Frank Mir
Frank Mir ( born May 24, 1979 in Las Vegas, actually Francisco Santos Mir III) is an American martial artist, active in mixed martial arts area. I had to August 2005 UFC from June 2004 heavyweight world champion.
Career
I have a black belt in Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu and Kenpo Karate. In his fighting style in particular his BJJ background plays a role in most of his victories he achieved by task handles.
Frank Mir was a victory over Tim Sylvia at UFC 48 - Payback new on June 19, 2004 UFC Heavyweight Champion. Due to a motorcycle accident in September 2004, it was no longer possible to defend me the title so that he denied this in August 2005 wurde.Mir then worked on his comeback in the UFC, with varying degrees of success initially. After Brock Lesnar defeated in the first round via Kneebar in February 2008, I was given the opportunity to UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship, which he won with a victory in December 2008 over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Therefore, it came on 11 June 2009 for the second clash between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, this time around the UFC Heavyweight title. The fight was dominated by Lesnar and Mir lost in the second round by TKO. After this defeat, it was Frank Mir 13 December 2009 to deal with Cheick Kongo, he defeated clear. On 27 March 2010, he was defeated by Shane Carwin. In September he was Mirko Filipović defeat in the main event of UFC 119 in the third round by knockout.
I was a coach in the eighth season of the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.
Personal
Frank Mir is married and has four children, three biological and one stepson.