Considering the long list of people who ARE bonifide “one-punch-knockout” specialists who have tried and FAILED to knock out Nog, I don’t think you can count that against Mir. Not even a little bit. The fact that he did enough damage via striking to end the fight is absolutely amazing. Mir’s standup vs Nogueria was a pleasant surprise to pretty much everyone.
It is noteworthy that Mir started out in Kempo Karate, so he’s got a decent background in striking. He’s pretty much never showcased his striking in his entire MMA career, other than the Nogueria fight. The trouble with Nogueria is that he’s not a good striker, so we don’t know what Mir’s standup looks like against someone who is more specialized in striking.
Mir has shown that he can hit a lot harder than anyone thought. Lesnar hits harder though, and I think he’ll take a punch/kick better than Mir. Knocking out Nog demonstrates that Mir might very well be one of the top 5 most powerful strikers in the Heavyweight division, but it leaves a lot of unanswered questions as well. Considering the long list of people who ARE bonifide “one-punch-knockout” specialists who have tried and FAILED to knock out Nog, I don’t think you can count that against Mir. Not even a little bit.
The fact that he did enough damage via striking to end the fight is absolutely amazing. Mir’s standup vs Nogueria was a pleasant surprise to pretty much everyone. It is noteworthy that Mir started out in Kempo Karate, so he’s got a decent background in striking.
He’s pretty much never showcased his striking in his entire MMA career, other than the Nogueria fight. The trouble with Nogueria is that he’s not a good striker, so we don’t know what Mir’s standup looks like against someone who is more specialized in striking. Mir has shown that he can hit a lot harder than anyone thought. Lesnar hits harder though, and I think he’ll take a punch/kick better than Mir. Knocking out Nog demonstrates that Mir might very well be one of the top 5 most powerful strikers in the Heavyweight division, but it leaves a lot of unanswered questions as well.
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