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Frank Mir Speaks on Wanting a Third Fight With Brock Lesnar

June 13, 2016 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris

The Phone Booth Fighting Podcast (transcript via FOX Sports) recently interviewed former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who commented on Brock Lesnar’s return to MMA and the UFC. Mir voiced how he would still like a rubber match with Lesnar. Below are some highlights.

Mir on a third fight with Lesnar: “I think so. I think he’s a competitive guy and if he’s going to step into the Octagon, he’s going to want to get paid as much as he can for that appearance. I mean he’s closing in on 40. So why not a fight with me?”

Mir on why a fight between him and Lesnar would be a bigger payday: “A fight with me is going to be a much bigger payday, the two of us together, is going to make a much more impact than him versus anybody else. The storyline is just not going to be the same. The interest is not going to be the same. ”

His thoughts on Hunt vs. Lesnar: “I think we’re going to know who’s going to win this fight in the first 180 seconds. Mark Hunt is the hardest puncher I’ve ever face. (Lesnar) doesn’t like to be hit. Not that anybody likes to be hit, but Brock for whatever reason has shown much more of a dramatic response to the negativity of taking those shots; to the point to where he’s not asleep, it isn’t like he got knocked out, he’s not getting dropped, but he just turns his face away from adversity. That’s a bad thing when fighting Mark Hunt, who I think it one of the hardest punchers in the division.”