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Frank Mir thinks this era in the heavyweight division "the best it's ever been"
Aug 28, 2015 - 2:15:54 PM Frank Mir thinks this era in the heavyweight division "the best it's ever been"

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I think this era right now is the best it's ever been... I think in the past we always had top level guys but I think it dwindled off after four or five. Right now there's guys that are 12th, 13th, 14th, that are great fighters in the heavyweight division... I think the top 10 right now is extremely stacked. And I think it's the most stacked it's ever been."

-Frank Mir talks to FoxSports.com about the state of the heavyweight division.

Penick's Analysis: It's a solid argument to make. There may still be a bit more of an elite level from those top four or five guys in the division, but there seems to be a ton of parity at this stage further down the line. We've had a resurgence from several fighters at heavyweight, so we're seeing a lot more great fights and a lot more competitiveness out of guys who were already counted out. Mir's in that camp, and if he beats Andrei Arlovski next week that return to prominence hits another level.

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