Filed under: Featured , News , UFC In a clash of heavyweights in need of a victory, Frank Mir snapped his four-fight losing skid when he knocked out Antonio Silva in the first round of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 61 headliner. Mir (17-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC) traveled to Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to take on Silva (18-7-1 MMA, 2-4-1 UFC) in what was a must-win fight. The former heavyweight champion was the betting underdog, but that didn’t stop him from finishing “Bigfoot” inside the first round for his 15th octagon victory. To see what fighters, media members and more in the MMA community thought about Mir’s first UFC victory in more than three years, check out the Twitter reactions below.
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Twitter reacts to Frank Mir’s knockout of Antonio Silva at UFC Fight Night 61 – MMA Junkie