Who broke big NOGS arm?
10 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, you saw what was undoubtedly one of the most impressive (and nasty) submissions of your life. Frank Mir, he who possesses a dangerous Brazilian jiu-jitsu game, snapped the arm of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, an actual Brazilian thought to have an even more dangerous jiu-jitsu game.
How many arms did Frank Mir break?
He was taken to a nearby hospital where an x-ray showed that his arm was broken in four places, two in both the radius and ulna bones of his right forearm. Sylvia underwent surgery later that week. Mir earned his BJJ black belt from Ricardo Pires following this performance.
Did Frank Mir break Tim Sylvia’s arm?
#2 Tim Sylvia was adamant about continuing the fight despite having his arm broken by Frank Mir at UFC 48. Tim Sylvia faced Frank Mir for the vacant UFC heavyweight title at UFC 48 (June 19th, 2004). The fight ended with Mir defeating Sylvia via first-round submission and capturing the coveted heavyweight championship.
Did Frank Mir break Nogueira arm?
Mir was staggered early in the bout but he got a hold of a kimura when things hit the ground. Mir ended up breaking Nogueira’s arm for the submission finish. While it was a memorable finish due to Mir’s technique, the gnarly arm snap remains in the mind of MMA fans to this day.
Who broke Frank Mirs arm?
Sylvia suffered the horror injury at UFC 48 where Mir got him in an armbar just 50 seconds into the heavyweight title fight. He refused to tap out by referee Herb Dean called a stop to the bout when he could clearly see the arm was broken.
What is Tim Sylvia doing now?
Tim Sylvia fought a who’s who of his era, including Frank Mir, Randy Couture and Minotauro Nogueira. The two-time UFC heavyweight champ reflects on his fighting career and his new roles as a hunting show presenter, development contractor, and father.
Has anyone been seriously injured UFC?
Disaster struck at UFC 261 as Chris Weidman suffered one of the worst injuries in UFC history. The middleweight broke his leg in the opening seconds of his bout with Uriah Hall when he attempted to throw the first strike of the bout.
Is WWE bigger than boxing?
For instance, out of the top 50 PPV sales ever, boxing has 25, WWE wrestling 9, and MMA “just” 15. The largest MMA event was the memorable UFC 229 that sold around 2.4 million pay per view buys. Boxing owns four events that had higher PPV sales than UFC 229, and many more events that sold over 1 million + buys.