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Frank Mir

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : May 24, 1979

I'm pretty well-spoken guy, but I don't have a college education. Me making money in other avenues is not going to be as easy as walking into the Octagon.

Frank Mir

He doesn't like to be hit. Not that anybody likes to be hit, but Brock for whatever reason has shown much more of a dramatic response to the negativity of those shots. To the point where he's not asleep, it isn't like he got knocked out, he's not getting dropped, but he just turns his face away from adversity.

Frank Mir

Stipe is a phenomenal champ as far as like he's a good guy, if you want to point your kids in the right direction, 'Hey, look at this guy, he's a good person.'

Frank Mir

I haven't fought the easiest opponents. You can show up at your best and still not come out on top.

Frank Mir

When people are wary about fighting on the ground, I have a more difficult time.

Frank Mir

I'm all for CM Punk becoming a part of the organization. I think his background and training in martial arts, he should be capable of handling himself and doing well. And bottom line is, people are going to tune in to watch and that's pretty much the bar of getting into the UFC, if you can sell tickets.

Frank Mir

Those guys at AKA know how to make adjustments.

Frank Mir

In the past, I would try to use as little strength as possible because strength will get you tired if you explode too many times. Well, get in shape.

Frank Mir

When people are pushing me against the cage, in the past I was more susceptible to allowing it to happen because I had that jiu-jitsu mentality that I'm not going to grind back.

Frank Mir

With the half-guard and guard, if you have a belly it's hard to pull your knees up.

Frank Mir

Anderson Silva I think is extraordinarily talented, but I don't think his submission game is great. We've seen him get caught in heel hooks.

Frank Mir

Georges St. Pierre has the best takedowns and dominant wrestling ability, and he's a great athlete, but he's shown he can be knocked out. I think B.J. Penn is the better fighter. He's the great martial artist.

Frank Mir

Brock Lesnar will never be able to beat me because he has no submission skills. What's he going to do, knock me out?

Frank Mir

Fedor has great killer instinct, he's tough, he's strong. If I fought him I'd try to catch him in a submission, but I don't know if Fedor can be beaten.

Frank Mir

As a martial artist you have to be truthful about yourself so you can approach your training properly and get better.

Frank Mir

By training with Ken Hahn, who comes from that full-contact karate school where he's hitting me in the back of the head while I'm hitting the bag, I learned that pain is a temporary state.

Frank Mir

I was having multiple surgeries after fights and not really addressing them the way I should have and having a proper off-season. So it was leading to more injuries and really making a strong influence on the way I was fighting. I was having to fight around injuries and not fight because it was the most efficient technique to use.

Frank Mir

No one is guaranteed a spot at the top, no one is guaranteed a title shot, but all you can do is win your fight, keep training, and then maybe somewhere down the road you'll get your opportunity.

Frank Mir

People don't usually have long careers as heavyweights because they mature into the role. Look at amateur wrestling, you don't usually see guys go to heavyweight as freshman. I was just blessed that even though I wasn't as big as some of the other guys, I was able to step in right away at heavyweight.

Frank Mir

I'm a terrible actor.

Frank Mir