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UFC 191's Frank Mir not happy about fighting Andrei Arlovski 'on a social level'

The former heavyweight champion would rather fight another body if given the chance.

Forget fighting, Frank Mir just wants to be friends.

In what was either a commendable display of sportsmanship, or a polite way of saying I'm going to end your win streak, the two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight titleholder offered perspective on his upcoming UFC 191 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event clash on Sept. 5, 2015, with Andrei Arlovski.

"In one sense, I'm not happy about it on a social level. I think we both have a lot to offer the sport and I don't want to see either one of us derailed right now," Mir told Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal (via Bloody Elbow).