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If you thought Frank Mir's apology on UFC.com for his remarks about Brock Lesnar didn't sound like it came entirely from a place of sorrow deep within his heart, congratulations, you're a tough one to fool. I spoke with Mir yesterday for this SI.com column and he confirmed that, even after he was called in to the UFC offices and chided for the comment, he still didn't really understand what the big deal was:


"When I got called in and they told me, 'Listen man, this is an issue,' I kind of had a smirk on my face the whole time," says Mir, who was quoted in a public apology for the remark on the UFC's Web site earlier this week. "I was like, you're kidding, right? This is a joke, right? I've heard people say that this is to the death. I've heard people say about an opponent, 'I'm going to kill him.' I heard Brock say he was going to put his hand up my rear end to pull out a horseshoe. I didn't hear anyone get too upset about that."


Mir said he genuinely tried to understand what people were so upset about, and even took to the internet to try and find out what fans were saying. Still, he remains unconvinced that it was really such a big deal:


"No one's been able to explain it to me yet," Mir says. "I thought we understood that what we say on camera is part of the entertainment aspect of our sport and we kind of get a little artistic license. It's not like I said this to my neighbor, that if his dog shows up in my yard one more time I'm going to kill him. That would be bad. That's a problem. I didn't understand it, but hey, it came my way, I said it, and I can't cry about it now. I've just got to deal with it, I guess."

This whole situation was blown even more out of proportion when a website quoted Shane Carwin as saying that anyone who would make a comment like Mir's must be "either a terrible person or mentally unfit to fight," which prompted Carwin to clarify the comment on his own website and take a shot at the media in general (but we're still cool, right Shane? please God, we can't take another beef with "Hulk Hands").

As if that wasn't enough fuel thrown on the fire, Lesnar's camp reportedly fired back at Mir, threatening that he "may never be able to fight again after the third fight is over."

So, to recap what we've learned:

- Threatening a very specific type of death will get you in trouble with the UFC.

- Threatening general "murder" or simply saying something to the effect of 'I'm going to kill that guy,' is perfectly fine.

- Threatening to render your opponent incapable of competing ever again, that's also cool.

- Don't even let Shane Carwin think you're taking his quotes out of context, or there'll be hell to pay.

Yeah, that about sums it up...for now.

[U shut ur FACE]

lmfao, WTH IS GOING ON?

Frank Mir: I want you dead!

*critics/fans react*

Frank Mir: That was bad of me to say

*silence*

Brock Lesner: Sounds like he need beaten up again!

*critics/fans react*

Frank Mir: NOW I'M NOT SORRY K

*????*

[mattc25]

....this title is a bit misleading imo. Mir basically just said he thought it was what the UFC wanted,entertainment. I hope people actually read the article before posting. READ THE ARTICLE PLEASE.

[mattc25]

....Cage Potato is really trying to stir the post with that title. It's way off base. They are really trying to generate more readership I guess ?

[Pasha K]

I think there should be limits in talking trash and hyping a fight. We all know that Mir likes very much to talk bullshit to gain popularity, but IMo he went too far.

About the other fighters that said "to the death", "I am going to kill you" etc. I think it was just expressions, however the what Mir said sounded more literary.

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

Mir'll BE SORRY, when Brock reorganizes Mir's dopey mug again with those furious lunchboxes and the horseshoe from hell.

I'm chocking up all of Mir's thoughtless comments to his newfound 'roidrage.

[tinkerskippy]

Ah it's all just hype kids and it's working a treat. I bet Dana is having a money fight with himself as we speak.

[The Sensational One]

Wow why is this even an issue? Trash talk is a part of fighting, it has been apart of fighting for ever and will be apart of fighting forever. Some fighters can hype themselves up by themselves or with no need for trash talk, others need trash talk, and some just like to trash talk. The funny thing is, is no matter what Mir says it is going to be Mir and Mir alone that is going to have to reap the consequences for his talk when Lesnar is standing across the cage. We don't need anymore of this censorship bullshit, im so tired of it, oh waaa he said this and he hurt my feelings blah blah blah, this isn't a elementary gym class, this is fighting. He wants to destroy Lesnar, ok? So what? It isn't as if he is going to take a gun and shoot the guy, he wants him in the octagon and wants to dominate him, that is great fuel for training and great fuel to fight. It is way easier to fight a man you hate then one you don't, Mir say's shit i don't agree with, i think Lesnar is going to pound on him again, but this overblown reaction has to stop. The words have no meaning, they are a carrier of a message, message and meaning are two different things and the meaning lays with Mir and he, atleast from my interpretation of the message, means that he wants to destroy, embarrass, dominate Lesnar like Lesnar did to him. No more censorship, you don't have to like what he says or agree with it but you must understand trash talking and fighting go togeather like popcorn and a movie, if you seperate them the experience will not be as high.

[buddahman]

i dont really care what frank said about murdering brock in the octagon, cuz if that rubber match were to happen i think brock would just beat mir like he stole something again.

[Ramma]

who........ cares.......


On a side note, will Cagepotato ever make a good, well written article? Probably not.