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Cro Cop: “I’m Too Old for This”

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan appeared on 106.7 FM KROQ “The Roq of the 80’s” to discuss mixed martial arts. Partway through the interview Rogan stated that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic was considering quitting during his fight with Cheick Kongo at UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion.

“If you watch the last UFC, this is something nobody knows, the Mirko Cro Cop fight that was on Spike last week - he got kneed in the balls, he went down and said to “Big” John McCarthy, “I’m too old for this shit.” and Big John said “No man you’re fine, you’re fine.” and he goes, “No I should just quit right now.” He said this while he was down and Big John goes, “If you want to quit just let me know and he said no, no I don’t.” So he had 5 minutes to recover and said he was too old for this.”

The UFC signed Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic to a lucrative two year, six-fight contract in December 2006. At the time, Cro Cop was on top of the world winning the PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix which consisted of him defeating Wanderlei Silva and Josh Barnett in the same night to earn the tournament belt.

Since joining the ranks of the UFC heavyweight division Cro Cop has been a total disappointment. He was victorious in his debut defeating Eddie Sanchez by TKO. Since then he has dropped two straight fights, a vicious high kick knockout loss to Gabriel Gonzaga and a decision loss to Cheick Kongo.

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1. Nuts
from Cananananda
Sep 18, 2007 8:57 AM

A total disappointment? It’s a cage fight. It’s akin to russian roulette at times. What, Kongo is some kind of whimp? Gonzaga, a fairy? These are tough mofo’s. No one is invincible. Cro-cop has nothing to be ashamed of and did nothing disappointing other than disappoint beer guzzling american bovin wwf, reality tv watching idiots.

2. Anonymous
Sep 18, 2007 9:43 AM

Who’s Mirko Cro Cop?

3. prophet
Sep 18, 2007 10:19 AM

What’s MMA?  What the hell is a high kick?  Why am I reading a news story about MMA?  Where am I?  Oh God...help me!

4. Kuch
Sep 18, 2007 11:10 AM

Poor “Nuts.” I would have a witty retort for you, but in your defense, you’re only Canadian. 

CroCop is just an excellent example of a fight whose style was successful in a ring but not so much in an octagon.  He was great in Pride FC, but I don’t think he’ll ever be very successful in the UFC.

5. Perdition97
Sep 18, 2007 12:27 PM

Yeah he will…

6. w3stcoast
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sep 18, 2007 12:53 PM

I think the Octagon is only a small part of the equation, add elbows on the ground, add all the other variables the UFC brings and it makes Crocop just another fighter in the UFC HW division, no longer in the elite-class of fighters IMO

7. poop
from blacksburk
Sep 18, 2007 1:39 PM

hahaha u white boyz just cant hang the black man is takin overr rampage silva my main dookie kongo u white boys suck cant fight worth a shit yall suck let the real men do the fightin i thought liddell was good my home dookie knocks him out in a minute yo white aint right yall suck

8. stash
from levittown
Sep 18, 2007 2:28 PM

hey poop, white boys suck? i guess thats why a bunch of white guys sign the black guys’ checks.

9. Jesus Buttnugget
Sep 18, 2007 3:29 PM

Cro Cop sucks jesus christ’s cunt

10. al
from spokane
Sep 18, 2007 4:52 PM

I think the ufc and dana white favor wrestlers from the get go. Your are not allowed to knee a oppent when you stop his takedown and he is on the ground which is a big detorent to takedowns. Futhermore all a wrestler has to do is run at the other fighter and pin him against the cage then just elbow the fuck out of him(borring not to mention how hard it is for fans to see through the cage). ON the flip side look at how terrible a lot of ufc fighters have done in a ring Randy courtre knows better than to step into one look at what enson inoue did to him, or chuck liddel. At times i think it should be called the ultimate tackle then hold on the ground elbowig event.

11. SlickRick23
Sep 18, 2007 5:12 PM

Hey POOP what’s that White Boys suck ??? ok your main dookie as you call him DOOKIE the man that goes bye the Name RAMPAGE JACKSON what happened to him in PRIDE FC HMMMM ??? Lets think back a second ohh yeah he got knocked out TWICE by VANDERLEI SILVA A.K.A WAND and got his RIBS Broken by his protege SHOGUN so what does RAMPAGE do runs like a lil Bitch he is to the UFC Before ZUFFA Purchased DREAMSTAGE or UFC Purchased PRIDE FC if you want to put it that way so NOW there is no PRIDE and WAND and SHOGUN are back to WHOOP HIS ASS AGAIN for the 4th TIME and take that belt Also what color is the skin of the best fighter in the world right now and POSS I THINK THE BEST FIGHTER EVER ohh yeah the Russian Experiment FEDOR EMELIANENKO so get your facts straight CROCOP is still the Second best Heavyweight in the World well maybe 3rd considering COUTURE is a mad man and would prob kick his ass and I am saying this eventhough Mirko Crocop Filipovic A.K.A CROCOP is my fav fighter.

