On the night before the biggest football game of the year, the 2008 Super Bowl, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization takes center stage with a spectacular night of hard-hitting heavyweight action.  Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir will put former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Champion and world-renown superstar Brock Lesnar to the ultimate test as Lesnar makes his move from the ring into the Octagon™ to prove that he is "for real."  This will be a feature fight of the night at UFC 81: BREAKING POINT set to take place live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, Feb. 2.


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"It's an interesting matchup," said UFC President Dana White.  "Lesnar is a great wrestler, a good athlete and this is definitely going to be a big test for him.  Frank Mir is a former world champion who is coming off a big win over Antoni Hardonk and he's looking to get his career back on track while Lesnar is looking to walk into the UFC and prove what type of fighter he's gonna be by trying to knock Mir off."


UFC 81: BREAKING POINT is available live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, Bell ExpressVu, Shaw Communications and Viewer's Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.95 for standard definition or high-definition broadcasts (where available).


The 6-3 ½, 265-pound Lesnar (1-0) comes to the UFC with stellar college wrestling credentials where he earned All-American status four times, won Big Ten Championships twice and also won the 2000 NCAA National Championship.  After leaving the University of Minnesota, the South Dakota-born Lesnar gained fame as a professional wrestler and also had a stint with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings.  He made his mixed martial arts debut in June and annihilated Min Soo Kim in only 69 seconds.


"This guy is not trying to duck anybody," said White of Lesnar.  "He knew once he got in the UFC that he was going to fight tough guys."


Mir (10-3), the 28-year-old Las Vegan, was destined for stardom from the moment he stepped in the UFC Octagon, and he lived up to all expectations when he submitted Tim Sylvia in 50 seconds in 2004 to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship.  Unfortunately, later that year, Mir's career came to a halt when a serious motorcycle accident forced him to the sidelines for nearly two years.  His eagnerness to return forced him into some spotty performances when he did return in 2006, but at UFC 74 this past August, Mir returned to top-notch form as he submitted Hardonk in 77 seconds.


UFC 81: Breaking Point Tickets


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