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What a letdown
^ who knows
What a letdown
when afflicition goes bankrupt, fedor will sign with DREAM and re-match crocop
yay
Cro Cop clears things up
Tuesday, 16 June 2009 16:09 Dr. Mitch
conducted an interview index.hr with regarding the whole situation he has been put into. This is a great interview that should clear some things up between Cro Cop and his fans.
I have nothing to hide or to be ashamed of. The 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.
SO WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM?
The problem is I'm 35 and I'm finally healthy. UFC is offering me a fight 6 months from now. Even before UFC 99 I said that won't work for me, but they said something like they're gonna change it. I said even before that I wanna fight 3 more times this year, I don't really care if it's ring or octogon.
JAPANESE HAVE BETTER OFFER?
I'm a big star in Japan and I can be on every card I want there. I have a lot of fans there who want me to return. They offer me way more fights and more often, and ther is always a possibility that a fight with Fedor could occur – that is my priority.
WHAT ABOUT „I DON?T KNOW IF I'LL WIN THE UFC BELT BUT I'LL DIE TRYING“?
I still stand behind my words and I know the best fighters are i UFC. I wan't that belt so much, but if they're offering me the next fight in 6 months I don't see how i could take it. I said that when i thougt things will go in another direction. That belt is still my goal – bit I want to have a couple of fights in a next few months.
DID YOU SIGN WITH ANY ORG? DANA LOST HIS TEMPER AND SAID YOU TRICKED HIM
The thing was blown out of proportions. All of this, besides being a sport is a big business too. They know in the UFC i did my part of the deal so I don't think we'll have any problems. I haven't signet nothing yet with any org, and as I said – I'm prepared to talk with both sides. I've never been in a sweeter yet more difficult position. Dream offers me more fights, but at the other hand I'm aware of the quality that is in UFC.
AND WHAT NOW?
I really don't know. I have to consider it and see. I don't see why I wouldn't fight in Japan a few fights and then return to UFC. That is also an option. What matters is that i feel great phisically. I can almost say never felt better.
HOW DID IT FEEL TO FIGHT IN KOELN?
Magnificent. Really great. Checkerd items all around, Croatian flags, everybody cheering. I almost felt bad for my opponent at one time cause thy were booing him. I would like to fight again in that kind of atmosphere. I've felt like home. That is the stuff that keeps me in training, adrenaline is undescribable. I wouldn't change that for nothing.
ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE, IF WE DON'T TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THAT YOU'RE NOT READY 100% YET?
I'm very pleased all things considering. You saw I didn't throw one kick, and that is my biggest weapon- I knew that before the fight and i focused only on my wrestling and boxing. My leg is ok, but I'm still afraid of rotatons, In a few months it will be ok completely. I'm at 50% now.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF AL TURK? IS HE A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE SURPRISE?
He had a positive impact on me. He started very strong, with wide crosses, trying to get to my chin. Then he tried to shoot for my legs, but I shruged him off easily. He didn't have to do that thing with the eye though.
DIDN'T YOU HIT HIM WITH YOUR FINGER IN HIS EYE?
I did. But it was not a strong hit. I literally brushed him. It was more of pushing him away and he just ran in to it. I looked at the judge and he said to keep going. I'm here to fight, right? But there is not a chance that played an important role. He was nearly finished from my strikes before that.
DID YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR PREVIOUS FIGHTS IN UFC? WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT TODAY? DID THAT KO FROM GONZAGA PASSED TROUGH YOU HEAD?
I didn't think about it and I don't regret anything. I entered the cage then motivated by money, not my desire to win. Today is a different story. Besides, I improved a lot. Especially in my wrestling tehniques, my cardio and strenght. And about that KO – it's not a shame to go down, it's a shame not to get up.
YOU SAY YOU IMPROVED YOUR WRESTLING – WHY DON'T YOU FIGHT MORE IN THE GROUND?
Primarilly I'm a striker. But as I said, I worked at my ground game and my throws a lot. Without any false modesty I can say I'm now very good at it. You saw how i tossed Al-Turk twice when he tried to take me down. I'm gonna use that skills a lot more in the future.
NO MATTER WHERE DO YOU FIGHT – WHO ARE THE FIGHTERS YOU WAN'T TO FIGHT?
Fedor is my eternal wish, my biggest challange. In UFC I would like to get a chane of a rematch with Nog, and I would like to fight Randy cause he's a legend. But if you wan't the belt you have to fight the best so i don't really care. This Valesquez guy has much pespective as a fighter.
