Mir, the daughter of former
Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Frank Mir, was
one of the most highly touted prospects going into her
Dana White's Contender Series clash against Alex
Apodaca. She was a -6000 favorite, the biggest in DWCS history,
ahead of the fight.

However, Apodaca edged out a hard-fought unanimous decision over
Mir in the biggest upset in DWCS history. The latter has now taken
to social media to address her defeat.

Bella Mir vows to rebound after Alex Apodaca hands her first
professional MMA defeat

Mir (4-1) has since issued her first statement in the aftermath of
her first professional MMA loss. She says that this is not the
first time she has handled a defeat, albeit this was under the
biggest spotlight. Mir vows to bounce back stronger, as she has
from all of her previous setbacks.

“I've lost so many times,†Mir wrote on Instagram. “Big or small,
each loss carries me into a different mindset and learning
experience to be a better athlete. I have overcome every single
obstacle into my life and I will overcome this one. Now it's just a
bit different that this loss is more famous than my other ones.
Thank you so much to everyone sending me love and encouragement.
And I promise to all of you that it takes way more than hate and 1
single loss in my MMA career to break me. I want to thank my team,
my family, my fans and Dana for getting me here and further. I also
want to thank Alex for taking this fight; all respect to her. Every
time I lose, I come back and win something bigger and better. No
loss has ever defined me, and neither will this one. And how cool
is it to do what I love on such a big platform. Literally living my
dream!! Next Best Thing.â€

Mir won a Division I National championship in wrestling at North
Central College last year, along with two wins at UFC BJJ. Ahead of
her DWCS loss, Mir had said that she wanted to be champion across
multiple sports, eyeing UFC and Zuffa Boxing titles as well.

Delgado (12-2) and Silva (17-3) will headline the
Ultimate Fighting Championship's fourth edition of Noche UFC on
Sept. 12 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Silva was
originally scheduled to fight Yair
Rodriguez, who pulled out due to an injury. Following
Rodriguez's withdrawal, Delgado stepped up and recently slammed his
upcoming opponent, calling his persona inauthentic.

Jose Delgado attacks Jean Silva's persona ahead of Noche UFC
4

Delgado is high in confidence going into
Noche UFC 4. He recently claimed that beating Silva puts him in
title contention, setting him up for the winner of
UFC 333's featherweight championship main event between current
champ Alexander
Volkanovski and unbeaten challenger Movsar
Evloev.

“I expect violence. I expect to break this guy,†Delgado told Ariel
Helwani. “I expect a freaking stunner of a KO… If Jean Silva took
out Yair Rodriguez, he'd be fighting for the title after Volk and
Movsar fight. Why wouldn't I steal that spotlight? Why wouldn't I
steal that opportunity?â€

Silva has a quirky personality, as he often barks like a dog.
Delgado believes the Brazilian is a coward who is hiding behind the
mask of a loud persona. He plans to let “Lord†bark all he wants
before he gets put down.

“It is an illusion for him, man… He's a coward,†Delgado added. “He
needs that mask to make himself feel good. It's a disguise, and
it's a farce. I don't respect it. I think it's cowardly. I will put
him down like a dog. [Before] you just let the dog bark.â€

Delgado is 4-1 in the UFC and coming off wins over Andre Fili
and Austin
Bashi. Meanwhile, Silva is 6-1 in the UFC with five knockouts
and his only loss coming against two-time title challenger Diego
Lopes.

Thomas announced his retirement from cornering live on air after
his fighter Gillian
Robertson made a failed
Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight title bid against
Mackenzie
Dern at UFC
330. The former fighter faced severe backlash for stealing the
moment right after his fighter lost the biggest fight of her life
and subsequently issued an apology to Robertson.

While Brady doesn't approve of Thomas' public comments about
Robertson, he's still open to having the UFC analyst in his
corner.

Sean Brady discusses Din Thomas after Gillian Robertson's UFC
330 title loss

On the “Deep Waters†podcast, Thomas hinted that he will be in
Brady's (19-2) corner in his upcoming clash against Gabriel
Bonfim (20-1) on Nov. 7 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

However, Brady didn't confirm if Thomas will be in his corner on
Nov. 7. While he didn't like Thomas announcing his retirement after
Robertson's loss, he also believes the backlash his coach faced
wasn't justified.

Brady says that he would be glad to have Thomas in his corner for
his upcoming fight. However, he is not dependent on the former
fighter and has a full team behind him.

“The thing with Din is, I do not agree with what Din said and how
he said it,†Brady told Ariel Helwani. “Perhaps that shouldn't have
been said. I feel like Din regrets what he said and how he said it.
I feel like that is definitely something I would want said to me in
private… I don't think it was fair for everyone to stack on him
because of one thing he said. I love Din. Din has flown up to
Philly multiple times and never asked me for anything. He's done a
lot of good things for me and my team. I don't know if he's gonna
be in my corner. We're still gonna be working together… If he
wants to be in my corner, I will gladly have him. He's more like a
tactical corner; he's not my head corner, but I love Din. He plays
an important role. It will be a loss if he decides not to corner
me, but if he decides not to, I completely understand.â€