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Feb 10, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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UFC boss says Mir vs. Velasquez, Griffin vs. Ortiz III in the works
UFC boss says Mir vs. Velasquez, Griffin vs. Ortiz III in the works | MMAjunkie.com
According to UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta, former UFC heavyweight champions Frank Mir (16-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) and Cain Velasquez (9-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) are on a collision course, while familiar foes and former light heavyweight champs Forrest Griffin (18-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Tito Ortiz are in line for a trilogy bout.
Fertitta revealed the planned matchups overnight via Twitter.
No date for either fight was revealed.
Mir currently boasts a three-fight win streak that includes a gruesome submission win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at this past December's UFC 140 event. Mir's run also includes a May 2011 decision win over Roy Nelson, as well as a September 2010 knockout of Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic.
Mir, who won the UFC's heavyweight title in 2004 before a motorcycle accident forced him to vacate the belt, also won an interim title in 2008. He's 7-2 in his past nine fights, but both losses have come to wrestling stylists in the form of Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar.
Meanwhile, Velasquez looks to rebound from a November loss, in which he surrendered the UFC title to Junior Dos Santos at the UFC's first-ever FOX-televised event. The defeat was the first of Velasquez's career, a run that included nine-straight wins to open his career, including seven fights in the octagon.
Ortiz, who made his MMA debut in 1997 as a brash 22-year-old at UFC 13, has the most fights in UFC history (26), the most light-heavyweight title defenses in the promotion's history (five), and the longest current service time in the UFC. He was also the sport's biggest star during a pivotal return to pay-per-view and an eventual move into the mainstream.
Ortiz is just 1-6-1 in his past eight fights, though a July 2011 upset of Ryan Bader brought about a brief resurgence. However, with losses to some of the division's elite – Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – few meaningful fights remain.
However, he can think of one, and he and his would-be opponent have campaigned for it on Twitter. Ortiz wants it, and fellow ex-champ Griffin verbally accepted the challenge on a recent airing of HDNet's "Inside MMA." Ortiz won the first meeting via split decision at UFC 59, and Griffin won the second one (also via split decision) at UFC 106.
Feb 10, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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