I think Mir's improvement has a lot to do with Lesner's introduction. HW has always been the least competitive division, and so they've always been the worst division. It was only two years ago, the top5 UFC HWs were all one-dimensional fighters. Tim "The Jab" Silvia was the title holder, for fuck's sake.
Brock isn't necessarily the most skilled guy on his feet, but he's just so fast and strong that everything he does is devastating. So, to compete with that the other top HWs have to pick up the pace, and Mir is really standing out in this regard. Even with Nog there it's still a shit division, but in a few years that'll change.
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Brock isn't necessarily the most skilled guy on his feet, but he's just so fast and strong that everything he does is devastating. So, to compete with that the other top HWs have to pick up the pace, and Mir is really standing out in this regard. Even with Nog there it's still a shit division, but in a few years that'll change.
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