CroCop:" I will never fight again in UFC" !!!!!

[LA BAD BOY]

he said that on Croatian page
He said that he dont understand what is Dana White talkin about
cuz he did everything what is in contract and that was 1 fight.
He will fight in DREAM 100%in July,September,December.

[punchDrUnK MONK]

prolly wont fight in ufc again cuz the competitions too stiff. isnt he like 2-2 in ufc. or like 2-3.. pshhhtt

[LVBoxer1]

He hasnt been the same since the Gonzaga kick.

[LA BAD BOY]

He hasnt been the same since the Gonzaga kick.

He hasnt been the same since he won PRIDE GP.
In Eddie Sanchez fight he looked weird!

[-Swizzy-]

prolly wont fight in ufc again cuz the competitions too stiff. isnt he like 2-2 in ufc. or like 2-3.. pshhhtt

yeah I agree. Cro-Cop is barely a top 10 UFC hw so not really a big lose.

[Drunken Cat]

The hate is unfounded.

Crocop fights for money, like all fighters.

I'm guessing the Japanese are willing to pay more for his services. Pure and simple.

[jakkups]

The hate is unfounded.

Crocop fights for money, like all fighters.

I'm guessing the Japanese are willing to pay more for his services. Pure and simple.

Plus he gets to fight tomato cans and still gets a big paycheck in Japan. In the UFC he'd probably get what he's worth which at the moment isn't much. Plus if he had stayed I could just see him getting fed to Carwin.

The guy is 34 and has been fighting in form or another for 13 years straight. I don't blame him one bitfor wanting to go back to Japan. At his age and stage of his career he probably wants to have a light schedule where he isn't bound by contracts which need him to fight a certain number of fights. At least this way he can fight when he wants and walk away if need be without any hassles.

[jakkups]

Plus he gets to fight tomato cans and still gets a big paycheck in Japan. In the UFC he'd probably get what he's worth which at the moment isn't much. Plus if he had stayed I could just see him getting fed to Carwin.

The guy is 34 and has been fighting in form or another for 13 years straight. I don't blame him one bitfor wanting to go back to Japan. At his age and stage of his career he probably wants to have a light schedule where he isn't bound by contracts which need him to fight a certain number of fights. At least this way he can fight when he wants and walk away if need be without any hassles.

Despite his recent claims that he hasn't signed a deal with DREAM (and despite UFC President Dana White and DREAM executive Mike Kogan's claims that he did), Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (25-6-2) has agreed to fight Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga (3-1) at DREAM.10 on July 20.

The news comes from SI.com's Josh Gross, who cited a "source familiar with (the) negotiations."

As of Thursday afternoon, the Japanese-based DREAM organization had yet to announce the bout is part of DREAM.10, which takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

However, with the event now just a month away, a formal announcement should come soon.

"Cro Cop" spurned UFC officials (and many fans) when he negotiated a return to the UFC at UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany, earlier this month. Filipovic went 1-2 during his initial stint in the UFC in 2007 and then left the organization to compete in DREAM last year.

As MMAjunkie.com () reported on the eve of UFC 99, White said he and Filipovic agreed to a rare one-fight deal to return at UFC 99. White said they had verbally agreed to extend the deal to three fights and would sign the appropriate paperwork after the June 13 event.

However, just hours after Filipovic's first-round TKO of Mostapha Al Turk at UFC 99 (aided by an illegal eyepoke that went unseen by the referee), the Croatian fighter reportedly informed White he had instead signed a three-fight deal with DREAM. Soon after, USA Today's Sergio Non reported that Mike Kogan, who runs the U.S. operation of DREAM's parent company, also confirmed Filipovic's DREAM deal.

"He [expletived] me," White told Yahoo! Sports. "The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal, and he [expletived] me."

During a media conference call prior to UFC 99, Filipovic had talked about wanting to challenge for the UFC title and erase the only "black spot" on his career, which included the previous UFC losses to Gabriel Gonzaga and Cheick Kongo. Instead, though, he now faces Siliga, who's better known as a kickboxer than an MMA fighter. "Mighty Mo," who owns a 14-9 kickboxing record, last competed in MMA during the New Year's Eve K-1 show this past December. There, he suffered a first-round submission loss to Semmy Schilt to snap a three-fight winning streak.

Filipovic enters the bout 3-0 (with one no-contest) over his past four fights.

Need I say more.

[Drunken Cat]

Need I say more.

I'm sure that the (lack of) quality of opposition plays a factor, but that is simply a piece of the larger picture in my view. The fact that he has a significant fan base in Japan lead me to believe that this makes smart business sense as well. Also Dana White treats his fighters like whores he's pimping so I can't blame him for not fighting in the UFC.

In reality it's a multitude of factors, but in the end it does seem like a sensical move.

[jakkups]

I'm sure that the (lack of) quality of opposition plays a factor, but that is simply a piece of the larger picture in my view. The fact that he has a significant fan base in Japan lead me to believe that this makes smart business sense as well. Also Dana White treats his fighters like whores he's pimping so I can't blame him for not fighting in the UFC.

In reality it's a multitude of factors, but in the end it does seem like a sensical move.

That's what I believe. The guy has no need to prove anything since the best fighters in that division over the course of the past 6 years have been in there with Mirko. It's about the pay now. He needs to get those last few big paydays before he calls it quits. I honestly wouldn't mind seeing him against Arlovski. Both are the same, big power, weak chins.