Frank Mir vs Roy Nelson Fight Video

First reportedf to face off from anybody from Brock Lesnar to Brendan Schaub, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir has assuredly put pen to cardboard for a UFC 130 throwdown against The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Champion Roy Nelson.

The UFC finally made the fight official as "Big Country" recently fixed his acknowledged issues with his former boss bang-up and a fight with the equally trashtalking Mir will accommodate some absorbing pre-fight hype, as able-bodied as cease to their continued continuing altercation over who absolutely got the more good of who aback they hit the mats at Grappler's Quest aback in 2003.

But you apperceive the old saying, every action starts on the feet, and both men accept been casting some abundant assignment covering in contempo appearances.

Mir (14-5) is advancing off a knockout win over Mirko Filipovic at UFC 119 aback on Sept. 25. His third annular accomplishment over "Cro Cop" was impressive, abominably no one was alive to congratulate him afterwards the fight.

That's because his two-and-a-half annular bastard adjoin the Croatian was alleged "one of the affliction capital contest in UFC history." In fact, Mir's achievement was so abject that UFC President Dana White bootless to admit his abeyance as "Knockout of the Night" -- admitting it actuality the alone (T)KO accomplishment of the absolute event.

Still, it should be acclaimed that the jiu-jitsu atramentous belt has abundant hands, animadversion out Brazilian vegetable Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira afterwards stiffening Cheick Kongo en avenue to a Dec. '09 acquiescence win.

He's still a top ten ample no amount how you allotment it.

Nelson (15-5) was additionally on the fast-track to bigger and more good opportunities aural the analysis -- until he ran headfirst into a Brazilian roadblock called Junior dos Santos at UFC 117 aftermost August.

"Cigano" took home the accepted accommodation win and the appropriate to Cain Velasquez, which he cashed in for a TUF 13 apprenticeship gig (and closing superfight adjoin Brock Lesnar) afterwards the champ was alone with a broken rotator cuff.

The accident airtight "Big Country's" best band aback admission from the tenth division of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), but you can bet your basal dollar a absolute win over Mir would backpack him appropriate aback to the top of the contender's list.

Which abreast from Dos Santos, additionally has Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar apprehensive area they fit in. Anyone up for a UFC ample clash in 2011?