Or flat out beat him. Mir would have been destroyed.

Not sure who they go with now. Give him a can so he can win without much effort and he can quickly come to the UFC and get another fight.

I'd be real excited if they somehow got Fedor in there. But I see it being Arlovski or bum.

As for UFC possibles?

Werdum has nothing going on and is a legit fighgter. I think the UFC should't waste one of these guys losing over in a worthless SF fight. Both guys could get a title shot with 1 more win. The division is thin.

Kongo? Wouldn't mind this fight.

Hunt? I don't care for it. We put Hunt in there for what? To see if he can pull off a 1 punch KO before DC takes him down? I don't like the matchup.

Roy Nelson would actually be a good option but not sure how they would just pull him from TUF.
 
#28 ·
“I talk to my coach Rafael Cordeiro first. I don’t know. But if maybe if they (the UFC) tries to call me and Rafael says it’s okay, I’ll fight for sure.”
Fabricio Werdum says he wants the fight. That is a much better fight in my opinion. I like Mir and all but he didn't stand much of a chance here.
 
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#34 ·
Tail end of his career? What are you saying?

He is 33 years old and has 10 total MMA fights. He has 3, 4, 5 good years left in him.

He does need real fights, but the UFC doesn't have to blown a big fight on a crappy SF card when he only has to do 1 more fight over there. Werdum-Cormier should be a #1 contenders fight and should headline a UFC. Not on showtime for SF.

He beats a can with ease he can turn around in 2 or 3 months and have a big time fight in the UFC.

But lets not act like he is at the tail end of his career, when his career has just gotten started.
 
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