{"id":259938,"date":"2026-08-28T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/flat-out-dumb-its-dumb-former-ufc-heavyweight-contender-lashes-out-at-dana-white-and-the-ufcs-handling-of-bella-mir\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T05:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:37:00","slug":"flat-out-dumb-its-dumb-former-ufc-heavyweight-contender-lashes-out-at-dana-white-and-the-ufcs-handling-of-bella-mir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/flat-out-dumb-its-dumb-former-ufc-heavyweight-contender-lashes-out-at-dana-white-and-the-ufcs-handling-of-bella-mir\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Flat-out dumb, it&#8217;s dumb&#8221; &#8211; Former UFC heavyweight contender lashes out at Dana White and the UFC&#8217;s handling of Bella Mir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5210270\" data-slug-id=\"2828702\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bella Mir\u2019s Dana White\u2019s Contender Series debut ended in a result few expected. However, former UFC heavyweight contender Brendan Schaub believes the issue lies with how the UFC develops young fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Mir, the 23-year-old daughter of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UFC<\/a> heavyweight champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/frank-mir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Frank Mir<\/a>, entered the bout against Alex Apodaca as a massive favorite. Despite her accomplished wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu background, Apodaca managed to neutralize her strengths and secure a unanimous decision victory.<\/p>\n<p>Schaub believes Mir was pushed onto the biggest stage before gaining enough professional experience. In a recent video on his YouTube channel, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think there should be a rule, and the rule should be&#8230; Especially to get to a Dana White Contender Series. The very minimum should be 10 professional fights. This protects the fighter. This gives a better product&#8230; The notion that a fighter after three or four fights in a lower-level promotion, super low level, is ready for the limelight or ready for the biggest organization in the world is flat-out dumb, it&#8217;s dumb. And no other sport, no other sport, no and UFC wants to compare themselves to the NFL, MLB, NBA, no other major sports organization would ever put up with this. Ever! It&#8217;s a huge issue in our sport. We&#8217;re still in the leather helmet days.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s across the board because it&#8217;s an investment into their future. It&#8217;s not a we need you right now type of thing. It&#8217;s an investment. The issue with our sport is there&#8217;s no investment. There&#8217;s no investment in any other athletes. There&#8217;s zero investment. The investment is in UFC, TKO, and the shareholders. The investment is not in a once-in-a-generation talent in Bella Mir. They do not care if she makes it. They don&#8217;t care. Her managers don&#8217;t care. They should be ashamed of themselves that Bella Mir, you finally have this prospect, especially in the women&#8217;s division.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Check out Brendan Schaub&#8217;s comments below (2:30):<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE UFC FAILED BELLA MIR | Big Brown Breakdown Ep. 530\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aVriYxYKqIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/youtube\" data-embed=\"aVriYxYKqIQ\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/e30d1-17878860940765-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/e30d1-17878860940765-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Bella Mir\u2019s mother apologizes to Alex Apodaca after backlash for recent comments<\/h2>\n<p>Jennifer Mir has apologized to Alex Apodaca after facing heavy criticism for her reaction to Bella Mir\u2019s shocking defeat at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/dana-white\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dana White<\/a>\u2019s Contender Series.<\/p>\n<p>Bella suffered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-how-big-loser-you-sean-brady-reacts-bella-mir-facing-fraud-check-comments-losing-alex-apodaca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">first MMA loss of her career<\/a> on Tuesday against Apodaca despite entering as a massive favorite. Jennifer later fired back at Apodaca and the judges on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer has now explained that she reacted after seeing hateful comments directed at her daughter. She also acknowledged that alcohol and adrenaline influenced her response. In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcimpyPOprW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Instagram post addressing the controversy<\/a>, she wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI want to address the comments I made after the fight. But first I want to give you all a very deserved explanation. After the fight I went onto Bella\u2019s comments and saw comments telling my daughter to die and kill herself. 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