Frank Mir Thinking About Cutting To 205
by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 3:37 PM EDT
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Hey, people. I'll let you get on to reading about how Frank Mir is an idiot in a second, but I just had one quick memo for you guys. I'm interning over at SB Nation's headquarters here in DC, just writing about anything and everything sports. Mostly MMA, but really anything they ask. Anyway, most everything I write is going to the MMA page on SB Nation. I've been able to sneak a story on WKR here and there, but it is what it is. The best solution is just to post an excerpt from something and link to it. The expansion of the regional pages has been kinda crazy, but I really enjoy writing for this site and it's community. I urge you guys to check out the main MMA page. We are very much in need of your help voicing opinions and giving us feedback on our stuff. Brent and I are working against the current, trying to raise MMA's profile in the sports world. Come hang out with us, we're lonely. : (
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In a recent interview at the UFC Fan Expo, Frank was asked about some possibilities for future matchups. Instead of throwing out names like Carwin, Lesnar, and Big' Nog, Mir surprisingly admitted his dream matchup to be Anderson Silva. While a plethora of fighters have claimed to want a piece of the 'Michael Jordan of MMA,' as Mir puts it, he seemed completely serious. I'm no math-a-magician, but these guys don't exactly look like shopping buddies.
Well, Frank also talked about the disturbing notion of dropping a weight class down to 205, something that should shock and horrify the sensibilities of even the most apathetic humanitarians.
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 3:38 PM EDT reply actions
“I’ll let you get on to reading about how Frank Mir is an idiot in a second”
Why is he an idiot?
He could cut to 205, Joe Riggs once was over 300 lbs. Now hes a welterweight.
"Bottom line, wrestling is a martal art. If you can’t hang, go kickbox for K-1."
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the entire article was about why he shouldn’t cut to 205
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
More hate for Mir…
"Bottom line, wrestling is a martal art. If you can’t hang, go kickbox for K-1."
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I dont hate Mir
I like him well enough. But doing what he’s talking about doing to his body is moronic
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean the guy put on a ton of weight to get near 265lbs does cutting to 205 make sense?
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. he didn’t put on20 lbs of fat to get to 265, it was all muscle. Watching him cut to 205 would be like watching Anthony Johnson try to cut to 155.
by Roll for Life on Jun 8, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't think he'll be that effective at 205
Without all that muscle and bulk, I just don’t see him bullying anybody on the ground or taking everyone down with ease. (which is what he is planning to do) His stand-up is average at best and he’s not quick enough to keep up with Rashad, Machida or Jones….so it truly doesn’t make sense to me why he would drop down to 205 and get picked apart by the likes of Shogun and company.
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by Brewtality55 on Jun 8, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Anthony Johnson cuts over 40 lbs.
"Bottom line, wrestling is a martal art. If you can’t hang, go kickbox for K-1."
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Before he ate Rosie O'Donnell
Now he’s rumored to be fighting Mir at 205 in November….
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And in my opinion he suffers for it durring fights.
by Roll for Life on Jun 8, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Zak, this one's for you
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 4:20 PM EDT reply actions
damn haha
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
OH DANG! Martin, you know how I like my women with a whole lot of AZZ...jk
as far mur, man he was a big dude prior to addin’ muscle walked around 250lbs and now ’cause he got dropped a few times by some bigger dude. He lost his heart and hopefully his mouth arrogant sob. People who perhaps drop to LHW are Cain, Junior, Big Nog, and others
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she’s gonna live a long happy life……….or not.
"Bottom line, wrestling is a martal art. If you can’t hang, go kickbox for K-1."
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And never starve even under the most severe conditions thanks to the fat stored in her legs. She can survive an entire winter, kinda like squirrels with acorns.
And thanks for embarrassing us Pittsburghers.
YOU EMBARRASS YOURSELF!
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
you removed that?!
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by David St. Martin on Jun 7, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Frank Mir could realistically make 205. It wouldn’t be easy, it’d be a diet of ice cubes and treadmills. If you were to take allistair overeem now and forget about his prior career at 205 you’d say he’s crazy. He has a bigger frame and more muscle than Mir. The problem is that mir would have to lose at least 20 lbs of muscle, and that’s a lot harder than fat.
by chadington on Jun 7, 2010 8:00 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
It's much easier to add weight than cut weight
Overeem looked thin at 205 and he’s tall, so adding weight with supplements (not roids) and eating like Chunk from The Goonies shot him up to 250ish smoothly. Completely different scenario with Mir…Unless Mir gets his stomach stapled, I don’t see him being able to drop that much weight without severely weakening his body/health. He’s got a big frame with alot of solic muscle (recent addition) and it’s pretty difficult to overcome genetics, with or without professional help.
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by Brewtality55 on Jun 8, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Overeem was overcoming his genetics. Read about what his diet was back then. It’s possible, but would require a few months of world of Warcraft and celery.
by chadington on Jun 8, 2010 11:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i do believe...
Mir had weighed in at 235 for a lesnar fight.
Realistically, with his frame, 205 isn’t so absurd. Not at all. I wouldn’t say cutting th LHW is moronic…. id say taking a year to add 20-30 pounds BEFORE deciding to cut to 205 is pretty retarded though. He could already be at 205, now he’s gonna have to take a year to work down, which means probably 2 fights at HW while he’s getting smaller… yaaaaah.
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by Chris Toffer on Jun 7, 2010 8:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hater ;)
"Bottom line, wrestling is a martal art. If you can’t hang, go kickbox for K-1."
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wheres floyd when you need him?
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by Chris Toffer on Jun 13, 2010 7:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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