Former undisputed UFC heavyweight champions, Frank Mir and Brazilian veteran, Fabricio Werdum are set to make their respective GFL (World Battle League) debuts later this yr towards one another — with the previous reserving his first combined martial arts conflict since his 2019 retirement.
Mir, a former undisputed heavyweight champion underneath the umbrella of the UFC, made his most up-to-date fight sport scouting towards one other Octagon veteran at Bellator 231, snapping a four-fight dropping skid in a unanimous choice success over Roy Nelson.
As for fellow ex-heavyweight gold holder, Werdum, the Brazilian veteran favourite has been sidelined from fight sports activities since rematching towards former titleholder, compatriot, Junior dos Santos underneath the Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA promotion in 2023, dropping a break up choice loss.
And as per the GFL’s official social media account, Frank Mir will snap his 6-year retirement from combined martial arts in a heavyweight showdown towards Fabricio Werdum later this yr, on a date but to be decided by the promotion.
Frank Mir set for return battle towards Fabricio Werdum with the GFL this yr
“One final matchup announcement! (for now),” GFL posted on their official X account. “Workforce São Paulo’s @FabricioWerdum steps into the GFL cage with Workforce LA’s @thefrankmir in a Heavyweight bout!
Himself profitable the undisputed heavyweight championship again in 2004, Frank Mir would flip in an notorious 40-second armbar submission win over Tim Sylvia, earlier than profitable the interim title 4 years later in a knockout win over Brazilian icon, Minotauro Nogueira.
As for Werdum, the Porto Alegre native received his first Octagon title in interim kind with a flying knee knockout win over common-foe, Mark Hunt — earlier than unifying the titles towards Cain Velasquez again in 2015.
Earlier this week, the GFL confirmed different high-profile bookings together with a rematch between one other former middleweight titleholders, within the type of Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman, in addition to a Yoel Romero towards Shogun Rua, and in a single day, a pairing of Octagon alum, Uriah Corridor, and former Bellator MMA welterweight phenom, Douglas Lima.
