If Frank Mir beats Hunt convincingly would you consider him to be 'back'?

[Concrete Whale]

I have been a Mir fan for a long time and never lost faith in him despite his rough run of results lately. All of his losses were against very tough opponents and he showed a lot in them, with the exception of Barnett. Since then he has 2 spectacular knockouts and outgrappled and was never in danger on the feet against Arlovski, who is ranked 6th and I think would wreck most people below him if they spent that much time boxing with him.

I think Mir has shown steady improvement especially in his striking over his last few fights, and Hunt is not a fighter who is going to dominate him in the clinch and hold him against the fence. I think this is a big opportunity for Frank, a big name, top 10 and a dangerous fighter who he can beat using his strengths, ground game, takedowns and threatening them to disrupt Hunt's strinking, kicks and long straight punches from mixed stance and not worrying about being taken down, and he has the power and reach and movement to hang with Hunt on the feet, I don't think he will be looking to beat him there but he is not going to get embarrassed there either like Bigfoot, Nelson, Kongo etc. Frank will have a speed advantage for once.

Hopefully he will find his timing and distance and take Hunt down, possibly later in the fight when he is slowing down, and from there grab a sub. He can finish with ground strikes too.

If Frank can win this fight convincingly, which I think he can by dictating what range it takes place at, he will clearly be back in the top 10 and the 'shot fighter should retire' people will be shut up and we will see just how far he can go.

 

[MadmanMMA]

If Frank Mir stays alive against Hunt, I consider him back

 

[nanika]

Frank mir will never be back. He might be a good-almost great fighter again but the motor cycle accident took his career. sorry if most of the people here dont remember that.

 

[steny]

No, he just won't defeat Mark.

 

[PancraseForever]

Mir is done, he needs to take a permanent vacation. It's the end of the line for Frank. Even Duffee almost KO'd him and Duffee looked like he was fighting in Matrix bullet-time mode.

 

[KONE]

Even if Mir loses to Hunt he'll still be a formidable opponent for anyone at HW. That's just how he is. One shot KO power, good technical striking for a HW, and lethal submissions.

Kill or be killed with him. That being said, I have no delusions that he can stand with Hunt, but I also think this fight is VERY winnable for him. Hunt, while being 41 years old and still being a good opponent, has declined a bit. Mir should be able to take him down and win.

Mir took down Arlovski who has amazing TDD, so I believe he can do the same to Hunt.

Even Duffee almost KO'd him

That statement has no basis in reality.

 

[Concrete Whale]

That statement has no basis in reality.

lol Mir Duffee was one of the most brutal KOs I have ever seen in MMA, 1 shot out cold instantly and took a long, long time to get up.

 

[reveler]

these guys are both too old and have too many miles on them to be considered "back" regardless of outcome. this is a classic old school matchup with zero title implications.

 

[DawsonLucas]

I just don't see any scenario that Frank Mir can win against Hunt. I don't think he'll ever be able to ground and sub Hunt.

 

[OliverAtom]

Hunt and Mir are both gone. Neither will be back. Great fighters but their time is done.

 

[KONE]

lol Mir Duffee was one of the most brutal KOs I have ever seen in MMA, 1 shot out cold instantly and took a long, long time to get up.

Yep, pretty underrated KO.

But that guy said Duffee almost KO'd Mir, which is just a flat out fucking lie. Kinda bizarre to make up something like that.

People at first glance thought that was just sloppy barfight, in reality Mir beat the fuck out of Duffee and wobbled him multiple times. But since the last positive thing they saw from Duffee was 1 jab that snapped MIr's head back for a second, Mir must've been "rocked." or "on the brink of defeat."

Just stupid.

I just don't see any scenario that Frank Mir can win against Hunt. I don't think he'll ever be able to ground and sub Hunt.

Mark Hunt got his arm broken by Sean McCorkle. No disrespect to 40 years of age and still being a relevant UFC fighter, but has he really improved enough to the point where you can't possibly see Mir beating him on the ground? Don't be silly.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Hunt is gonna TKO Mir I think.

 

[P4p Islam]

Frank mir will never be back. He might be a good-almost great fighter again but the motor cycle accident took his career. sorry if most of the people here dont remember that.

Man, frank mir is the classic case of what could've been....

Very unfortunate that his wreck derailed his career. He had so much natural talent.

 

[muaytao]

Hunt looks fit in that recent picture. Hunt by ko

 

[Spycho]

Hunt and Mir are both gone. Neither will be back. Great fighters but their time is done.

With barely any young up and comers at HW, no one is really gone, but just a good KO away from a contender spot.

 

[Ceez]

He better not try and stand with Hunt all I can say

 

[The lord of bones]

I considered him back when he was on the wrong end of a gift decision to Arlovksi back in September.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Look at the HW landscape and the string of fighters Mir lost to, he was never gone. I hope Mir can get a quick submission but I think its a bit more likely Hunt gets the KO.

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

no close decision loss to arlovski can stop the k-1 mir resurgence

 

[Medical Marijuana Man]

Hunt is going to walk away from unconscious Mir