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Brendan Schaub has indicated that he wants to compete at a future edition of  Metamoris and wants to face Frank Mir next in either Metamoris or in the UFC.
Schaub said on his Fighter & The Kid podcast on FOX Sports that he’d like to be added to the Metamoris 4 card that already features submission only jiu-jitsu bouts with Chael Sonnen and Josh Barnett.

He said he would do Metamoris for free and against anyone Ralek Gracie (Metamoris president) matches him up with.

The UFC heavyweight was heavily criticized by the BJJ community for running away in his last Metamoris bout against Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu last year.

Schaub promised nothing like that would happen again. Metamoris 4 is Aug. 4th in LA and includes Sonnen against Andre Galvao and Josh Barnett versus Dean Lister.
Schaub (10-4) is coming off a controversial split decision loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC 174 earlier this month. He was suspended following that fight for 90 days by the Vancouver Athletic Commission, so any potential bout with Mir wouldn’t be able to happen until October at the earliest.

Schaub said he respects Mir, but would be very interested in that fight. Mir is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 169 in February.

Hesaid on his podcast:

“I would do Metamoris for free and I’d jump to guard, how about that?” Schaub said. … “I will scoot [on] my butt to the middle of the arena. Match me up with whoever you want. I need something to do.”

On a jiu-jitsu match against Mir, Schaub said:
“He’d have his hands full,” Schaub said.

“I’d love to fight Mir any time, anywhere.”
“We’re both cocky, we both have huge egos. Can you imagine the countdown for that? People would be like, ‘I hate both these guys. I hope there’s a double knockout. I hope he knocks him out and they both never fight again.’ I love Frank Mir.”

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu vs. Brendan Schaub (No Gi) Metamoris Pro 2: