Frank Mir

Frank Mir is a two-time UFC heavyweight champion and one of the best submission fighters the division has ever seen. He won the belt in 2004, survived a near career-ending motorcycle crash, and clawed his way back to the interim title in 2008 - all while authoring some of heavyweight MMA's most memorable moments.

His jiu-jitsu was the stuff of nightmares: the kimura that snapped Tim Sylvia's arm, the historic submission of an undefeated Brock Lesnar, the TKO of legend Big Nog. As the sport's heavyweights got bigger and more athletic, Mir's later years were a series of tough losses to the division's best, but his place in history was already secured.

For a new fan, Mir is essential viewing as the bridge between the old-school grappling era and the modern heavyweight division - a thinking man's fighter with a genuinely dangerous finishing game and a championship pedigree.