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Some fans thought it was matter of when, not if Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic would grab the UFC heavyweight title. A huge star with PRIDE in Japan from 2000-2006, Cro Cop has gone just 2-3 in the UFC and now because of his surly attitude he may be headed for the unemployment line. The Croatian was [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Ask Ivan Hippolyte about the sparring sessions he put Mirko Cro Cop through at Amsterdam’s Vos Gym in preparation for the Croatian star’s UFC 110 bout against Ben Rothwell this weekend at the Acer Arena, and he breaks into a wide grin. UFC News Credit and Full Story: UFC.com DALLAS – While Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s (25-7-2 MMA, 2-3 UFC) career-long reputation in combat sports as a feared striker will likely always be remembered, the Croatian undoubtedly wishes his time in the UFC be quickly forgotten. Now after another lackluster performance in the octagon in the co-feature of Saturday night’s UFC 103 event, it appears [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – For a while, things were fairly simple for Mirko Cro Cop: Get a fight, train, show up at the venue, knock someone out. And for most of his five years in Japan’s PRIDE organization, things went according to plan more often than not. Of course there were losses sprinkled among the [...] Props:MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “I got a call from the UFC offering me Cro Cop (at UFC 103), which blew my mind. It took us a few days to sort out everything, and the UFC kept pushing, and we decided that we should take the fight. I like the challenge and I like the fact that it’s such a [...] “I don’t know (why he didn’t sign with the UFC),” Filipovic said on the UFC 103 media conference call. “I like Fedor very much as a fighter and a man. To tell the truth, I don’t know him enough that I could say anything more…. I don’t know if somebody controls him, if he has [...] Props:Tatame.com Quoteworthy: “I train a lot of boxing — I like the striking a lot and I’ll go after another knockout. What I want is the knockout…. This guy is dangerous standing, but I’m going after the knockout, as always. With the opportunity, I’ll show my ground too…. I’m facing it as a very good opportunity in [...] Props:Nokaut.com Quoteworthy: “I’m pleased with my return to UFC, the only global MMA organization. Unfortunately, every other organization is far beyond UFC. DREAM cannot compete with Americans in sports or financial terms. The UFC has succeeded to become in this sport what PRIDE used to be, maybe even more than that. I will always be grateful to [...] Props:Index.hr Quoteworthy: I have nothing to hide or to be ashamed of. This thing is very simple. I know the truth and Dana knows the truth –- I had a one fight deal with UFC and I fulfilled my contractual obligation. I said we’re gonna sit down and talk after UFC 99. The problem is I’m 35 [...] |
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