A win like Frank had last night surely propels him to share the top of the division with Nog, Cain and myself. If beating Kongo was enough to propel Cain to number two contender status, destroying Kongo might edge Cain out. What is more compelling is that Mir made it our of that fight injury free so not only is he at the top of the division he is likely ready to fight sooner then later…The main question I am getting is would I fight Frank? The answer is easy YES. I am not a fighter who decides who he fights, I fight who I am told to fight. I like it that way, I am not trying to build a legacy I am trying to fight the best fighters in the World and determine where I fit in. Mir is a Multiple time Champion, who has been counted out more then Mike Tyson to only find himself right back at the top. He is a LEGEND of the sport and I would be honored to fight him.
—Shane Carwin via his official website confirming he would fight Frank Mir if asked
Such a class act that Shane Carwin is, but I wonder if his admiration for Frank Mir will diminish once Mir starts questioning his chin and whatever other weaknesses he happens to find. Oh wait, he already did.
In all seriousness though, this would make for an excellent fight and both are up for it. In fact, some people are suggesting the Nogueira-Velasquez winner face the Mir-Carwin winner for an interim title if Brock’s return is too far off. It sounds good, but what if Frank Mir wins both fights? Surely he would deserve another title shot if he were to win out, but then you have Lesnar fighting Mir again in his very first fight back since destroying him. I don’t know about you, but I’m not too crazy about that potential scenario. The UFC might like it though. It would probably sell more pay-per-views than any of other three match-ups.
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If Mir can run through Carwin, Big Nor, or Cain he would have to fight Brock and I would LOVE to see it. However he has a massive hurdle to jump before even thinking about Lesnar.
The problem is that they went and booked pointless matches like Mir vs. Kongo, everyone knew Mir would win, and even if he didnt Kongo wouldnt get a title shot, and they should have waited to have Carwin v Velasquez or Carwin v Mir because..Carwin is overdue, and Nog still has that loss to Mir. Now its just a mess. no way to determine a true number 1 contender. way to go Joe Silva, you really screwed up.
wait ’til cigano get more fights in, he’s gonna be a beast to stop!
and if were just going to throw people’s name into the title picture ( like Velasquez )
why not throw in Dos Santos too ? Who has Velasquez beaten to prove himself? Rothwell…Kongo? come on. just cuz you beat somebody that beat Cro Cop doesnt put you ontop. I say Carwin v Mir asap winner becomes interim champ, and let the winner of Velasquez v Nog get the next shot if Brock isn’t ready yet.