Props: Fighters Only Quoteworthy: “I was very, very disturbed after the loss to Dos Santos. I was in such a state that I wished to hang myself in my hotel room so I would be gone. Three losses in my last seven fights is nothing but a disaster to me. That’s a terrible score and I’m not happy about it. I already know some things that I did wrong both in the fight and in the preparation for the fight, but there are many questions that remain to be answered. I am seriously thinking about hir
It’s often said that hardcore drug addicts have to hit rock bottom before they can turn their lives around. Can the same be said for Mirko Cro Cop whose career has fallen into an downward spiral that he just can’t seem to pull out of? I don’t know, but in an interview with Nokaut.com (translated by Fighter’s Only ) Cro Cop certainly sounds like he hit rock bottom following his loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 103. “I was very, very disturbed after the loss to Dos Santos. I was in such a
Cro Cop Retires – This has been a hectic month in regards to retirement talk in MMA, and it appears that it’s Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s turn as reports have surfaced the striker is pulling the plug on his illustrious career. MMABay.com is reporting that Cro Cop’s manager, Zvonimir Lucic, has spoken with Igor Pokrajcom and Sasa Mučnjak, two of CC’s training partners, and informed them that camp will be terminated based on the heavyweight’s decision not to fight again. The site claims tha
It’s been a full day since reports surfaced that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic was retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts, and still no official word from the Croatian regarding the matter. He may not have said anything within the last 24-hours, he said plenty the days prior that which would lead you to believe that he’s as good as gone. “I have twenty years of training like a spartan behind me. It has caught up with me, my body is broken down. I’ve been worn out,” Filipovic told The S
Less than 24 hours after former UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson announced his retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts, it appears that today is Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s turn as reports have surfaced the striker is pulling the plug on his illustrious career. MMABay.com is reporting that Cro Cop’s manager, Zvonimir Lucic, has spoken with Igor Pokrajcom and Sasa Mučnjak, two of CC’s training partners, and informed them that camp will be terminated based on the he
