Frank Mir is aware of the urgency for a win in the UFC after four losses in a row and he’ll have his opportunity on February 22, in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Bigfoot, versus Antonio Silva. The former UFC Heavyweight champion told Globo that he plans to stop this bad streak using his ground game.
“My training is going well, I have no injuries. I have to be faster than him. Normally, I fight at the striking range against my opponents but I can try to take him down. Bigfoot’s wrestling isn’t as good as his striking and his grappling, which are good. If I take him down, I can submit him. If I have a bad performance, obviously I’ll think about retirement. But I’ll face a strong guy and, if we deliver a great show, I won’t quit fighting if I lose. But I can’t think about it, I gave to come well prepared because I can’t be defeated anymore.”
Mir is also happy about fighting in Brazil.
“It’s a big honor to have the chance to show my Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil. The only things missing in my career is to fight in Brazil and in Japan. I expect an audience booing me and being very noisy, like they do at soccer games, because it’s their culture.”
Mir’s last win was against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 140, on December of 2011, when he broke Minotauro’s arm with a kimura after being almost KO’d.