Mir's a bad man. After the Nogueira fight, I remove all limitations in what I believe Mir can do on the mat.
I would say: 1. Not enough Mirs. 2. Not enough Williams's. And it's not very likely to happen without both of those provided.
Everybody said the same thing about Nog and a rattled Mir, nearly KO'd, tooled Nog on the ground and then snapped his arm in half.
The thing is, Minotauro isn't even close to Fabricio's level in BJJ (currently, and for quite a while). Not hating on Nog, it's just a fact and I think he would even admit it, just as Mir admitted he would try to 'box' with Werdum at all costs in an eventual fight.
I've hit this move rolling in matches before so it's not entirely impossible. It's just really hard to get in position for.
The whole grappling exchange was Nog going for a d'arce, Mir reversing and locking a submission which he was able to mantain. That isn't what i call tooling. It was just a nice display of skills against an overzealous opponent.
petey is no bum.. frank was going for the triangle, couldn't get it so used the shoulder crank, nasty submission.
My way of thinking, too, homie. Mir's a killer on the ground. A A death duel with Fabricio would have my attention. I was wanting Nogueira to beat Mir, but Mir took my ass on a heartbreaking roller coaster ride, and it's excellent drama.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/2/3/2768801/fabricio-werdum-ufc-143-frank-mir-submissions-grappling Would love to see a fight between them, Werdum's better everywhere IMO but there's no certainties in MMA once the fight starts.
