He got Nog and Crocop when those two were in slumps. He can be good, but I don't think he beats them 100% of the time if they faced each other multiple times.
Frank Mir is currently 38 years old.
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira is currently 41 years old.
Frank Mir is 2-0 against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
At the beginning of UFC 92, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira was riding a 3-fight winning streak.
At UFC 92, Frank Mir stopped Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
At the beginning of UFC 140, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira was riding a 1-fight winning streak.
At UFC 140, Frank Mir stopped Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Not the same fighters they used to be, not even close. Imagine Mir vs Crocop in 2005, he'd be a huge underdog, and against Fedor he'd barely have a chance.
Frank Mir is currently 38 years old.
Mirko Filipović is currently 43 years old.
Frank Mir is 1-0 against Mirko Filipović.
At the beginning of UFC 119, Mirko Filipović was riding a 2-fight winning streak.
At the beginning of UFC 119, Frank Mir was riding a 1-fight LOSING streak.
At UFC 119, Frank Mir stopped Mirko Filipović.
I'll vo to my grave saying Nog would've tko'd Mir in the remat h had he not stopped punching when the ref told him to watch the back of his head---which he wasn't hitting.
Frank Mir is 2-0 against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
What more do you need?
Do you need Frank Mir to be 5-0 against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira?
Just stop. Any version of CC and Nog would succumb to the same fate... face down with Mir standing over them. You Pride fans and these mythical “primes” are just hilarious.
UFC 119 took place on September 25, 2010.
On September 25, 2010, Frank Mir was 31 years old.
On September 25, 2010, Mirko Filipović was 36 years old.
At the beginning of UFC 119, Mirko Filipović was riding a 2-fight winning streak.
At the beginning of UFC 119, Frank Mir was riding a 1-fight LOSING streak (which includes losing a billion brain cells against Shane Carwin).
At UFC 119, Frank Mir stopped Mirko Filipović.
Yeah, because guys never come up with stuff like that after losses.
Emphasis on the word LOSSES.
Frank Mir is 2-0 against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Hypothetically speaking, if Frank Mir was 3-0 against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira that STILL wouldn't be enough for Pride FC Nazis.
By the way, I have many Pride FC DVDs in my collection but that doesn't mean that I am one of these delusional fans on Sherdog.