The last couple years haven’t been especially kind to Frank Mir.
Mir’s career has been in limbo since March 2016, owing to a positive performance enhancing drugs test following his first-round KO loss to Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 84.
With his two-year suspension newly up, the 38-year-old former UFC champion is set to return against Fedor Emelianenko Saturday in the opening round of the Bellator MMA heavyweight grand prix.
In the interim, Mir departed his longtime fighting home inside the UFC’s Octagon for Bellator. He also gained a fair amount of weight while making ends meet taking color commentary gigs, instructional seminars and personal appearances.