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-- Mixed martial artist Frank Mir expressed regret over the comments he made in a radio interview about reigning UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

“I would like to apologize to Brock Lesnar, his family, the UFC and the UFC fans for my stupid remarks,” said the former UFC heavyweight champion in a UFC statement.

“I respect Brock, all the other fighters, and the sport of mixed martial arts. I’m sorry that I stepped out of line."

UFC.com reported that Mir said over WXDX-FM that he wanted Lesnar “to be the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries.”

UFC President Dana White also reacted to Mir’s comments.

“I was disappointed by Frank Mir’s comments,” he stated, noting that Mir has been with the UFC for a long time. The two-time heavyweight champion is even a commentator for the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).

“I think his emotions are running high right now. He has a big fight coming up next month and he’s still upset about his loss to Lesnar,” he continued.

The 30-year-old Mir lost to the UFC heavyweight champ via technical knockout at 1:48 of Round 2 in UFC 100 last July 11.

“He’s been talked to, he regrets what he said, and he won’t be saying anything like that again,” assured White.

Mir is slated to fight Shane Carwin in UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy on March 27 in Newark, New Jersey. His most recent result is a victory over Cheick Kongo by submission (choke) in UFC: 107 Penn vs Sanchez last December 12.