Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir has been a UFC fighter for over 15 years, but that might not be the case for much longer. Mir (18-11 MMA, 16-11 UFC), who’d already talked about how cutting ties with the promotion would probably work out for the best during his ongoing two-year suspension, told MMAjunkie Radio on Tuesday that he’s still looking to be released from his contract in order to try his hand at different types of competition. “I think that Bellator and WSOF – Bellator, especially, I think the fact that they have those open contracts to where they allow their guys to fight as long as you’re not a champ and be able to compete in other areas,” Mir said. “I think that’s a great thing, because the UFC really wants to lock people down and not let you fight, which, if you need to make a name for yourself and you want to be out there, I guess is a sacrifice you have to make. “But I think it hurts you as martial artist and that’s what I want to be, a good martial artists
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