Mir reckons commentator job has made him a better fighter

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir believes his job as a commentator at WEC events has made him a better fighter.

Mir will be working as the color commentator for the WEC 42 event on Sunday night.

He told MMA FanHouse: “I believe so. In the last two years my fighting ability has become more well rounded, and that comes from watching every fighter and breaking them down, and trying to explain techniques.

“I think as a commentator I can call moves quickly because I have a broad view of martial arts, and whether a fight is on the feet or on the ground or in the clinch, I can see moves get telegraphed and understand what’s happening. There have been times when I’ve been commentating, and I’ve seen a move and thought, ‘Wow, I never thought about that transition. Now I want to go back into my gym and try that out.’

“I saw Urijah Faber off the clinch throw a knee, and then in my fight I did the same thing, because I had been training that. I never would have done that if I hadn’t been sitting cageside and seen Urijah do it first.”

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