12. Miko
Sep 18, 2007 6:23 PM

Hey “Kuch” Why don’t you play hide and go F&*k yourself!
“Nuts” made a very good point.
Why kind of an a$$hole attacks someone for being Canadian? Everyone loves Canadians.
maybe you are jealous of this because you are so obviously very easy to hate.
“Nuts” you’re absolutely right, I agree with you 100%.

13. D-rock Dizzle Jones
from Sunny Southwest Florida
Sep 19, 2007 10:17 AM

Cro-Cop doesn’t want it as bad as he use to. He’s still a great fighter...and is still considered one of the top heavyweights in the world of MMA. He broke a rib in the first round and if u watch the fight closely in round 2 he got kneed in the nuts 2 times and in round 3 he got kneed inthe nuts again for the 2nd time twice. He had the right game plan in round 1 by putting the pressure on Kongo. Round 2 came around after the adrenaline wore down and figured that he broke his rib by one of kongos’ kicks. This happens in MMA and everyone thinks that Cro-Cop is supposed to just come into UFC and destroy everyone...that just doens’t happen like that all the time. He’s lost the will to really win...I think he just wanted the money...but we’ll see what happens. I say just put him in against Arloski let him destroy arloski...then let him fight slvia and we’ll go from there.

Cro-Cop isn’t done Son!!!!!

14. Kuch
Sep 19, 2007 11:16 AM

Good points “Miko”, but I have to disagree with your point that everyone loves Canadians.  The fact that your mother entertains multiple Canadian men throughout the night does not mean *everyone* loves them; she’s just a whore.  But I wouldn’t try to speak for you; you apparently like “Nuts”...on your chin.

15. SlickRick23
Sep 19, 2007 12:03 PM

I do have to agree with you on that one D-rock Dizzle Jones for all the CROCOP HATERS out there this happens to the best of fighters look at all the greats out there they have lost fights like this I will not even to begin to name countless future hall of famers to fall in the slump CROCOP is in right now this next fight against whoever they put him against will tell ALL he still has 3 fights on his contract and 1 of 3 things can happen 1. He wins his next fight and want to pursue the next two fights on his contract before he goes back to A J LUCKO Croatian Anti Terroist Group A.K.A ( Special Police Force) or 2. He loses his next fight and Retires (WHICH I HOPE DOES NOT HAPPEN) or 3. He loses his next fight and UFC Drops his Contact because they spent alot of $ on him and he is not producing but I don’t think that will happen cause even if he were to lose his next fight and all real MMA FANS not bandwagon jumpers will know how great of a fighter he still is and always will be BEST STIKER TO EVER FIGHT IN MMA in my opinion note I said STRIKER not Fighter that would go to FEDOR on the otherhand I DISAGREE with you D-rock Dizzle Jones on him Destroying ARLOVSKI who thought he was going to get killed by NAPO’s Douche Bag Ass and then by Kongo I think ARLOVSKI when on his game is better then both of them fighers now don’t get me wrong I like CROCOP in a fight against ARLOVSKI but it would be very close and other one could win Via KO they are both strikers who like to stand up it would only go to the ground if CROCOP took it there and many people don’t relize CROCOP is trained by the 2nd best BBJ Fighter in the world right now and that mans name is Fabricio Werdum 2nd to NOG that is he just does not like to fight on the ground cause he is a STRIKER so we will just have to wait and see I say put him up against SYLVIA and watch TIM get his ass kicked and Fuk Canadians if it wasn’t for U.S.A you all would be NOTHING you do have great FRIES though lol PZ. CROCOP is my Fav Fighter Bitches.

16. Wong
from Utined State
Sep 20, 2007 1:44 AM

I used too likeing cro cop but he is this is not fighter anymore.  Sorry english not so good but cro cop no cant even beat his own meat.  Ha ha, thats funny.

17. Geoffrey
from canada
Oct 18, 2007 8:48 PM

hey poop quinton jackson sucks forest griffin keith jardine shogun silva machida would whoop jacksons ass anderson silva will lose to rich and white people sign black fighters checks there is hardly and good black mma fighters poop

18. Grant
from australia
Oct 19, 2007 1:52 AM

Cro cop isnt gone u idiots. and he wouldnt instantly beat arlovski if it went to the ground because arlovski’s main style is sambo you twit, that means that he is an expert with submissions especially leg submissions. And of course he said im to old for this, the guy has to train and on tap of that the guy is in the fkn croatian parliament. and POOP no their is no black revolution happening im MMA so no need to cum in ur panties OK. oh and yeah fedor is the greatest mma fighter . BITCH!

