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15-06-2010, 23:34
Cro Cop Says He’s Retiring
****SPOILERS UFC 115***
Would you rather be remembered at your worst or at your best?
Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic says he’s retiring from fighting following his win over Pat Barry at UFC 115 on Saturday night. It may not have been his grreatest performance , but it was certainly his best recent performance and his best showing in the UFC.
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“In addition to winning the Pride Grand Prix Finals, it’s my favorite fight of my career [but] most of the training proved to me that I am now too old for this…I don’t know about a new contract with the UFC. I believe that I gave this game a lot, I fought with the greatest fighters,” he told Croatian news site Jutarnji (http://www.jutarnji.hr/-nemam-vise-motiva--zazelio-sam-se-civilnog-zivota-/831185/)
“For 20 years I lived this life and now I have no motivation for the fight, no mental strength for all the Spartan training. I am no longer so hungry for victory. I will not stop training, but if I am asleep I’ll stay in bed and practice an hour later.”
Filipovic said he may now hit the seminar circuit and share his skills and MMA knowledge with fans and fighters around the world. “I have some contacts around the seminar circuit in the U.S., Australia, Europe and even Brazil,” he said.
The Croatian kickboxer got the Submission of the Night bonus – and $85,000 – for his win over Pat Barry.
He used a rear naked choke to submit him in the third round. While it was the fourth submission win on his record it was actually only the second time he has ever used an actual submission technique to win a bout.
****SPOILERS UFC 115***
Would you rather be remembered at your worst or at your best?
Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic says he’s retiring from fighting following his win over Pat Barry at UFC 115 on Saturday night. It may not have been his grreatest performance , but it was certainly his best recent performance and his best showing in the UFC.
http://squabbles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/crocop-stomp-300x289.jpg
“In addition to winning the Pride Grand Prix Finals, it’s my favorite fight of my career [but] most of the training proved to me that I am now too old for this…I don’t know about a new contract with the UFC. I believe that I gave this game a lot, I fought with the greatest fighters,” he told Croatian news site Jutarnji (http://www.jutarnji.hr/-nemam-vise-motiva--zazelio-sam-se-civilnog-zivota-/831185/)
“For 20 years I lived this life and now I have no motivation for the fight, no mental strength for all the Spartan training. I am no longer so hungry for victory. I will not stop training, but if I am asleep I’ll stay in bed and practice an hour later.”
Filipovic said he may now hit the seminar circuit and share his skills and MMA knowledge with fans and fighters around the world. “I have some contacts around the seminar circuit in the U.S., Australia, Europe and even Brazil,” he said.
The Croatian kickboxer got the Submission of the Night bonus – and $85,000 – for his win over Pat Barry.
He used a rear naked choke to submit him in the third round. While it was the fourth submission win on his record it was actually only the second time he has ever used an actual submission technique to win a bout.