[hoosiermaniac]

I know it is dated but i didn't find thread about CC return to the ufc. many speak as though he will never be welcome back.

By Jason Perkins | March 20, 2008

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic recently left the UFC, after two consecutive defeats, to go back to Japan and retool his game. His goal is to work on his boxing and overall strength while fighting for "Dream" before coming back to the UFC for a shot at redemption. Cro Cop recently sat down with Nokaut.com to discuss his current situation and his plans for the future. Below are some of the highlights of that conversation.

Cro Cop On His Noticeable Gain In Muscle Mass:

Gaining muscle mass was a 6 months process and I did it primarily to increase my raw strength.

Cro Cop On His Next DREAM opponent:

DREAM has mentioned several names for my next fight, it appears that my next opponent could be someone from K1. If it's LeBanner, that will be a big fight that I'm looking forward to.

Cro Cop On Recent Bad Publicity Regarding His Abilities:

I don't think about this, my job is to fight and to do the best I can. Everyone can have an opinion, but in order to have a complete picture about this sport, people should try it themselves. A low motivation is a major problem for a fighter, and opinions like this are actually very motivating.

Cro Cop On Returning To The UFC:

It's just another lesson for me. The UFC has some great fighters and the game is very different. The cage makes a difference too, but I'm looking forward to my return to the cage as I want to prove that I can be successful in it.
http://www.mmafightline.com/news/200...c_319498.shtml

Dana White Talks Cro Cop and more..

By James Jones | March 27, 2008

Zach Arnold has a great summary of a new Dana White interview with a Japanese site. Below are the highlights of the interview:
- He ripped into the DREAM promotion, calling it minor-league and said that Mirko was tuning his game up in the minor league so that he could come back to the Octagon where the real competition is.

- Dana said that that EXC was collapsing as an organization and that they had to take whatever deal CBS offered them. UFC would not accept a bad television deal and that they are open to negotiating with anyone.

- He compared the deal Strikeforce made with NBC to that of television shopping (infomercials).

http://www.mmafightline.com/news/200...e_320082.shtml

[Sully31]

crop cop stinks

[BigB0SS]

Originally Posted by Sully31

crop cop stinks

go fucking kill yourself cumbelt

[Sully31]

dude i was jk cro cops the man i love him he should have beat fedor

[peenoir]

Heres hoping he cause's some carnage. I personally need to see it.

[wwm4l]

I want to see Cro cop make one more serious push at the UFC belt

[cory81]

CroCop's an awesome personality for the sport, but I fear his one-dimensional style will give him problems with the elite fighters. Still, he could be a good contributor to UFC cards with his awesome head kick KOs. War Cro Cop!

[BlazeCarolina]

I hope to see it, but I am not getting my hopes up. Talk is cheap. I would love to see the old Crocop dominate in the octagon, but it is easier said than done.

[FLESH_REBEL1990]

cro cop is rumored to be fighting lebanner, but its not determined

[Big_Jeffrey]

I certainly hope he returns to the UFC with the passion he had in Pride. The UFC heavyweight is so weak , it could use such a great fighter like CroCop at full strength