It’s this weekend and if you’re a fight fan, you gotta’ be pumped up for this one.

Frank Mir is getting ready to fight a 275-pound behemoth when he takes on Brock Lesnar again for the undisputed heavyweight title at UFC 100. You read it, heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and interim champion Frank Mir will once again collide to settle scores and unify their title belts.

In their first encounter, Brock Lesnar brought the pain to Frank Mir in a big way before making a rookie mistake and getting caught in one of Mir’s deadly leglocks. The question is whether Lesnar’s unmatched size and power will finally overwhelm Mir totally this time, or whether Mir will be able to put his world-class jiu-jitsu to use yet again and defeat the inexperienced Lesnar.

Frank Mir has the heart and determination that cannot be denied. After capturing the UFC heavyweight title, he suffered a near-fatal car crash that would have ended most fighters’ careers. Undaunted, Mir fought through over a year of physical therapy to return, against all odds, to the Octagon.

His return was not a smooth one though, he suffered some early road bumps, most notably a mangling at the hands of ”Pe de Pano” Cruz. Still, the guy just refused to give up, putting together a string of good performances, including his submission win over Lesnar and arguably one of the best performances of his career when he completely lambasted future Hall of Famer Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera

Despite his previous victory over Lesnar, this fight can still be the toughest test of Mir’s career. He is completely dwarfed by the titanic Lesnar, and if this fight plays out like their first meeting, there is no guarantee that Mir will be able to weather the early storm of Lesnar’s aggression, now that the guy has wins inside the Octagon under his belt.

Most problematic for Mir is that his only real chance of winning is with submission. His jiu-jitsu is light years ahead of Lesnar’s, but in order to implement it he will have to get Lesnar to the ground, which is a daunting task to say the least.

Lesnar, a man-mountain who has to cut a sizable amount of weight to reach the heavyweight division maximum of 265, has managed to compensate for his inexperience and lack of technique through overwhelming physical power, wrestling, and surprisingly, vicious punching power. Mir, Randy Couture and Heath Herring have all felt the power Lesnar packs in his punches, and none of them was able to deal with it. Lesnar was foiled by his lack of experience against Mir the first time, as well as by a horrible standup when he was unloading punches on the ground. Someone with Lesnar’s experience in combat sports, though, is unlikely to make the same mistake twice.

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