Big NOg vs Frank Mir Rematch!
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JonnyRico said:
Thats really what got me stoked about the card..Nogs on co-main and Main....even it seems big nog has dropped a bit im hoping he can make a comeback starting with mir.
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I agree. I love big nog and would love to see him tap out Mir
This is certainly an interesting fight, but I think it terms of the casual viewer it's going to struggle mightly to draw any real pay per buys. I'm guessing your going to see UFC 108 (Evans vs Silva) type of numbers, especially with a co-main of Bader vs Little Nog who aren't huge names outside of the hardcore audience. I think anything over 300k would be considered a success given the rumored matchups on this card.
As for as breaking down this fight, I think Mir has to be the clear favorite heading into this rematch. I feel as though Mir is the more athletic, he's physically stronger, he's got less miles on him, better standup, and hits harder. I also feel that Mir has trained wrestling very diligently in preparation for 2 of his last 3 camps (Lesnar & Carwin) and the likelyhood that this fight ends up on the ground is slim unless Frank chooses to go there. His jitz is also at a level that would likely prevent him from winding up in any terrible postions, certainly Nog wouldn't cut through Mir's guard and embarrass him with jitz like he's done with other lesser skilled fighters (ie Cro Cop, Sapp, Sylvia, etc.) My opinion, Frank Mir via TKO Round 1.
EAJames said:
This is certainly an interesting fight, but I think it terms of the casual viewer it's going to struggle mightly to draw any real pay per buys. I'm guessing your going to see UFC 108 (Evans vs Silva) type of numbers, especially with a co-main of Bader vs Little Nog who aren't huge names outside of the hardcore audience. I think anything over 300k would be considered a success given the rumored matchups on this card.
As for as breaking down this fight, I think Mir has to be the clear favorite heading into this rematch. I feel as though Mir is the more athletic, he's physically stronger, he's got less miles on him, better standup, and hits harder. I also feel that Mir has trained wrestling very diligently in preparation for 2 of his last 3 camps (Lesnar & Carwin) and the likelyhood that this fight ends up on the ground is slim unless Frank chooses to go there. His jitz is also at a level that would likely prevent him from winding up in any terrible postions, certainly Nog wouldn't cut through Mir's guard and embarrass him with jitz like he's done with other lesser skilled fighters (ie Cro Cop, Sapp, Sylvia, etc.) My opinion, Frank Mir via TKO Round 1.
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Probably so, I think if that does happen it might be the end of Big Nog's run in the UFC after losing so many times in devastating fashion. Like Chuck Lidell has the last couple of fights