Heavyweights set to collide as part of co-main event on UFC on FOX 7.
Frank Mir and Daniel Cormier have one thing in common ahead of their fight in San Jose as part of UFC on FOX 7, they want to get into the heavyweight title picture.
But that’s where the similiarites end as both men are approaching the same problem from different angles.
Cormier comes into the UFC with plenty of momentum behind him having picked up the mixed martial arts game quickly after a world-class amateur wrestling career.
He has gone on to rack up a perfect 11-0 record, but this weekend he faces a man who has held the UFC heavyweight title in the form of Mir in his promotional debut.
The former champion has looked to evolve his stance on mixed martial arts and has recently joined Greg Jackson’s stable of fighters.
As a result Mir has taken on new training techniques and says he is feeling fitter than he ever has before as he looks to climb back into calculations for the strap in the UFC.
Weights of all fighters for UFC on FOX 7
Main card
Benson Henderson (155) vs. Gilbert Melendez (154)
Daniel Cormier (235) vs. Frank Mir (257)
Nate Diaz (156) vs. Josh Thomson (155)
Matt Brown (171) vs. Jordan Mein (170)
Preliminary Card
Darren Elkins (145) vs. Chad Mendes (146)
Francis Carmont (186) vs. Lorenz Larkin (186)
Myles Jury (156) vs. Ramsey Nijem (156)
Joseph Benavidez (125) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (125)
Jorge Masvidal (156) vs. Tim Means (156)
T.J. Dillashaw (136) vs. Hugo Viana (135)
Preliminary card via Facebook
Roger Bowling (156) vs. Anthony Njokuani (155)
Clifford Starks (185.5) vs. Yoel Romero (185)
Hear what Mir and Cormier have to say on the eve of their bout and check them out as they weigh in and get a little hot under the collar:
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