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TORONTO – Frank Mir was all but done, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appeared he’d even the score in their long-awaited rematch.

Instead, after being rocked early and seemingly a blow or two away from being battered into unconsciousness on the mat, Mir escaped, slapped on a kimura and then rolled with his the fellow jiu-jitsu ace before breaking Nogueira’s arm to force the stoppage.

The fight took place at UFC 140 at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. It co-headlined the night’s pay-per-view main card.

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TORONTO – Frank Mir may downplay the significance of Saturday’s rematch with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 140, but it’s clear he has plenty of motivation.

Mir knocked out Nogueira three years ago at UFC 92 to win an interim title.

The victory, though, has been tarnished over time, and Mir told MMAjunkie.com it’s due to an all-too-familiar reason with the Brazilian fighting legend.

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By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

Heading into his UFC 140 rematch with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Frank Mir has been blogging for <a href=http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2011/11/30/ultimate_blogger_mir_1/>Sportsnet.ca</a> and discussed their first fight three years ago in this week's entry.<Br><Br>

Following his second round stoppage of Nogueira at UFC 92 in December of 2008, rumors spread that Nogueira was not in top fight form due to a staph infection.<Br><Br>

Mir gives his take on that:<Br><Br>

I’m less than two weeks away from a rematch with MMA legend Antonio Rodrigo (Minotauro) Nogueira. I fight him in the co-main event of UFC 140 in Toronto on Dec. 10. I’ve been asked if I want to "prove" whether my second-round TKO of Big Nog was legitimate or not, but, quite honestly, there’s nothing to prove there.<Br><Br>

I won the last fight, which took place three years ago in Las Vegas, because I was the better fighter on the night. After the fight there were all sorts of excuses that Nog was hurt, that he had a staph infection but I personally don't think his staph infection played much part in the fight itself, or the result at the end of it all.<Br><Br>

I think I would have beaten him in the exact same manner, TKO in a couple of rounds, staph infection or not. Maybe without the problem he could have increased his pace and tempo a little bit more, but, in hindsight, we really didn't fight that type of fight anyway. He fought a very calm and calculated type of fight and he looked to pick me apart with single shots from range.<Br><Br>

If we'd started having a hard grappling match and Nogueira backed off or refused to engage then, yes, it could have attributed the win to him not being 100 per cent on the night. I could have looked at that scenario and said, "Yeah, Nogueira wasn't really Nogueira tonight."<Br><Br>

As it turned out, though, that didn't happen at all and I don’t feel there’s any reason I need to "prove" anything regarding that result.<Br><Br>

Me punching him in the chin repeatedly had nothing to do with a staph infection, believe me. I could be sick as hell going into a fight, but I still remember and can perform the necessary techniques to get me out of trouble. The problem is, you can't keep repeating those techniques over a length of time, as you have nothing much in the tank. Nogueira lost that fight because my striking technique was better than his and that could be the reason he loses this rematch, too.<Br><Br>

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Weigh-ins for this month’s “UFC 137: St-Pierre vs. Condit” event take
place Friday, Oct. 28, at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center.

The same venue hosts the following night’s pay-per-view event, which
features a welterweight title fight between current champion Georges
St-Pierre and former WEC champ Carlos Condit.

Additionally, former heavyweight champion Frank Mir hosts a special
Q&A session for UFC Fight Club members prior to the weigh-ins.

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Two big men and former champions are headed to Toronto for a long-awaited rematch. UFC officials today announced…

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir will square off at UFC 140 in December in Toronto, as both fighters try to work their way back into the UFC heavyweight title picture. Read More >>

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Two big men and former champions are headed to Toronto for a long-awaited rematch.

UFC officials today announced that verbal agreements are in place for a heavyweight fight between Frank Mir and fellow ex-champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

The fight takes place at December’s UFC 140 event.

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Ask Frank Trigg (21-8) about his fight at BAMMA 7 with “Judo” Jim Wallhead (21-5), and his voice…

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Ask Frank Trigg about his fight at BAMMA 7 with “Judo” Jim Wallhead, and his voice takes on a sullen, grumbly tone that suggests he’d rather be talking about the latest episode of “CSI” than his chosen profession.

Sure, it’s a headliner, another payday, and a chance to build a nice little win streak of three fights.

It’s just not what he really wanted.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC 134 competitor Brendan Schaub and Bellator 48 fighter Ricco Rodriguez.

We’re also joined in studio by MMA veteran and BAMMA 7 headliner Frank
Trigg, and Xtreme Couture coach Joey Varner co-hosts the second part of
the show.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from 12-2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and
watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio, or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV.

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