Mir: A $#@!!y win is better than a $#@!!y loss
Just minutes after his UFC 119 main-event victory over Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Frank Mir was hardly in a celebratory…
Just minutes after his UFC 119 main-event victory over Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Frank Mir was hardly in a celebratory mood.
“I guess a s—-y win is better than as—-y loss,” Mir said after Saturday’s pay-per-view event. “Other than that, I’m really pissed off about my performance.”
“I got really frustrated because with pushing him against the cage, I drilled so much on what to do from there, and I was making mistakes I wasn’t making a month ago that I thought I had corrected. So halfway through the fight, I’m actually bitching to myself. … I think that was part of my problem. I needed to clear my mind more.”
“Without a single takedown, I was able to stand up for two and a half rounds with Mirko and get the knockout. I guess that’s a bonus. That’s the only positive I can take from this.”
“At least I can rest easy knowing I didn’t go to decision.”
“I didn’t huff and puff one time, and in the past, I’ve always sort of been known for (bad) conditioning, That wasn’t a factor at all. I felt in great shape the whole time.”
Despite a hefty 11-fight lineup, Mir’s fight was the only to end via knockout. Yet, in what many felt was a telling decision, UFC president Dana White skipped the night’s customary “Fight of the Night” bonus, and Mir missed on a $70,000 check.
