I am betting against Lesner, pehaps not a good idea. Mir can win if he works Lesners old injuries Ie: his ankle, or straight goes for a choke out. Lesner is not taking Mir seriously, this will work against him in the fight. For both these athletes, this is a career fight must win for either man. Lesner cannot be taken lightly, he is a powerhouse. Mir has more experience, but like anybody else, can be knocked out. And the reasons the powers that be have given Lesner another chance, is because he is really marketable, everyone should understand that, at least people from here. But by all means, the fight is on. So enjoy every second of it, it will be short. If Lesner does win, he will by no means be a paper champion, as someone had labeled him in this post. He has better tools than most men when he got to this sport, but he is still a flake, and if/when he wins, he will do the same as he has done in the other sports he participated in, quit. But Lesner has matured in his game, now Mir has to step up to win once again. And yes, like I said, this is once again... LOL He hasn't beaten Mir, so Lesner has more of something to prove than Mir does.