UFC 140: Does a Win Put Frank Mir in Title Contention?

Frank Mir has been on the rebound ever since he lost to Brock Lesnar at UFC 100. 

Mir had a chance to get back into the mix when he took on Shane Carwin at UFC 111. 

Once again for Mir it would not be his night, as he lost to Carwin by KO. 

Since then Mir has won two straight fights. One was a lackluster KO victory against Mirko Cro Cop, the other against Roy Nelson.

At UFC 140, Mir will face another well known heavyweight, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. 

Mir was not only the first man to beat Nogueira in the UFC, he was the first man to defeat him by TKO. If Mir can repeat his performance, he could very well be on his way to title contention once again.

Mir is still one of the most well known fighters in the heavyweight division. That, as well as the heavyweight division being top heavy, are reasons why Mir is always a couple of wins away from a title shot. 

Mir will have to get an impressive win over another top heavyweight, though. 

Dana White has shown in the past that he does not reward just anybody with a title shot. 

No matter how good Mir's record is, if he doesn't win fights in impressive fashion, he will be just another fighter with wins against mediocre opponents. 

Mir will have to show that he can still pull off the big wins and hold his own with other top contenders. 

Defeating Nogueira will be a good start.