Frank Mir wants to fight Fedor following KO victory over Todd Duffee in Fight Night 71

Frank Mir vs Fedor sounds very lucrative at the moment

The main event fight of this past Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 71 between Frank Mir and Todd Duffee was surely one-sided. As Mir showed total dominance and he took only little a more than a minute to knock out Duffee in the first round. At the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, Mir tasted his 16th victory in his 14-year career, with a total of 25 fights. So this win marks a back-to-back first-round knockout victories for Frank, as he previously smashed Bigfoot Silva in February.

Mir speaking about his victory post-fight press conference, also replied to all the people who called him old. He also mentioned that his "emotions" got the better of him and that he was always going for the Knockout against Duffee. His words:

? "I kept hearing 'old and crafty' so I guess I decided tonight I wanted to show 'young and brash.” Calling somebody out is one thing (referring to Duffee), but if you are going to make some of the comments he makes… It's disrespectful, It's belittling me. So it made me want to put a stamp on it, make sure it wasn't a decision or caught him in a quick submission. That's why I probably started biting down, because I wanted to go for the knockout right off the bat."

The 36-year-old American also expressed his desire to face Fedor Emelianenko, if UFC could sign him. We had recently reported about MMA legend Fedor returning to fight. Mir still believes that Fedor ‘has still got it in him’, as he said :

“I have a lot of respect for Fedor, I think he just had a couple of bad fights there because the guy had 30 fights where he just ran through everybody. I think maybe he questioned himself and had some doubt and kind of basically did what I did. He's taken some time off and probably found himself. And that guy is a martial artist. He wasn't out of the gym. I'm sure he's in there still training Sambo and moving around.

"The guy is a very powerful, explosive and very savvy fighter. An opportunity to face him would be a huge, huge honor. My interest on a selfish side would want him to face someone else first so he showcases to everybody that he is still a monster and a scary dude. Remind maybe the modern fans who Fedor is. And after that, yeah. I faced a lot of the greats over there from PRIDE, Nogueira being one of them. Cro Cop, phenomenal fighter, who now is also making a rejuvenation of his career. So, going out there and facing somebody like Fedor, absolutely.”

Let’s hope that things fall in the right place and this fight happens! Fingers crossed.

(Source: mmamania)