Robert Rousseau from mmafighting.com write today great article about Mirko Cro Cop. Read why Mirko Cro Cop must return to the UFC one day.
Fighting in DREAM can be nothing more than a tune up for the UFC if he wants his legacy to be a positive one. Right now, all Cro Cop has proven is that UFC fighters are better than he is, and no matter how much impact the Octagon and use of elbows on the ground may in reality have to do with what happened to him people will continue to bring up either steroid use or a lack of quality fighters overseas to explain his poor UFC performance. Is this fair or just? Especially when it comes to performance enhancing drugs— which no one has any proof of— absolutely not, but that doesn’t matter.
In the world of popular opinion, it’s all about perception. It’s good to hear that both UFC President Dana White and Cro Cop believe that he will once again fight in the UFC (perhaps sooner rather than later). He must win there or the shadow of his poor efforts in the Octagon will follow him forever no matter what he does in Japan. And that would be terrible for a fighter with his skills and courage.
"In this moment all I can think of is to get back on track and win my next fight. Plan for this year are three fights, but it's too soon to tell for sure." - said Mirko
"In my case Dana White acted professionally and I respect him for that. I have nothing bad to say about him.
I’ll still train in the cage as I would really like to fight in there again and show a lot more then I did in the UFC. I think that some elements of my training should have been different, but as I said before - a mental blockade and a low motivation were the reasons for my bad performances in UFC cage."
"I don’t have a wish list, I’ll just fight anyone if the conditions are good. I would like to fight them both again, but I’m not sure if these match-ups are possible right now."
"Good question. Both goals are almost equally important I guess. A slight advantage goes to beating Fedor." - said Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic.
Cro Cop must return to the UFC
Fighting in DREAM can be nothing more than a tune up for the UFC if he wants his legacy to be a positive one. Right now, all Cro Cop has proven is that UFC fighters are better than he is, and no matter how much impact the Octagon and use of elbows on the ground may in reality have to do with what happened to him people will continue to bring up either steroid use or a lack of quality fighters overseas to explain his poor UFC performance. Is this fair or just? Especially when it comes to performance enhancing drugs— which no one has any proof of— absolutely not, but that doesn’t matter.
In the world of popular opinion, it’s all about perception. It’s good to hear that both UFC President Dana White and Cro Cop believe that he will once again fight in the UFC (perhaps sooner rather than later). He must win there or the shadow of his poor efforts in the Octagon will follow him forever no matter what he does in Japan. And that would be terrible for a fighter with his skills and courage.
Cro Cop about his plans
Cro Cop plans
"In this moment all I can think of is to get back on track and win my next fight. Plan for this year are three fights, but it's too soon to tell for sure." - said Mirko
About UFC and Dana White
"In my case Dana White acted professionally and I respect him for that. I have nothing bad to say about him.
I’ll still train in the cage as I would really like to fight in there again and show a lot more then I did in the UFC. I think that some elements of my training should have been different, but as I said before - a mental blockade and a low motivation were the reasons for my bad performances in UFC cage."
Gonzaga, Kongo
"I don’t have a wish list, I’ll just fight anyone if the conditions are good. I would like to fight them both again, but I’m not sure if these match-ups are possible right now."
What do you prefer - beat Fedor Emelianenko or UFC belt
"Good question. Both goals are almost equally important I guess. A slight advantage goes to beating Fedor." - said Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic.
No comments:
Post a Comment