The Main Event of UFC 119 will feature two MMA legends who have yet to meet in the cage or ring during their storied careers. The winner of this fight will hold a strong top ten ranking, while the loser will have a future in question. If Frank Mir wins the fight, he will jump right back up to top level opponents, where he has been shattered in his most recent outings. If Mirko Cro Cop pulls out a win then it will make for an even more interesting heavyweight division, especially if the Croatian lands a head kick like the Mirko of old.
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Frank Mir is the former UFC Heavyweight Champion who upon his return has had very mixed results. Frank Mir claimed the Interim Belt when he became the first man to finish off Minotauro Nogueira, then Mir was utterly demolished by Brock Lesnar in a bid for the Undisputed Heavyweight Title. Afterwards Mir bounced back by destroying Cheick Kongo, and then in a bid for the Interim Title he was again demolished but this time by Shane Carwin. There seems to be a question mark on whether or not Frank Mir is capable of competing with the big guys of the division, but a win over Mirko Cro Cop will definitely get him another crack at one of them.
Meanwhile Mirko Cro Cop is a completely different story from Frank Mir. After a devastating KO loss to Gabriel Gonzaga a few years back, by head kick no less, Mirko Cro Cop is not quite the same fighter he used to be. Cro Cop has been more reserved and unwilling to let loose since then and it has cost him. Cro Cop soon became one of the many victims of Junior Dos Santos and many feel like the “Croatian Sensation” is on the tail end of his career. However recent wins have put Cro Cop back into contention and a win over Frank Mir will set him up for a run at the title for sure. If Mirko Cro Cop still has it in him is up in the air right now, but if he manages to land one of his famous Left High Kicks to the head of Frank Mir it will no doubt send a chill down the spine of every heavyweight in the division.
The fight will no doubt start standing like it always does, and depending on how well Frank Mir does with his boxing it may stay there the entire fight. However if Mirko Cro Cop starts getting the best of the striking war Mir may just decide to try to take Cro Cop down, where the advantage certainly will lie in Mir’s favor. If this fight goes to the ground Frank Mir will almost certainly sink in a submission, so it is in Cro Cop’s best interest to keep this fight standing. If Cro Cop can keep this fight standing his kicks could give Frank Mir fits, as Mir likes to stand back and box, and Cro Cop’s kicks will completely negate any type of distanced advantage. However Cro Cop tends to be a little flatfooted and hasn’t been scoring too many KO’s lately, so it’s questionable to say the least on whether or not Cro Cop will be able to stifle Mir. If The Mirko Cro Cop we’ve seen in his last few matches shows up, Frank Mir will almost certainly rock him, and score a submission on the ground. Give Frank Mir five minutes to get his timing down, and he will win this via second round submission after a hard right hand to Cro Cop’s face.
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