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Frank Mir (16-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) will not fight Daniel Cormier (10-0 MMA, 7-0 SF), as it turns out.

An undisclosed injury has forced the ex-UFC champ to withdraw from "Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir," which takes place Nov. 3 at Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., and airs live on Showtime and Showtime Extreme.

MMAjunkie.com (mmajunkie.com) confirmed the news on Tuesday night with a source close to the promotion following an initial report from news show Sports Rage. It's unknown whether a replacement for Mir has been found.

Sources indicated to MMAjunkie.com that a knee injury could be to blame for Mir's withdrawal.

Mir was set to be the first active UFC fighter to cross over to Strikeforce. His matchup with Cormier materialized after fellow ex-UFC champ Tim Sylvia was nixed for a potential headliner with the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix champion.

In his most recent appearance, Mir replaced Alistair Overeem to fight UFC heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146 and lost via second-round TKO. It was his second failed bid to regain the undisputed belt after a motorcycle accident forced him to relinquish the title he won at UFC 48.

The broken leg he sustained kept him out of action for nearly two years.

The undefeated Cormier most recently outpointed Josh Barnett to win the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix after entering the eight-man tournament in the semifinals as an alternate.

Bummer - it was a good test for Cormier. Mir is a decent fighter but faillible enough so that it presents a good matchup for Cormier.

wtf "An undisclosed injury " why? Just say what's happened or did he like break his private parts or what?
Good there's still time to find a replacement.
Get well Mir!

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Fabricio Werdum Would Take Daniel Cormier Fight If Asked By The UFC

UFC heavyweight Fabricio Werdum doesn't have a fight lined up right now, and there just happens to be a huge opening in a certain Strikeforce main event. Frank Mir bowed out of his bout with Daniel Cormier last night due to an injured knee, and in a chat with MMAInterviews, Werdum said he'd be interested in the possible bout. That fight would go down November 3rd in Oklahoma City. The interviewer told him Mir was out, and after Werdum asked what the date of the fight was, he said that he'd be into it on a couple of conditions:

"I talk to my coach Rafael Cordeiro first. I don't know. But if maybe if they (the UFC) tries to call me and Rafael says it's okay, I'll fight for sure."

He said he's been doing a lot of training lately, helping other people to prepare for their fights at UFC 153, so he'd probably be ready in under six weeks. He is the best available option, since he's at about the same level as Mir and he's known by Strikeforce fans already. The idea of a Werdum vs. Cormier fight has a lot of allure, and I'd personally like to see it. It's way better than Cormier vs. Tim Sylvia or something. You can check out the full audio interview below.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN19-RAOA5A[/youtube]

Im not against Fabricio Werdum vs Daniel Cormier... I think it would be a good fight to watch