19. DOPe_SacK
Oct 28, 2007 4:25 PM

Cro Cop Filipovic Is THe Best Striker In WORLD u Idiots. THE ONLY REASON HE DIDNT DEFEAT KONGO IS BECAUSE HE KNEED HIM IN THE GROIN 3 TIMES AND MACARTHY DIDNT TAKE POINTS AWAY FROM THAT UGLY APE. ON ANY GIVEN DAY CRO COP CAN DEFEAT ANY ONE SO FUCK FEDOR. FEDOR DIDNT SIGN TO THE UFC BECAUSE HE DOESNT WANT TO LOSE IN A REAMTCH TO THE CRAOTION SENSATION AKA POR WRESTELER HUNTER MIRKO CRO COP YOU BITCHES!!!!!!!!

20. k-money
from lake charles, la
Oct 28, 2007 5:58 PM

mirko will be back.hes just rattled by the ko by gonzaga. he will win the rest of his fights on his contreact with the ufc and with randy out, the hw title is up for grabs.look for mirko to be back in the mix of things.also,fedor is the best fighter in the world by far,and is the greatest fighter ever.that also includes mahammad ali.im american but fuck ali. and blacks in mma, hahahahah. what a joke. there is two good black fighters in the world and the rest are just stepping stones for the white guys.haha eat that shit porch monkeys

21. Gabe
from USA
Oct 29, 2007 2:01 AM

It’s funny how fast people jump ship. When Mirko (CROCOP) Fillapovic is winning, he is everyone’s favorite fighter. When he looses 2 fights in an unfamiliar setting, he sucks. That man is one of the most devastating strikers on the planet. He will get his head together and destroy someone’s head with his left high kick. Then once again, he will be your hero. In addition, as much as I like Fador I think he is afraid to put up his record against anyone who he may loose against. I like him but if you saw the fight against Matt lindland and how he was split open right off the bat and held on the rope to save his ass from the take down you can see that he is a man not a machine. He can and will be defeated just as soon as they stop feeding him bodies to devourer. PS… Poop (how appropriate) is a very sorry uneducated sack of Raciest piece of $hit. Step in to the ring and tell CROCOP he sucks. They will find your head later that night when they are sweeping up the aisle.

22. SlickRick23
Oct 29, 2007 3:42 AM

I will tell you this right now Mirko “CroCop” Filipovic is by far my fav MMA fighter always has been since the first time I seen him fight until now even comming off of the 2 loses I don’t even know where to begin there are people out there that claim to know things about MMA and everything about the fighters but most people could not even tell you why they call him CROCOP or better yet most people prob think that CROCOP is Mirko’s last name and it’s horrible cause most causal UFC fans don’t even know that he is one of the Greatest of All Time never really did hold a belt in either K-1 beside a Grand Prix Tourny WIN in 1999 I believe but that’s because Ernesto Hoost always had his number or Pride besides the 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix and that’s because Fedor always had his number and if Fedor didn’t have hand surgery he would have won for all I am concerned CROCOP is CROCOP he will go down in history as one of the most feared strikers in MMA history if not the best striker in MMA history I mean who else out there before CROCOP used there leg to kick people’s head off more then their own hands it’s insane I believe the injury to CROCOP’s nose has played a big deal in his stamina watch out for him in 08 he will def be back in the running for the UFC TITLE he has fought 3 fights in the UFC he has 3 more on his contract we will see Mirko CroCop Filipovic fight 3 more times and that’s a wrap he is about to be done with his term in the croatian parliament term and he is going back to AT J LUCKO as a Head Commander and I am sorry DOPe_SacK Fedor will beat Mirko 9 times out of 10 all day everyday and it’s hard to say that cause Mirko is my fav fighter.

23. DoPe_SaCK
Nov 02, 2007 2:52 AM

Yes With Randy out of the picture we will see who is the real deal in the heavyweight division. As for Fedor, he can scratch on my balls then lick em. What A sorry ass piece a shit, being afraid to screw up his career by losing at the ufc. Well I guess he aint the best he doesnt want to give cro cop a rematch because he knows he cant him some guy with a pen and paper said fedor won.Bitch Please!!!! Besides we all know who is best fighter with the best style in the world HOYCE GRACIE is. Nobody in the world will ever do what he did. And that is wipping on every style. YEs Sorry my little fedor fans but Its all About The Gracie Klan, Cro Cop, And Sakuraba u bitches HAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

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