“The dieting thing, I think you have to approach as intelligently as you can. First I started as a vegetarian. And for a whole year, I gave it a shot. And it kept my weight down. But honestly, my body fat wasn't as low - I got a little bit softer. I was getting injured a lot more. I felt a lack of 'umph.'”

American former mixed martial artist and UFC Heavyweight Champion

Frank Mir is an American former mixed martial artist and former UFC heavyweight champion. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's heavyweight division for much of the 2000s and 2010s, and finished his professional MMA career in Bellator MMA in 2019. Mir is known for his long UFC run and for setting the record for the most submission victories in UFC heavyweight history. He fought 27 times in the UFC, held the promotion's longest uninterrupted contract tenure for a time, and was the first man to knock out and the first to submit Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.