Mir said that he would like to "welcome" Lesnar back to the octagon and confessed that he felt bad about breaking Nogueira's arm.
The 2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Award for fighter of the year goes to "Sugar" Rashad Evans.
Former UFC light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin could be sidelined for most of 2009 with a hand injury suffered in his title loss to Rashad Evans at UFC 92.