Frank Mir on Improving and Moving outside his comfort zone

Frank Mir on constantly improving and moving outside of his comfort zone by doing things such as training at the Jackson team in Albuquerque, New Mexico:

I'm constantly trying to find other people to better me, to improve. I'm moving outside of my comfort zone.

Frank Mir has taken that approach to experimenting with different training methods and programs and diet throughout his career. That has allowed Mir to stay fresh and continually reinvent himself during his decade-plus run in mixed martial arts.

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UFC 164: Extended Video Preview

Going for that title I'm putting myself in the center of all the most dangerous fighters in the world. And I realize that that adversity is going to make it to where I have to rise to the occasion or die trying.  - Frank Mir

Main card

Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis   
Frank Mir vs. Josh Barnett
Chad Mendes vs Clay Guida
Ben Rothwell vs. Brandon Vera
Erik Koch vs. Dustin Poirier

Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)

Jamie Varner vs. Gleison Tibau
Louis Gaudinot vs. Tim Elliott
Pascal Krauss vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
Chico Camus vs. Kyung Ho Kang
    
Preliminary card (Facebook)

Soa Palelei vs. Nikita Krylov
Ryan Couture vs. Al Iaquinta
Jared Hamman vs. Magnus Cedenblad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frank Mir's advice to aspring fighters

Frank Mir on patience, diligence, and consistency on the road to success. Definitely consistency is a mark of champions and falls in line with a great quote from Tony Robbins:

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Sometimes gains can take a while to materialize, and that's when the diligence and patience are effective tools for success. Some other good quotes on this subject are from UFC stars Urijah Faber and TJ Grant below:

 You can fast forward to 2:45 of the interview below to get some more explanation of Frank Mir's advice for aspiring fighters: 

 

Frank Mir on how he describes hell

For Frank Mir his life is all about reaching his potential and totally being the best he can possibly be. So it's no surprise that Mir's definition of hell is based on not making that effort to be the best and not going out there and giving it your all to improve and reach as high as you possibly can:

“You know what the true definition of hell is? It’s when you die, you get to meet the person you could have been.”

Frank Mir on Learning from Mistakes

One of the reasons why Frank Mir has been such a successful mixed martial artist is his unending quest for improvement, and ability to learn and grow from past mistakes. Mir has reinvented himself dozens of times over the past decade and continually either remained a champion or contender in the UFC's heavyweight division.



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