UFC 92 breakdown: Frank Mir vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Frank Mir was pretty humble when I got to talk to him a couple weeks back. He basically said that based on in ring experience Nogueira has the edge in wrestling and boxing over him. And mir also said that he isn’t as good a Jiu Jitsu player as Nog because the Brazilian has had a blackbelt longer than Mir.
That didn’t sound too confident, so I asked him where he gets his confidence from to win the fight and he basically said from his training. He knows what he’s capable of doing and has the potential to be the better striker and fighter in the cage, but he just has to transfer that into the Octagon December 27th.
That’s the toughest part, because Mir has had problems in the past with cardio and he doesn’t expect finish Nogueira. So if it goes into the championship rounds 4 and 5, can Mir last with Nogueira 25 minutes into a fight? We’ll see.
I gotta go with Nogueira in this one though. I think they kind of negate each other in the BJJ and wrestling, but Nog will have a boxing edge and an edge in durability. Nogueira taken some of the biggest poundings in the sport, was powerbombed by Bob Sapp, beat down for 10 minutes by Cro Cop, battered by Tim Sylvia for 2 plus rounds and still was able to beat all 3 of those guys. He can take a beating like no other and still win. And based on previous fights, his endurance will outlast Mir’s.
