UFC heavyweight number one contender, Junior dos Santos has hit back at claims former champion, Frank Mir hits harder than him inside the octagon, explaining it’s a typically self promoting statement coming out of the Las Vegas natives mouth, not to mention bullshit. Speaking via Fighters Only Magazine, dos Santos said:
“Look… when a fighter begins either to lose, or not to get satisfactory results, what does he do to promote himself? He talks. And it is what he’s doing. Frank Mir is a guy who likes to talk a lot, talks lots of bulls**t and I don’t believe he hits harder than me. He certainly may hit hard – he is a heavyweight, a former champion and it is not to be underestimated – but he also is very talkative.
“And regarding revenge for Nogueira’s loss [to Mir], it’s not even a factor. I think I would fight Mir any day – if he qualifies himself to face me because, thanks to God, I am a bit ahead of him. But if one day he qualifies, I will fight him with pleasure and will give 100 per cent of myself to win the fight and he would feel who would hit harder.”
The big Brazilian will get his chance to win the UFC heavyweight title later this year when he finally goes head-to-head with Cain Velasquez. With many tipping “Cigano” to walk away with the title when they do meet, could he settle the score with Mir inside the octagon down the line?
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