Frank Mir wants to Kill Brock Lesnar

Frank Mir is shooting from the hip again with his language. He recently stated that he wants to kill Brock Lesnar in the ring and that he hates the guy. That's probably true after his recent brutal loss to Lesnar. Unfortunately, Mir has to beat Shane Carwin first and hope that he still gets the shot since Cain Velasquez is probably just as worthy. If somehow Lesnar needs more time to prepare it could be Mir vs Velasquez to determine who gets the shot. Lesnar is the big money prize in this division so getting a shot at him is huge.

Mir is probably even better than he was the last time he fought Lesnar so Brock will have to be solid to get back into the ring with Mir or Velazquez. In fact, he'll have to be better than ever or will likely lose against either of those guys. The talent level in the UFC isn't top notch for heavyweights right now but Dana White is ensuring the excitement level is better than the talent level. When it comes to money that's all that really matters.

Velazquez could get Brock Lesnar after big win

Cain Velazquez dismantled Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira last night at UFC 110 in one round. He showed he may be the best guy out there to challenge Brock Lesnar. Of course, there are two other guys who may have a shot as well. Frank Mir and Shane Carwin are fighting next month to decide the official contender for the title. Mir has been just as dominant as Velazquez as of late but already has a loss to Lesnar. If Mir dominates Carwin it will be a tough call as to whether Velazquez gets the shot right away or if Mir gets the shot and Cain faces off against the winner. There is also Junior Dos Sontos looming and he could get either Mir or Cain as well. Although still not quite as strong as Strikeforce's heavyweight division the UFC seems to be getting more competitive especially with the younger fighters.

In other action, Wanderlei Silva and Mirko Filipovic won fights last night keeping their careers alive. Silva is now at middleweight and makes that division more interesting while Filipovic probably needs another big win before he can be considered ready to get back in there with the big boys.

UFC 110 Ready to Take Off

The next UFC card has two interesting fights with heavyweights Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez as well as middleweights Wanderei Silva and Michael Bisping going at it. Nog or Cain will get a shot at the UFC title with a win. Silva can make a big statement with a win against Bisping. Silva has his last shot to re-invent himself as a middleweight since suffering some crushing losses at light heavyweight. Nogueira is a legend in the sport and looking to make up for a bad loss against Frank Mir where he claimed to be less than 100% and certainly looked it. Velasquez is undefeated, young and hungry to make a big splash against a big name.

The card on the whole is pretty mediocre but nonetheless the top two fights will be interesting. If nothing else, to see who comes out on top so we can start picking where they go next.

Brits storming in ...

This has been a good millennium for British boxers. First there was Naseem Hamed then Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton. Now there is Amir Khan, David Haye and Carl Froch. Khan could become the best light welterweight in the world. He's young, talented and has a great shot to make it with Freddie Roach and Golden Boy guiding him. David Haye is a solid heavyweight who has beaten Nikolai Valuev and certainly has a shot against the two Klitschko brothers despite being an underdog (and undersized). Haye is more talented than any other option out there at heavyweight for the two champion brothers. Carl Froch is undefeated after having faced solid competition at middleweight. He's in the middleweight tournament with a good shot at winning and making becoming the top middleweight in the world.

There are other British fighters on the horizon with guys like Kevin Mitchell and old warriors still contemplating additional fights like Ricky Hatton. The present and future looks good for the folks across the Atlantic.

Couture and Sonnen win at UFC 109

In a battle of two hall of famers, Randy Couture dominated Mark Coleman and finished him off with a guillotine choke hold in the second round. In other action, Chael Sonnen dominated Nate Marquardt by taking him down at will and holding him on the ground while peppering him with the ground and pound throughout the fight. Marquardt was always a bit overrated in my opinion. I think Nate is a great fighter but not the guy for Anderson Silva. I'm not sure Sonnen is the guy either as right now there is really no one at middleweight (in the UFC) to challenge the spider.

It's hard to say where Couture goes from here but he should be getting (only a bit) closer to a title shot. Coleman was swearing back and forth with Tito Ortiz after the fight but Ortiz is fighting Chuck Lidell after his stint on the Ultimate Fighter as a coach. It's harder to say where Coleman goes after this fight.

Mayweather Mosley Fight is Signed!

Floyd Mayweather finally signed the agreement to fight Shane Mosley on May 1st of this year. After some tense moments when we were all wondering whether or not Floyd would sign the contract, he finally signed it. Luckily, this does not look like another Manny Pacquiao Floyd Mayweather scenario. Shane is certainly one of the best welterweights in the world today despite losing to Miguel Cotto recently. Both fighters are already claiming supremacy with the Super Bowl fast approaching expect some major promotions for this fight and the Roy Jones Jr. Bernard Hopkins rematch set for April.

I'm glad I didn't fall into the trap of thinking that the break up of the Floyd Manny fight was a nuclear bomb for boxing. I knew it wasn't and I'm being proven right with recent news. I expect the Floyd Pacman fight to happen later this year and be even bigger than it would have been in March. I'm a little disappointed that Dan Raphael was hinging boxing's "nuclear" destruction on one fight and am glad that has now been proven wrong. There are still many great fights that can be made in boxing and that will not change in a long time.