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    Lesnar to fight Mir in UFC debut

    The UFC announced this week that 2000 NCAA champion Brock Lesnar will make his debut at UFC 81 on Feb. 2 (Super Bowl weekend) against Frank Mir at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    Brock Lesnar
    Lesnar, a former WWE pro wrestling star who tried out for the Minnesota Vikings in 2004, is currently 1-0 in mixed martial arts. His lone fight came against Min Soo-Kim on June 2, 2007 on the K-1 Dynamite!! USA show at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

    "Obviously, I don't think I'm ready for a title shot right away," Lesnar recently told the UFC, "but I will be there, and I'm not gonna turn down any opponent because I'm here to prove myself. I'm not here to pick and choose my fights. I'll fight whomever they want. I don't make the fights. That's not my job. I've got one job to do and that's to fight."

    Mir, who is known as a submission specialist, is a formidable opponent and a well-known fighter in the UFC. He is a former UFC heavyweight champion with a professional record of 10-3. Included on his resume is a victory in 2004 over former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. In September of 2004, Mir was in a serious accident that put him out of competition for nearly 20 months. In his last fight, Mir defeated Antoni Hardonk at UFC 74 with a Kimura in 1:17 of the first round.

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