Frank Mir arm: Mir sat down with Chris Van Vliet and discussed why his right arm is smaller than his left
Francisco Santos Mir III, popularly known as Frank Mir, was an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator MMA in the Heavyweight division. He was a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, and held the record for the most finishes and the most submission victories in UFC Heavyweight history. Mir possessed the longest uninterrupted tenure of any fighter in UFC history, competing for the company from 2001 to 2016.
A former Pan-American jiu-jitsu gold medalist, Mir retired from the UFC in 2016. On November 27, 2021, Mir faced Kubrat Pulev in the main event of a boxing vs MMA card promoted by Triller that featured other UFC veterans. Mir lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
He left the UFC to join Bellator in 2018. Mir fought thrice in the UFC and lost two fights while he won his final bout in 2019.
Frank Mir has competed in 32 mixed martial arts contest, and won 19 times. His fights against Brock Lesnar are legendary and one of the most watched heavyweight bouts.
Frank Mir arm: Former MMA star details his horrific injury
Many fans have searched ‘Frank Mir arm’ on the internet and the former UFC star sat down with Christopher Van Vliet, a Canadian television/radio personality, YouTuber, professional film critic, and entrepreneur. Amongst the various subjects they covered, Mir spoke about why his right arm is smaller than his left.
”There is a major difference between my right arm and my left arm. I have just gotten to the point where I’m willing to wear t-shirts. Because its actually twice as size as it was. About two weeks before the fight, back in August I was training with Nick, and my goal was to bench press 400 lbs. I figured that I’m turning 40, and I would like to break 700 on the squats or deadlift. I have been in the 400’s before, but that wasn’t where I was currently. I was up to 385 in August, and I was feeling good. I thought by October I should be over 400 again”
”The next week, the following Monday, and I was struggling for 365, the rack fell on my chest, and I was like this feels weird. I went to spar, wrestle, I was little over trained, but my leg and back workout was strong.”
He added by saying that in one of those trainings, he went to bench press 315 lbs, after he son hit it, and he couldn’t go past 4. He realized that he couldn’t pull off the fifth, and he could feel his strength levels plummeting. He went on to visit the doctor, because he could feel his balance was completely off. They went for a neck MRI, and Mir later realized that his neck was fusing together due to lack of cartilage in Vertebrae 4,5, and 6.
He added, ”This injury has been taking forever to heal, to regain my strength. I only curl 10 lbs with my right hand. Right now I’m wearing t-shirts because my arm is 15 inches, back then it was like 12.”
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