Frank Mir may have lost to Brock Lesnar the rematch at UFC 100 but he appears to have won the public after Lesnar went on a tirade of spit and trash-talking. And despite Lesnar's apology for being a sore winner, he remains embarrassed and unimpressed.
During the UFC post fight celebration, Lesnar flipped off an aggressive crowd which had been booing the decision, buried the PPV's primary sponsor Bud Light, promoting Coors Light instead, and implied he would have sex with his wife after the show. Later, he apologized for his actions in his post-fight press conference after UFC head Dana White scolded him for vamping like a WWE wrestler.
"That's like: You steal a guy's bike, your dad kicks your ass, and then you apologize only because your dad kicked your ass. How genuine is that? I don't buy it," Mir told Reviewjournal.com's Doug Elfman.
Evidently, Lesnar, 32, went into the match with a chip on his shoulder. Mir, 30, had beat Lesnar in February 2008. During the UFC 100 event, Lesnar wouldn't tap gloves with Mir before the bout. That's disrespectful, though Mir calls it "no big deal." Lesnar beat Mir in two rounds, and Mir gave him props. However, once the referee stopped the fight, Lesnar yelled in Mir's bloody face.
"When I stood up, and he's screaming, it took me a few seconds to realize [what Lesnar was doing]" Mir said.
Mir is already planning to train for a "rubber match" rematch. He's presently doing power lifting to boost his weight and close in on Lesnar.
"If I can just nail that gap to even 10 pounds, it'll be a different fight next time," Mir said. "Hopefully next time, I'll show him how somebody is supposed to act in victory."