Mir and Barnett discuss their relationship

Frank Mir and Josh Barnett talk UFC 164 with Ariel Helwani.

[@haftir]

Nick diaz is right about Ariel, he instigates fights. And where Nick Diaz comes from, people like that get slapped

[@davidpierce9949]

He has a job to do, idiots. Its called entertainment.

[@mugs4398]

This feels like a wrestling promo

[@vitamin3076]

common jewish behavior

[@dilleycurtis]

Two legends. We need a 2 though. That stoppage was kinda weak.

[@CRCfail]

At the end there, Josh said he "loosened the jar" on Big Nog so that Mir could beat him. Watch Mir's reaction when he says he was Nog's tenderizer

[@plasticboy81]

one of the coolest guys ever. i think so too

[@Postmortem94]

They will always make it look like two people hate each other in the countdown. It might not always be like that in real life.

[@darvlaskie]

That is a fight Overeem can win.. But its also a fight Mir can win.. By now,i think all Heavyweight fighters in the UFC knows Overeem's weekness.

[@andrewd9037]

Mir is coocoo for coco puffs

[@TheAcolossus]

Poor reffing robbed the fans of a good fight...i would pay to watch Barnatt vs Mir 2

[@holypoop88]

No

[@plasticboy81]

i think overeem will smah him really bad too. because the cardio of both is always the same. but overeem is way more agresssive!

[@TheJpep2424]

How'd that work out? Barnett!

[@murderousintent1426]

They should see a marriage counselor, I dont think their relationship is going very well

[@drstealchin09]

REMATCH.. There both In the same position pretty much. Frank Mir didn't retire after his crushing unan. dec. loss to overeem. so that's 3 fights in a row that franks lost. josh just got knocked out cold by travis browne. dana white should do a rematch he'll save money....frank will win then retire with a win.... josh will be cut from the ufc. you know dana doesn't like josh. dana ranted on him about affliction shit with fedor and steroids....

[@LeeB9999]

I was really looking forward to these 2 gladiators to fight it out. Stopped way too early. Let these guys fight. That's what they both want. WTF?

[@tgo007]

Josh Barnett the most sarcastic person in mma, but unfortunately most of the time it's not that funny.

[@IMLEGEND305]

Mind games all over the place. If Barnett wins, u`ll see that annoying Barnett again.

[@Targetdummy2013]

Does Ariel actually do any reporting any more, or is he just a trash talking conduit?

[@ulriklm1]

Two well spoken animals and legends

[@KidFireproof]

Ariel "The Instigator" Helwani

[@kallepikku4991]

Barnett hold Mir in a classical Catch wrestling Quarter Nelson to land that big knee to head of Mir and finish the fight. Great display of stand-up wrestling.

[@MMAjsf7]

Ohhhh Ariel you little weasel hahaha

[@omarcorrea]

Instigating as usual. Never like these two on one interviews.

[@TruththeRealist]

F’n legends! Goosebumps from just them standing there near one another!

[@AXharoth]

u can feel their pride fight in the air

[@abobby13]

what happen to barnett's quick witty humor or douchery comments? it looked like he was trying to be friends with mir, i can swear in the Countdowns he was acting mighty feisty

[@jigsaw99]

no way. Mir is lucky ref saved him from for certain retirement. It would of been Carwin/Mir all over again. Barnett is a catch wrestler who will punch till he gets pulled off and not go for subs like Nog when he has someone hurt.

[@bukofezra]

Mir had nothing for Josh on that night.

[@poulio99]

UFC is shooting themselves in the foot with Mir v Overeem, both talented seasoned guys in a loser leaves town fight. In an already shallow heavyweight division they need all the guys like Mir or Overeem they can get.

[@Khaos969]

Both there intelligent minds cancel each other out.. lol I could watch these two have verbal warfare for years!

[@jigsaw99]

ariel ask some stupid questions to try to incite things.

[@hakr4751]

This is not a therapy session

[@LenSengoku]

when.. ? u gotta understand too the ufc interviewers are not being heard either, and u should know they try to stir shit up as much as they can. josh handled it well, and didn't let any bullshit get to his head. he has class and he's above all that crap and nonsense as you can clearly see here.

[@Vato0fSteel]

Ariel needs to get slapped

[@LenSengoku]

yea, that was definitely a mistake noguiera made. it's crazy those mistakes mir took advantage of and ending up winning both of their fights. all the credit to him for doing what no one has ever done, but noguiera really made a mistake too. donno what he was thinking

[@ImpassableGuardJJ]

If you reread what you wrote maybe it'll end up hitting you. Also, Nog has been grappling way longer then he's been fighting, when he thinks "finish" he probably thinks of submissions prior to striking. Actually, he explains all of this in an interview.

[@rbwtrnava]

it must be really weird to do an interview side to a guy youre fighting... oh its Ariel :p how obvious

[@Takedown-Tate]

Its a good thing for mir to be trainning with the Jackson camp

[@glenzo2]

Wy do I get the feeling this is going to be two lugs staring at each other out of breath.

[@darvlaskie]

Id like to see Mir retire.. I hate to see him continue in a losing streak.

[@zenares]

He really is! I got to meet him back in 2006 at one of my amateur fights, he also cornered my brother, and the dude is cool as ice. Great guy...happy to see him back in the UFC.

[@housecarl6]

Two intelligent articulate guys, a credit to the UFC organisation.

[@darvlaskie]

One thing that Barnett showed in his fight with Mir is experience

[@Exodia1986Necross]

Barnett is ready to demolish Velasquez.

[@sweetswing1]

Mir used to mad dog Barnett lol.

[@obaidCarkey]

love to see josh barnett vs travis browne

[@obaidCarkey]

their fighting styles look alike a lot!

[@lowlypeasant]

Dis aint a terapy session.

[@mikeyt914]

Two smart guys

[@siMntj]

Nice try Ariel :)

[@10SUI]

Classi Guys.. respect

[@boyler1231]

so true

[@dperry203]

If Mir had any heart I would agree. Barnet is very soft without the roids and Mir had no gas before roiding up all that mass for Brock. I think both their offense is to powerful and their durability is suspect for this to go the distance. I want Mir to win but I think he gets knocked out towards the end of round 1.

[@lovebirdrica22]

ariel so awkward

[@ClutchClick]

Terrible stoppage.

[@sonicfuker]

That was a kick-ass fight!