Crocop with his son:

-he said he has had enough of the soldier life for the past 20 years, waking up early in the morning and training every day, breaking his bones and bones of his opponents, 42 jet lags just from travelling to Japan, 5 major surgeries, 250 stiches, 32 fights in Pride, around 30 fights in K1, 47 in amatuer boxing

-definately won’t fight this year if ever; Dana said to him to take a rest and sleep on it, the UFC’s doors are always open to him; again he says never say never but probably not

-no matter what he says he will stay in contact with the sport (give seminars) and the UFC

on the fight:

-he says he wasn’t rocked; he asked Barry why he didn’t try to finish him and Barry said he looked in his eyes and saw he wasn’t hurt

-he said his gas tank was never better dut to emphasis on hard sparrings vs. mostly hitting the bag and pads (BIG difference and the mistake of his carrer)

on the fiasco with Canada’s imigration officers:

-he said he was held up for six hours at the airport questioning him about his 2 year service in the army (Mirko never saw combat BTW) and the antiterorrist unit

-UFC’s lawyers and croatian embassy had to intervene, the UFC even contacted Canada’s prime minister

-he never was technically cleared to enter Canada but they let him go, his passport stayed at the airport the whole time during his trip

- 6 police officers waited for him for his departure back to Zagreb thinking he had a bag full of money (thinking he hadn’t payed tax)…very degrading

He said that he has finished with ufc but the door will be opened in case if he change opinion.

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Pat Barry Broke His Hand And Foot Against Cro Cop

Pat Barry got the chance to fight with his idol Mirko Cro Cop last night, but it came at the cost of a defeat on his record, and a broken hand and foot.

“Broke hand in first Broke something in foot in first or second,” Barry revealed on twitter after the fight.

He also offered up a frank assessment of his performance.

“it sucks to say, but I panicked last night after I knew my hand and foot were done. I burned out trying to end it with power hits.”

On the bright side, at least Barry now has plenty of room on his casts for Cro Cop to give him an autograph!

His personality has won him a lot of fans in the build up and aftermath of his fight with the PRIDE legend, and so that ensures that he should maintain his place on the UFC roster for some time to come.

Mirko Cro Cop carrer is over?

Former PRIDE superstar, Mirko Cro Cop could be about to hang up his gloves for good as a fighter if reports in the Croatian media are to be believed, but apparently the fighter still has aspirations of staying on with the UFC in an ambassador role.According to Nova TV in Croatia, Cro Cop had said before the fight that win, lose or draw against Pat Barry he expected it to be the end of the road for him competitively. This also coincides with the end of his current deal with the UFC although the promotion are said to be keen on renewing it.The promotion must decide a direction for the Croatian who clearly has no hope of wading his way through the likes of Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez on route to the title. Perhaps a marquee fight with UFC “Hall of Famer”, Randy Couture would be more fitting if a deal can be done. Stay tuned to crocop.info for more news about this.

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This is what Mirko said on the press conference for those who missed it, omg he’s so hillarious and witty.

Reporter: Mirko correct me if i’m wrong, but yesterday I did not see those mark on your forehead where did that come from?
Mirko: That’s a delicate question you know… I had a late training in my room so… few ladies came in, if that answer your question…
Reporter: Are you ok?
Mirko: huh?
Reporter: Are you ok?
Mirko: Excuse me?
Reporter: Does it hurts? Are you ok?
Mirko: No, i’m ok, but they’re not.

Reporter: Yesterday you also wore your PRIDE t-shirt at the open workout I was wondering that if PRIDE still means something to you if you feel like you’re representing PRIDE when you come out?
Mirko: No, I just like it. But Dana sell me that t-shirt, It has a UFC mark on it you know, so I just like it, black colour and it’s nice material, that’s all. PRIDE doesn’t exist anymore so I have nothing to do with PRIDE anymore, i’m an UFC fighter.

Reporter: My next question is for Mirko, will you be giving Pat Barry your autograph?
Mirko: Ofcourse, definitley he’s going to get one atleast, i’ll try to give him another one… on saturday night. But tomorrow or today he’ll get one, i’ll do my best to give him one.

Reporter: And you have sort of been look upon him as being I guess a bit childish and that he admires you so much, what is your though of his admiration for you?
Mirko: Well first of all he’s an amazing guy, really decent and I like the guy I must say, it has nothing to do with our fight, we’ll fight and i’ll treat him just like any other opponent, but I got to say, I met him at the hotel the other day and he’s a really nice person. And he said that incase he wins he’ll spend 2 years starring to the window, but he has to have one thing on his mind is that, if he lose the fight and i’ll be lucky and throw a high kick he might stare to the window 2 years too, with a nurse on his left side.

Mirko/Barry Staredown

Well barry could not keep composure, he was exided and happy and he could not stop laughing and cro cop was confuesed by it .

