Filed under: News , UFC Frank Mir The UFC returns to Brazil for the first time in 2015 on Sunday with UFC Fight Night 61 at Gigantinho Gymnasium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The event originally featured Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira in the headliner, but after that fight was scrapped , a heavyweight matchup between Antonio Silva (18-6-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) and Frank Mir (16-9 MMA, 14-9 UFC) moved from UFC 184 to UFC Fight Night 61 as a substitute main event. Both men are no strangers to main events. Sunday’s bout marks their combined ninth headliner under the UFC banner.
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UFC Fight Night 61 pre-fight facts: Frank Mir dominates all-time submission records – MMA Junkie