Daniel Cormier defeats Frank Mir by Unanimous Decision
by Ben Heather @benheather
If you was expecting this fight to become Daniel Cormier's grand entrance to the UFC and make him easily promotable as the new big contender in the UFC for either the Heavyweight or Light Heavyweight division you were sadly wrong.
In every round Cormier did all he could to hold Mir against the cage and while he was there was able to get off some big shots working both Mir's body and his head. When the fight got separated by Herb Dean, Mir only attempted to get the fight down to the canvas once and that came to nothing. It seemed that Mir was trying to outstrike Cormier but every time was out wrestled and then the fight went back to the cage.
The only real time Mir seemed to have an advantage was in the third when he landed a couple of body kicks but nothing to the extent to hurt Cormier. Rightfully so all three judges scored the fight 30-27.
I think Cormier will want and in my opinion need to show the UFC fans just how good he was in Strikeforce in his next fight. Not all UFC fans have seen what Cormier has done up until now and if he puts on another show like he did on Saturday night against Mir then it may be at least a couple of fights before he gets that title shot everyone has spoke about. Yes he is now 12-0 and yes he completely stopped Mir from trying to implement his game plan on Saturday but I didn't see the exciting Cormier that we all know from his Strikeforce days.
The question now is what weight will we see Cormier fight in next and where does Frank Mir go from here?
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