Frank Mir: "I Want to Break Brock Lesnar's Neck in the Ring"

[keithlewis]

Frank Mir: "I Want to Break Brock Lesnar's Neck in the Ring"

"I want to fight Brock Lesnar. I hate who he is as a person."

"I want to break his neck in the ring. I want him to be the first person that dies to Octagon-related injuries."

-- Frank Mir on WXDX radio with Mark Madden

[keithlewis]

UFC STATEMENT REGARDING FRANK MIR

Dana White, UFC President, today made a public statement following the remarks Frank Mir made to a member of the media regarding UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. In an interview with WXDX-FM Mir stated that he wanted Lesnar “to be the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries.”

“I was disappointed by Frank Mir’s comments," said White. "Frank’s been with the UFC a long time, he’s a two-time heavyweight champion and a commentator for the WEC. I think his emotions are running high right now, he has a big fight coming up next month and he’s still upset about his loss to Lesnar. He’s been talked to, he regrets what he said, and he won’t be saying anything like that again.”

“I would like to apologize to Brock Lesnar, his family, the UFC and the UFC fans for my stupid remarks,” said Mir. “I respect Brock, all the other fighters, and the sport of mixed martial arts. I’m sorry that I stepped out of line.”

[broncofan]

I wish the conversation between Dana and Frank was on one of Dana's VBlog's.

[snakerattle79]

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Frank Mir opened a can of worms with his comments about wanting to break Brock Lesnar's neck. He also said he wanted Lesnar to be first death in the Octagon. His boss Dana White reacted in his typical short, sweet and explosive fashion.

"Mir is a [expletive] idiot! I have never heard something so unprofessional and idiotic in my life," White told Carmichael Dave of KHTK in Sacramento.

I know what you're thinking. White doesn't exactly have a clean slate when it comes to offending people. You'll remember last April, he got in some hot water for a rant that was deemed by some to be homophobic and sexist.

[ArmyofDarkness]

AT A TIME OF GLOBAL EXPANSION MIR COULDNT HAVE PICKED A BETTER TIME TO BE AN IDIOT. HERE IS WHAT CARWIN SAID

"I can tell you that ANY athlete wishing death upon a competitor is either a terrible human being or mentally unfit to fight. That type of talk and if it ever happened will take this sport backwards. Frank has been a part of the stone ages of MMA and it makes no sense why he would want or make comments that might damage a lot of the good HE has participated in adding to this sport over the years.... Brock is a heel in the ring but at home he is a human, husband, father and friend to many. Wishing death or harm upon him doesn't serve any purpose. I will do my best to make Frank's dream of fighting Brock come true, unfortunately for them it will be a three round fight as I plan on winning both of those belts."

FROM YAHOO