Frank
Mir wants his mixed martial arts swan song to be on the same
card as his daughter.
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The former UFC heavyweight champion revealed on the “Thiccc Boy”
podcast that he hopes to fight one more time in 2023, ideally
on an event headlined by 19-year-old Bella
Mir.
“Next year I’m going to go and fight again because actually I want
to fight once on the same card with Bella, as my last fight,” Mir
said. “She can headline the card, I can open it.”
Bella Mir owns a 3-0 professional MMA record. She debuted in 2020
with a pair of victories under the iKon Fighting Federation banner
before returning on June 24 to score a first-round submission win
against Jessica
Link-Davis at Xtreme Fight Night 381. Frank Mir is
high on her potential going forward and believes a father-daughter
combination on the same card would be a memorable occurence.
“How many times is that going to happen in history?” he said.
“Barring lightning striking or a car accident or something
retarded, Bella is UFC champ, or champ of whatever league she wants
to join. It’s a no-brainer.”
The 43-year-old Mir hasn’t competed in MMA since October 2019, when
he earned a unanimous decision triumph over Roy Nelson at
Bellator 231. He has remained somewhat active in combat sports,
however, losing a unanimous decision to Steve
Cunningham in a boxing match on the Jake Paul vs.
Ben
Askren card before suffering a first-round stoppage defeat to
Kubrat Pulev at Triad Combat 1, an event that featured a mixed
ruleset.