UFC 119: Mir Back In Winning Ways, Defeats Cro Cop

   After a loss suffered from Shane Carwin 6 months ago, heavyweight Frank Mir showed again his might knocking out Mirko Filipovic in the 4:02 of the 3rd round at main event of UFC 119 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

   Cro Cop,who replaced Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira due to injury, ducked while attacking but unaware if a Mir knee strike. That strike sent him down to the octagon's canvass and also ended the fight. Both fighters were criticized for lack of offensive attacks in the fight prior to the knock out.



(TheBloggerSays: I really liked the way Mir knocked Cro Cop. But that's it. The KO was the only thing in the fight. I almost fell asleep. I just wish Mir will go up again in the ranks.)

UFC 111: Mir vs.Carwin

   The third installment of Brock Lesnar - Frank Mir seems won't be happening sooner as the result of
UFC 111 saw Mir sufffers another setback when undefeated Shane Carwin defeated the former champ via KO (punches) at 3:48 of round 1 to become the UFC Interim Heavyweight champion.

   As a result, "The Engineer" Carwin will face UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, who will make his return after an extended period of absence due to illness, at UFC 116 on July 3.


  Mir, whose all of 5 losses resulted to knock-outs, tried to control Carwin at the start of the fight with his jiu-jitsu style. But Mir failed to ground Carwin, until the former champ gave enough space to the undefeated opponent, who proves himself to be more powerful, to unleash a series of uppercuts that brought him to his knees. Another series of strikes to the head that ended the fight.


   This fight was also Carwin's longest in his 12 fights, as all of his 11 previous opponents barely made to the 2-minute mark of the first round.


Results of UFC 111:


Georges St. Pierre defeats Dan Hardy via Unanimous Decision
Shane Carwin defeats Frank Mir via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Jon Fitch defeats Ben Saunders via Unanimous Decision
Kurt Pellegrino defeats Fabricio Camoes via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2
Jim Miller defeats Mark Bocek via Unanimous Decision
Nate Diaz defeats Rory Markham via TKO (strikes) Round 1
Ricardo Almeida defeats Matt Brown via submission (rear naked choke) Round 2
Jared Hamman defeats Rodney Wallace via unanimous decision
Rousimar Palhares defeats Tomasz Drwal via submission (heel hook) Round 1
Matt Riddle defeats Greg Soto via disqualification (illegal upkick) Round 3