Francisco Santos World Iii

Frank Mir is a heavyweight athlete who has played in the MMA and UFC associations. The fighter was the interim UFC champion. According to experts, he is one of the best representatives of the heavy weight category. The world became the only athlete who managed to knock out Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Frank Mir was born on May 24, 1979. His biography has been associated with mixed martial arts since childhood, because his father owned the Kempo martial arts school, located in his hometown of Mira, Las Vegas. The father insisted that his son begin to study jiu-jitsu, but Mir Jr. resisted. However, he had to obey. Frank saw his first UFC fight at the age of 14. He was fascinated by Royce Gracie's fighting style.

In addition to classes held at his father's school, Mir attended Bonanza High School. In his penultimate year, he began performing in the octagon. The first 9 fights were failed, but in 1998 the guy managed to become the winner of the state championship for senior fighters.

The young man's sports interests were not limited to wrestling. The world was fond of athletics and football. He even became a record holder in discus throwing, taking the projectile by 54 m 20 cm. In 2004, the fighter received a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. After completing his studies, Frank was not immediately able to put the skills he had learned into practice. At first, he worked as a bouncer at a Las Vegas club, but the athlete was lucky: his talent was noticed by the UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.

Frank Mir's first professional fight took place in 2001. His opponent was Roberto Traven, a 4-time world champion in Jiu-Jitsu. It seemed that the newcomer had no chance, but already in the first minutes of the fight Mir performed a painful hold and defeated the opponent. Pete Williams was also defeated, who was defeated by a submission in the 1st round.

The first loss of the World was in favor of Ian Freeman. Then Frank won 3 fights in a row and in 2004 found himself in the Octagon with Tim Sylvia, competing for the champion title. The victory in the fight was awarded to Mir. That evening he received a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu.

In the same year, an unpleasant situation happened in the life of Frank Mira: he had an accident while driving a motorcycle along the highway. The vehicle crashed into a car, resulting in a fractured femur and a ruptured knee ligament. The athlete's career was in jeopardy, but the bone restoration operation promised comforting prospects.

While the athlete was undergoing rehabilitation, the producers recognized the temporary champion belt as valid. In a fight with Tim Sylvia, Andrey Orlovsky won it. The World could not pass the competition appointed with the triumphant, so the opponent became the absolute world champion, and Frank was forced to observe the success of the opponent.

Returning to the ring in 2006, the fighter fought Marcio Cruz and failed. A technical knockout put the fighter out of action. After 5 months, Mir confronted Dan Kristinson. During this period, Frank was not in the best physical shape. The injury sustained in the accident made itself felt, taking away the technical skills and speed. The athlete won the fight, but the public and analysts were not happy with his fighting style.

The technical knockout brought the defeat of the World to Brandon Vera in the next fight. The athlete increasingly heard harsh criticism in his address. Experts stated that it was difficult for a wrestler to return to past successes. It seemed that the fate of his career was a foregone conclusion. Frank had to miss the fight with Anthony Hardonk due to an injured shoulder. After some time, the postponed fight was won by the wrestler in the first round. This symbolized the rebirth of the World.

In 2008, a meeting with Brock Lesnar took place. The debutant was defeated, and the victory was awarded to Mir. The subsequent fight with Nogueira in Dana White's mini-tournament for the heavyweights brought him a triumph. In the future, Mir was supposed to meet in the octagon with Lesnar at UFC 98, but due to the athlete's injured knee, the fight was postponed, and the opponents ended up in the same ring at UFC 100. Lesnar defeated his opponent by technical knockout.

But the victory in the duel with Cheik Kongo remained with the World. This was followed by a fight with Shane Karwin, in which Frank was defeated and lost the title of interim UFC champion. In the fight with Mirko Filipovich, Mir rehabilitated himself, having snatched a victory in the 3rd round. By the decision of the judges, Frank Mir defeated Roy Nelson and entered the octagon with Junior Dus Santos, ready to fight for the title. The fighter was defeated.

The ex-champion later lost in the ring to Daniel Cormier, Josh Barnett and Alistair Overeem. It took him a year to regain his form, after which he fought with Antonio Silva, and then a fight with Todd Duffy, whom he defeated by knockouts. The loss was brought to Mir by meetings with Andrey Orlovsky and Mark Hunt.

Frank Mira has a verified Instagram account, where he posts photos from performances, public events and pictures with his family. The athlete's personal life was successful.

His wife Jennifer Mir gave birth to three children: daughter Isabella and sons Keig and Ronin Maximus. The world also adopted the wife's son from his first marriage. Now Marcus is a full member of the athlete's family, whom he brings up as his own child.

The fighter continues to practice mixed martial arts, demonstrating good physical shape and muscle definition, complemented by tattoos. Today he is 191 cm tall and weighs 118 kg.

For some time, Frank collaborated with the promotion of the Absolute Championship Berkut, acting as a commentator for sports meetings. He often speaks out in interviews regarding upcoming encounters between fighters. So, in a duel between Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader in 2019, the World predicted victory for the latter.

Despite the defeat that Frank suffered in the fight with Xavi Ayala in 2018, he does not plan to end his career as a fighter yet and continues to enter the octagon.

In 2019, the athlete will try his hand at professional wrestling as a participant in the "Bloodsport" show. This is a staged fight on mats based on the movie of the same name, which was released in 1988.

Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Ricardo Pires. 1998 - Winner of the Nevada State Wrestling Champion 2001 - 1st place in the Pan-American Championships: 2001 Blue Belt Pesadissimo 2004 - UFC Champion 2007 - Winner of the NAGA Absolute Division Champion 2008 - UFC Champion

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