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How good was Frank Mir's 2008?

Mir, the new UFC interim heavyweight champion, had two fights this year. In one, he beat the biggest, strongest fighter to come along in MMA in years, Brock Lesnar. In the other, he finished the hardest fighter to stop in MMA history, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

And it took Mir less than nine minutes, total, to beat them both.

It's time for the FanHouse live blog of UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008. The C.B. Dollaway vs. Mike Massenzio live blog starts below.

UFC 92 is the best mixed martial arts card of the year, one with three fights that could be main events on pay-per-view shows: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans for the light heavyweight championship, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir for the interim heavyweight championship, and Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in what looks likely to be a Fight of the Year candidate.

Here are all the details.

What: UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008

Who: In addition to Griffin-Evans, Nogueira-Mir and Wanderlei-Rampage, the other fights on the televised portion of the card are Cheick Kongo vs. Mostapha Al-turk and C.B. Dollaway vs. Mike Massenzio. There are some good fights that might or might not be televised, including Dean Lister vs. Yushin Okami and Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy.

When: Saturday, 10 p.m. Eastern

Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas

How: Pay-per-view, $44.95 ($54.95 in HD), or just follow along with our FanHouse UFC 92 live blog.

Predictions after the jump.

Everyone knows about the big Wanderlei Silva-Rampage Jackson rematch at UFC 92. But there's another rematch on the pay-per-view show: Mike Massenzio vs. C.B. Dollaway.

Yes, Massenzio went mano-a-mano with Dollaway once before, but it was on a wrestling mat, not in the Octagon. Both were junior college wrestlers, and at the national tournament, Dollaway beat Massenzio. He tells Elliot Worsell of UFC.com he hasn't forgotten:

"He's been a bit of a monkey on my back for the last five years. ... After he beat me in our first year at junior college, I was distraught. I trained like an animal the following year in the hope of getting a rematch with CB but it just never materialised that way.

"Every night after that fight I had to put up with CB Dollaway in my dreams and in my thoughts. I couldn't get away from his face. It was everywhere. I remember that match like it was yesterday."

He gets his chance to put it behind him on Saturday.