Frank Mir knocks out Bigfoot Silva in 1st Round in 100 seconds

The UFC returns to Brazil for a rare Sunday fight card featuring a headlining heavyweight fight between Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and former champion Frank Mir.Mir wasn't ready to quit, however. He felt he wasn't training properly and wanted to give himself one last chance. In addition to preparing better, Mir worked long hours on his boxing with Angelo Reyes.Mir needed only 100 seconds to dispose of Silva Sunday in the main event of a UFC card in Porto Alegre, Brazil, looking very much like the man who once was an elite contender. Mir, who came out in a right-handed stance after boxing as a southpaw for years, also showed a new punch. Mir was never much of a jabber, but it was his jab which set everything up. He landed a couple of good shots behind the jab early, and then the jab was the key to the finishing sequence. Mir, who was clearly quicker and more athletic than the ponderous Brazilian, landed a hard jab followed by a quick left hook. The left hook dumped Silva onto his back, and Mir hurriedly finished the job.Frank pounced immediately with several more punches before Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight after Mir plastered Bigfoot with a series of skull-thumping elbows. Official result: Frank Mir def. Antonio Silva via KO (punches and elbows) at 1:40 of round 1. It's the 8th time that Mir has won a UFC fight within the first 2 minutes of the opening round, and his 15th win inside the Octagon in his 14th year with the promotion. As for Bigfoot, he's now been (T)KO'd 5 times since 2011, and was also knocked down in his no contest vs. Mark Hunt in 2013. Now without a win in 4, that may very well be the last we see of him in a UFC cage.