Duffee: Mir wanted payday and I’m a dangerous fight
Frank Mir: “He’s doing it for a payday. If they’re going to have the rankings then you can’t have guys like that ranked. If you’re going to be No. 11, be No. 11 or get out of there.”
Todd Duffee just wanted a fight with somebody ranked in the top fifteen and Frank Mir fits that bill. But Frank Mir was hoping for a third fight with Brock Lesnar and didn’t respond to Duffee’s challenge, which Duffee believes was because he was looking for a payday and not a dangerous fight for himself:
Duffee had a feeling Mir was avoiding a response because he was gunning for a potential rematch with Brock Lesnar or a third fight against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Mir called out Lesnar after his last win over Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva while rumors of a third fight with Nogueira have been swirling after the Brazilian asked for another chance to avenge two previous losses to the Las Vegas native.
“He made it very clear he is ready to fight this summer but instead he tried to cherry pick fights,” Duffee said. “Calling out a guy who is not even on the roster (Brock Lesnar) and a guy he’s already beaten and not just beaten but finished twice (Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira). To me, that’s where I’m at now it just doesn’t make sense.
“He’s doing it for a payday. If they’re going to have the rankings then you can’t have guys like that ranked. If you’re going to be No. 11, be No. 11 or get out of there.