Mirko Cro Cop training hard for UFC 110, eyes UFC belt:
"Juki (conditioning coach) killed me. He has never pushed me so hard. I thought the years have caught up with me but he says the training program has never been so intense. I could fall asleep right now told us CC on New years eve in his coffee bar Virage."
"Josip Matkovic (a wrestler) is 193 cm (6'33 ft) and 145 kg (320 lb). He's so strong I can't put my arms around him. His regular sparring partner Sasa Mucnjak is only 200 cm (6'56 ft) and 122 kg (269 lb)."
In a couple of days Mirko is going to Amsterdam for a three week training cycle with Ivan Hyppolite.The rare days Mirko is not training he spends time in his home town in Privlaka.
"Spending time there is the best cure for any stress" says Mirko.
Even though retirement looked to be near after the loss to Dos Santos, Cro Cop plans to fight at least 3 times in 2010. If he wins against Rothwell we could see him against Velasquez or Nogueira in May or June.
"I want to start the year 2011 with the UFC belt around my waist."
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i seem to recall
him saying the exact same thing before the Dos Santos fight, that he was reinventing himself and ready to make a run.
Same old thing we hear before every fight. He had me convinced before the Kongo fight that he was reinvigorated but the fact is that once he gets into the cage he’s just not mentally prepared to get hit anymore.
I still think he beats Rothwell, but I think Cro Cop enjoys beating people up more than he enjoys fighting and thus he will never be able to see it through against a top level guy who isn’t afraid of him.
i feel like a kid listening to “the night before christmas” every time he says he’s gonna be different in his next fight… in the back of my mind, i know it can’t be true, but i want to believe it so badly, that it gets me excited
I'm old school hating Lesnar, I've been hating Lesnar since '08
by MicahW on Jan 6, 2010 9:43 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Didn't change his training camp after the Dos Santos fight?
Maybe he really has changed.
I wont hope for any Crocop "rise from the ashes" anymore
but i’ll be drinking like a mad man if he ever wins again!
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
Cro Cop eyes the UFC belt…
…through a powerful telescope from his position far down the power rankings.
by ricker2005 on Jan 6, 2010 10:33 AM EST reply actions 7 recs
I want to believe
I’m a fan for life and will NEVER give up on Mirko. After that D-Bag Iole ran his name through the dirt I just couldn’t believe it. I would seriously freak out if CroCop could make a run at the title.
Are you gonna bark all day little doggie?
by Polyh3dron on Jan 6, 2010 12:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
He knows he'll never hold the belt
He’s in his twilight years and he’s trying to make as much money as possible before he retires.
WAR CROCOP!
i dun see him wearing the belt but i wish dana would just give him cans to finish off his career
Making the world a better place, one dirtbag at a time.
I think ol’ Mirko’s got at least one good run left in him. If his mind is right when it comes time to step in the octagon, I think we may see at least a glimpse of the Mirko of yesteryear. And if he can beat Big Ben and get the boost of confidence and some momentum for his next fight, he may be able to finish his career in style.
But the belt? Sorry Cro Cop, as much as I’d love to see it, not gonna happen.
But if you are stupid, you will be beaten with a stick - Proverbs 10:13
wwwwWWWWWARRRR CROCOP!!!
I don’t care if he said it before, I’ll always be a fan. I know what it’s like to fail and still want to succeed.
by cagefightonacid on Jan 6, 2010 5:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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