Frank Mir Wants Brock Lesnar Trilogy, Big UFC Heavyweight Title Fight Official, UFN Bonuses

- After four consecutive losses, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir finally got back on the winning track with an impressive knockout victory over #8-ranked Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva at UFC Fight Night 61. However, Mir isn't oblivious, and knows that many are talking about a possible rubber match between he and rival Brock Lesnar.

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"If Brock Lesnar decides to come back, I'll welcome him back. I don't think he likes getting punched very much, and I'm actually figuring how to punch pretty hard," Mir said at the UFC Fight Night 61 post-fight press conference.

It has been made clear that after his WWE deal expires, Lesnar will have offers from UFC, Bellator and Inoki Genome Federation.

- Mir's good luck didn't end with his knockout win, as he was awarded $50,000 for one of the UFC's four performance bonuses. No fight of the night award was handed out, so Mir, Marion Reneau, Sam Alvey and Matt Dwyer all pocketed an extra $50,000 in bonuses for UFC Fight Night 61.

- After missing a year and a half of action, UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez is finally slated to return. The two time champion is set to attempt to unify the heavyweight championship against Interim Champion Fabricio Werdum at UFC 188 in Mexico City.

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The bout will be scheduled for June 13, after originally being set for last year. Velasquez sustained an injury and was replaced by Mark Hunt.

Wrestling Inc will have full coverage of the event in June, as well as this Saturday's UFC 184 card, featuring undefeated fighters Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano squaring off.

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