They look cute

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Here is interview befor  the flight to Vancouver, on croatian radio station in Vancuver. Interview is on croatian language:

http://www.radiovrh.ca/interview/CroCop%20Vancouver-6.6.2010%20-%20final.mp3

shortly translated:

reporter: How did you come up with the idea to focus on this sport?
It was my childhood dream,now it is my job and my bread.
I am a father of seven year old son, so i dont love to be seperated from him and seperated from my family.
reporter: Have you had idol in this sport?
In this sport no, Im pioneer of this sport, this sport is very young.
reporter: the coach’s career?
I have too many obligations, so I dont plan anytime soon.
reporter: the fans will wait you on airport?
I am very glad, I’m  always happy when I see the Croatian fans.
reporter: About Patt Barry and his respect to Mirko…
Very good person, I’m glad that I will fight with one normal person:) He is type of sportsman that i like.
reporter: Mirko wish you a happy journey.
Thank you very much, bye.

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Smiling Mirko Filipovic went to Canada  this morning.
How’s yours  health condition? It’s good, I am satisfied, there are no injuries that most important. He finished his last fight very easy against Perosh, but now opponent is much better. Have you prepared any special tactics for Pattrick? yes i have, I will pretend that I’m dead haaha. There are no special tactics,I will give my best, I think that will be an attractive fight, he is stand up fighter like me so will not be much ground game. Yesterday they called me from Vancouver radio. They told me that will be Croatians, and they will make a nice welcome for me.

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Now, enjoy watching interview with Pat Barry.

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Intervju na hrvatskom: http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/cro-cop

The media have not heard much from Mirko in the last couple of weeks but it’s not intentional but that he is completely focused on Pat and his traning.

Mirko has no doubts, if he winns he wants a new contract with the UFC the age is there but he has the will to complete another stint.

Basically that this is the last contracted fight and that this is his life and what he likes to do, again that money is not his motivation anymore.

He gets asked if there are any chance that he switches organization if he does not get a new contract with the UFC and he says, no chance what so over. if he does not continue with the UFC then he much rather hang uå the gloves as he ses no point in fighting in an org which does not have the strongest opponents. Also he mentiones that his relations with the UFC are great and this is the only org he wants to fight for and if this is teh last fight he has nothing to feel sorry for as he had a great career and fought the best and came out the winner from most of these fights.

His currently at a fakutly of some sort where he works on this wresling and checks his conditioning with his cionditioning coach Jukic. read more >

He gets asked if there are any chance that he switches organization if he does not get a new contract with the UFC and he says, no chance what so over. if he does not continue with the UFC then he much rather hang uå the gloves as he ses no point in fighting in an org which does not have the strongest opponents. Also he mentiones that his relations with the UFC are great and this is the only org he wants to fight for and if this is teh last fight he has nothing to feel sorry for as he had a great career and fought the best and came out the winner from most of these fights.

Question: What has changed since changing teams?

He answers that he is more pedant (Not sure if this is a english word, but means when sombody is maticules) and thinks more of the details these days, also the years are there so its different from before where after a hard session he could go out with friends for a beer but now adays he much rather rest and recuperate.

Question: The biggest impact of course is your new main coach Ivan Hyppolite?

Thats Ivan was the right man for the job and he has been in Croatia in stints, also its a big difference wresling with punching bags (He is actually referring to the bags not medioker sparring partners of the past) daily compared with sparring with great strikers.

Question: How is your mental state which you have had problems with in your last couple of fights?

I continue to work on my mental strength and that through a sports therapist Renati Baric, she has helped me alot. Basically there are a couple of breating exercises and konsentrational once he has worked on and more but he does not wish to go into more detail of this.

Question: In Vancouver is waiting a dangerous striker in Pat Barry, have you studid him?

Of course I have, we talk about a solid fighter. Basically he is hungry for UFC success and it will be a tough fight but he belives in his own success and strenght.

Question: Barry is yet a stronger opponent the Rothwell?

Barry is a striker and as such he appeals to me. Wont need to defend take downs every sekund of the fight and can concentrate on the stand up.

Question: You biggest advantage is on the ground even if you have not used that part of your game very much in the past?

if there is an oppertunity I will for sure take him down, why not. But he has always looked at the ground as a last resort, he believes that he is more talented and technical in the standup then barray even if he is also very good at this part of the game.

Question: barry has said that he would like your autograf, will you give it to him.

“Well nice of him, that only shows we talk about a straight up fighter and a real sportmanship”. He respects him and if he wants it on the day that he will give it to him (I personally wish he sighs his foot and then when it connects…voila Autograf:ed)

Question: What about the future, if he winns against Barry will he ask for a big name!

He says he does not know, he will accept any fight as always but he points out lets do this fight first as he does not want to look past any fighter.

Question: How would you comment the current standings in the heavy weight division, its a stacked division and soon we also will have the title fight.

They are all great fighters, all come very good prepared for there fights. he comments Mir fight against Carwin and said he failed completly with executing his gameplan… basically he looked hypnotized in that fight. now lesnar has been sick so it all depends in what state he will ge returning and in his mind the two strongest young lions are Dos Santos and Cain.

Question: You still have a big pull with the fans, you are interesting for the media and the events you appear in are sold out in record time.