YOU SAID FEDOR IS YOUR WISH. YOU THINK THINGS WOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT NOW?
I think they would. I have exact tactics in my head and I think I would win this time. Before the first fight I had a lot of problems. I was excelently prepared but I got there too soon and I haven't slept for 7 days. I was pulling my mouthpiece out after 3 minutes allready. Today is a different story.
YOU ARE MORE READY TODAY?
Much more. All test show I have a body of a 25 year old man. My cardio is of the charts, I have 233 lbs of muscle and I've never been stronger.
YOU ARE 35 AND GOING TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR CAREER – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE YOUNG GUYS – ZELG AND RELJI??
I think they are good. I don't know goran too good, but Zelg is a good fighter. I think he neglected his ground game and he should work on it to be a more complete fighter.
WHAT ABOUT IGOR PROKRAJAC SIGNING WITH STRIKEFORCE?
„I don't know the details, so i can't say nothing for sure, but he definately deserved a chance. I will do everything I can to help him and he has to take advantage of a chance if he gets it.
translated from the UG
typical Cro Cop chaos and talking out of both sides of his mouth.
Dana already had one of his trademark hissy fits, i doubt Mirko is coming back..
Mirko is officially a bag
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (25-6-2) has agreed to fight Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga (3-1-0) on July 20 in Saitama, Japan, a source familiar with negotiations for Dream 10 told SI.com Wednesday.
DREAM.10
- Shinya Aoki (20-4) vs. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (20-2)
- Melvin Manhoef (23-5-1) vs. Paulo Filho (16-1)
- Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (25-6-2) vs. Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga (3-1-0)
- Andre "Dida" Amade (6-3-1) vs. Katsunori Kikuno (11-1-1)
Dream Welterweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals:
- Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (35-8-2) vs. Marius Zaromskis (9-2)
- Andre Galvao (3-0) vs. Jason High (7-1)
It hurts, doesn't it?
While i agree what he did was arong, i can't take Dana's side on this. This is the same guy that basically temporarily threw Fitch out of the UFC because he wouldn't sign away his likeness no questions asked.. So he got paid back a little by a fighter for once.
It has nothing to do with taking a side....
Cro Cop did something ty. Thats what it is about. What happened with Fitch and Dana has nothing to do with this.
I'm adding my own commentary to the matter. I didn't say it had to do with it directly.. People are talking about Dana's reaction. Hearing Dana cry about "He ed me" has me laughing, he s fighters left and right and will continue to do so for as long as he can get away with it.. What Cro Cop did is a little shady but did he violate a written deal with the UFC? No he had a one fight deal, fought that fight and went elsewhere. It's not that big a deal when you think about it, just a little shady because he broke his word..
Put it like this, if Mirko had lost that fight, he'd have been told "Forget about the other 2 fights discussed" So it goes both ways..
balls
http://www.fightlinker.com/did-loren...rko-crocop.mma
Exclusive UFC owner visiting Cro Cop in Croatia
Index understands that Lorenzo Fer ta, the head honcho and part owner of the UFC flew to Zagreb with his own private jet earlier this morning. He was driven to Mirko’s residents shortly after, where he stayed for two hours talking with the Croatian fighter. He returned to the airport afterwards, smiling, where his private jet flew off in to an unknown destination.
Filipovic receives an offer he cant refuse
There is no doubt that Fer ta came to Zagreb to persuade the Croatian fighter to change his mind and to sign with the worlds strongest fight sport organization. We understand that Cro Cop has been offered an incredible deal that should see him fight with the UFC once again. Although Filipovic was unavailable for comment, its clear that this is a major development in the ongoing negotiations. We will almost certainly, see CroCop in the world’s strongest organization once again despite the Cro Cop close ties with Dream.
cro cop management = nutty
why does UFC want cro cop back so bad?
future fedor signing? fedor vs cro cop 2? ;O
I don't get it much myself. HE did not look great in that fight he had recently and was terrible in his other UFC fights. But the UFC is going global and i guess they see him as a big ticket seller outside the US..
foreign cards....mainly Japan.
Cro Cop is the most confusing fighter to follow of all time
if they want to woo japan sign bob the can sapp
Evan's hero coming to Dallas???
http://mmajunkie.com/news/15450/yes-...at-ufc-103.mma
Just think Evan...you finally saw him fight live and now maybe you can see him in person...
whelp...I'm going now for sure
I am about to cry like a women I am so happy right now
Dos Santos by KO round 1!
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