Frank Mir says he's gonna pull guard

[David Stager]

I think that's a solid plan, but I may be a little biased.

[zombiejeph]

defiantly a solid plan vs getting punched or sprawled on

[Eddie Bravo]

He's super smart for seriously considering it

[Jon. A]

But the fact he's said it out in public makes it seem less likely, hope he does though !

[Jason "Kermit" Frayer]

[David Rosado]

I'm more of a JDS fan than I am a Mir fan, but I'm more of a BJJ fan than I am a striking fan, so I'd shit my pants if Mir pulls guard and actually wins the title from there.

That said, it's easier said than done on a guy with foot work as good as JDS.

[David Stager]

I didn't see the second overeem/werdum fight, but didn't werdum try pulling guard in that fight? If so, there's the argument against pulling guard, but honestly this sounds like a really solid strategy on Mir's part. It's enough to make me believe he has a chance.

[Brent Smith]

Has JDS ever even gone to the ground? This is a great idea because Mir is levels above JDS on the ground. Im actually pretty interested in this match. Very few HW fights interest me

[David Rosado]

Has JDS ever even gone to the ground? This is a great idea because Mir is levels above JDS on the ground. Im actually pretty interested in this match. Very few HW fights interest me

Same here. I actually like this one better than the Ubereem matchup. I like to see style clashes. With the Reem fight we knew it was just going to be a stand up fight. This one might be a little more varied.


I'm looking forward to Shane Del Rosario's UFC debut too. Dude had a ton of potential. I hope the car accident didn't affect him too much.

[Phill Schwartz]

I would be worried about eating a JDS punch on the ground. Though Frank can take a nice punch.