Of course it makes me happy, it all shows the growing popularity of the UFC. If only I am responsible of a little bit of this its a great honour.

Question: And as the final, whats does your last moth before the fight look like?

Ivan is coming for two weeks and then I’m traveling to Vancouver a week before the fight.

Mirko have fight against Pat Barry 12 june 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Bob Sapp came to Croatia because fight with  Sacha Weinpoltera.As soon as I get out from plane,all have commented: ‘This is the man who fought with Cro Cop’ all here know me.Sapp said, adding: Cro Cop was the toughest opponent in my career. He managed to inflict a very serious injury to me.And that is why I want to prove in Croatia and why I want a rematch against Filipovic.Public interest is directed towards the year 2003, when the beast was 30 kg lighter and Mirko Filipovic after the minute of fight K.O him.When I went to HR, all who know me, they asked me, “go to fight against Mirko”.Yes, he beat me, hurt me because that I want to fight against him again.Currently,excepting fights He engaged in acting.In movie Konan he is a main villain.He was a American Football player, in world of fight he stepped in because he thought that he can  use better his power.I had too much weight, to run fast.Now is new question: Can I be enough fast to fight in ring.In his career he lost all harder fights.But he defeated Ernest Host twice.Dont forget to post comment. Kliknite ‘contine reading ‘ za tekst na hrvatskom jeziku.

Tekst na Hrvatskom:

180 kg misica sletilo je  na Splitski aerodrom zbog obracuna u ringu protiv Sacha Weinpoltera.Zanimanje javnosti je usmjerena ka 2003 godini, kada je zvijer bila 30 kg laksa a Mirko filipovic nakon minutu borbe nokautirao ga slomivsi mu jagodicnu kost.Kad sam odlazio u HR svi koji me poznaju pitali su me “ides se boriti protiv mirka”.Da pobjedio me,ozlijedio me zbog toga DA Zelim uzvrat.Trenutno se pored borbi bavi i glumom.U filmu Konan bit ce glavni negativac.Tko je opasniji borac vi ili Konan?Definitivno ja.Nekada je bio igrac Americkog nogometa, u svijet borbi usao je jer je smatrao da svoju veliku snagu moze jos bolje iskoristiti.Imao sam previse kilograma da bih trcao tako brzo, sada je novo pitanje mogul u ringu biti dovoljno brz da se borim sa laksim borcima.Sap je u karijeri gubio sve teze borbe osim Mirka pobjedio ga je i Minotour.Ali ipak je savladao Ernest Hosta i to 2 puta.

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CroCop confirmed his new opponent on the Croatian TV.

“Since three days, I received information from the UFC  that my next opponent will be  Patrick Berry. He is a stand up fighter and I expect an attractive fight,” commented briefly Filipovic. fight will be at 12 june 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUpdate soon….

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I’m very disappointed that Rothwell had to pull out just a few days before the fight. According to Dana White our fight will be rescheduled, it might possibly happen as soon as April 10th in Abu Dhabi which would suit me. I was preparing for Ben Rothwell.

Props to Perosh for accepting the fight, there were other more high-profile UFC fighters who did not accept. But that’s understandable since they weren’t prepared at all. Perosh showed heart and I tried to be as fair as possible in that fight. I’m sorry he left the cage with an injury.

REPORTER: Are you satisfied with how your fight against Perosh.Did it go over as you wanted it or was it just pastime for you.
Mirko:Im disappointed that Rothwell had to pull out just days befor fight. According to Dane White our fight will be rescheduled im might possibly happen as soon as April 10th in Abu Dhabi which would suite me.I was preparing for Ben Rothwell.Props to Perosh for accepting the fight,there were other more high-profile UFC fighters who did not accept But that understandable since they werent prepared at all.perosh showed heart and i tried to be as fair as possible in that fight.Im sorry he left the cage with an injury.
REPORTER:So, whats the plan now? Will you take a rest after the fight?
Mirko:It depends, if im fighting in April i wnot have time for much of a rest.A few days may be and then its back to training.
REPORTER:The critics are favorable after this fight people say that you finally put on a good performance.
Mirko:Well, I dont know.Im not too happy with it.Im immensely greatful to perosh for accepting the fight, if he hadnt all my efforts throughout the last four months would have benn in vain.I spent four weeks in Amsterdam getting ready.If he had not stepped up I would have spent two weeks in Sidney for nothing so he has my thanks.As for the fight it self, he showed heart but i think the ref should have stopped after he received the cut.I fell bad for that elbow, thats why i tried to avoid fighting on the ground.I had significant weigh adventage, i was 8 kilos heavier and i knew somthing like that would happen.I didnt even wont to hit him after the elbow the first question Dane White asked me after the fight was why i didnt finish him i thought it made no sens, the blood was gushing out of his forhead and i didnt want to aggravate the injury.
REPORTER:What doors a victory in your next fight open for you?
Mirko:I dont know i’ll take it one the fight at a time and then we’ll see.Rothwell is first om agenda i nedd to beat him first then we’ll talk about it.

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