Brock Lesnar’s illness is stopping Frank Mir from ripping his arm off

Published on: 28th November, 2009

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Frank Mir is making his goal clear to MMAJunkie.com, he wants Brock Lesnar to feel better so he can rip his arm off in their third fight.

“The long-term goal for me and my own satisfaction is to take off Brock Lesnar’s arm,” Mir said. “At the end of the day, that’s what my goal is when I go to the gym and train. But being an interim champion would get me one step closer to doing so.”

Mir also says that Lesnar’s illness is messing with his head, because he can not fulfill his longterm goals of getting revenge in their third fight.

AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher

“[Lesnar's sickness] has thrown my mind for a spin,” Mir said. “When you go in the gym, you’ve got a certain goal that you’re going for and going for. Not that he was, obviously, my next opponent, but to face him again was the long-term goal – the short-term goals being obviously Cheick and whoever else. Now I’ve just got to turn it around that the interim would be another short-term goal.”

Mir also says that if Lesnar is unable to continue his career, his career would be effected because he would lose motivation.

“If Brock Lesnar is unable to enter the cage again, that’s going to give me a hard time,” Mir said. “That’s been pretty much my drive and focus to go to the gym every day, to change myself and grow as a fighter, is the opportunity to have a rematch with him. To know that there’s a slight possibility that that will never happen, that’s going to take me [some time] to wrap my head around it.”

I like Frank, I want to see him fight Brock again. But is it just me or it sounds like he is a little too focused on Lesnar and not Cheick Kongo who he is fighting at UFC 107?

The worst thing any fighter can do is look ahead to his next fight and ignore the fighter who he is fighting next.

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