A former UFC heavyweight champion announced his return to combat sports action on Thursday, and this time around his fight will happen inside a boxing ring. Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir announced via social media that he’s set to square off against retired boxing champion Antonio Tarver.
Mir posted, “I am a competitor. I have been all my life. I take on challenges to grow and better myself as a person. I have always wanted to test myself in the boxing ring so when this opportunity arose I jumped on it. See you April 17th.”
I am a competitor. I have been all my life.
I take on challenges to grow and better myself as a person.
I have always wanted to test myself in the boxing ring so when this opportunity arose I jumped on it.
See you April 17th @AntonioTarver #MirTarver— Frank Mir (@thefrankmir) February 25, 2021
Mir vs. Tarver is set to be part of the next Triller Fight Club event on April 17. The main event for that Triller pay-per-view card is YouTuber Jake Paul taking on ex-MMA champion Ben Askren.
Tarver had previously announced via social media that he signed a fight contract with Triller but that he didn’t know who his opponent would be.
Contract signed and notarized ✍🏾 now show me my opponent 👀
👉🏾 @Triller “I’m Back” 🎩 #Fight4MentalHealth 🥊 pic.twitter.com/lwJ85z0EPv— The Magic Man 🎩 (@AntonioTarver) February 22, 2021
Mir, 41, twice won the UFC heavyweight championship. The MMA legend has also competed under the Bellator MMA promotional banner.
Tarver, 52, is a former 175-pound champion in boxing. In 2004, the “Magic Man” famously knocked out rival Roy Jones Jr. in the second round to solidify his standing as one of the top fighters in the sport.
Perhaps even more famously, Tarver played the main antagonist in the 2006 film “Rocky Balboa” named Mason Dixon.
Tarver’s last fight was a split-decision draw in a cruiserweight bout against Steve Cunningham in 2015.
Mir’s last action was a unanimous decision win in a heavyweight contest against Roy Nelson at Bellator 231 in October 2019.
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