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Ex-UFC Champion Frank Mir Sets Sights on an Epic Return Following Emergency Spinal Surgery

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Frank Mir’s returned to mixed martial arts has been canceled … For now.

Last month, the Global Fight League announced that Mir would return to the cage in 2025 for a clash with another former UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum, at a yet-to-be-announced event.

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Unfortunately, that bout will have to wait after Mir recently underwent emergency surgery.

“Recently, I faced a significant hurdle: I underwent an emergency spinal fusion and laminectomy of my entire thoracic spine,” Mir wrote on Instagram.