American heavyweight Frank Mir called the main weakness of his closest rival Fedor Emelianenko, stressing that the fight will not last for 15 minutes.
"Emelianenko's jaw is no longer the same as before, now he is not ready to trade blows. He realizes that he must strike first. At the same time, his explosive qualities and the instinct of the killer remain at the high level. We are both too dangerous to allow ourselves to relax in a battle.
"Probably the first few minutes we will look closely at each other, but then we will go on it at the first opportunity. I do not think that our fight will last for 15 minutes. Any of us can win by knockout. I hope I will, - said Mir.
The battle of Emelianenko and Mir will become the main event of the tournament Bellator 198 on April 28 in Rosemont, USA.
