New: Mirko CROCOP Video Interview
February 18, 2009 by admin
Mirko Crocop has spoken with Croatian news site Nova, and answered a few questions.
Updated Translation from the great guys at Betwwx.com and MMAconvert.com
Interviewer: How is your knee?Cro Cop: Well every thing is all right. They didn’t amputate my leg so I guess the operation was a success. (Joking) I’m satisfied with the recovery. Its getting better every day. I’m doing some light work.
Interviewer: You’re doing some weight work/upper body work at the moment? Cro Cop: That’s right. I’m mostly working from my back. I cant use my legs. I plan to start boxing in April.
I was better prepared than your average knee reconstruction patient. I was putting of the operation for quite some time and in the mean time was doing the required exercise for recovery. So my comeback will be ahead of schedule. Six days after my operation I was already doing some exercises. I plan to be using both my hands and legs in sparing and ground work in May.
Interviewer: Where will you make your comeback?There is a great possibility that I will be fighting for the UFC in Cologne, Germany. I don’t know my opponent yet. But I’m very confident that we’ll come to an agreement with the UFC and that I’ll fight for them in June. There are other offers on the table also.
Interviewer: Do you have any idea as to who you’ll face?I’ve heard that I could be facing Randy Couture. That would a great. Then again its not up to me or him but management so we’ll have to wait and see. But I’m sure he’d also be interested in that fight.
Update:
Sources are confirming that Randy Couture is not interested in fighting Mirko Crocop on the UFC 99 card. Mirko Crocop mentioned in a Video interview that he would like to fight Randy Couture, and would be more than Happy to fight Couture. However, Randy confirmed to FightersOnlyMag that he is not interested in this match-up.
Yes!
GOD can here me thank u GOD WAR MIRKO
I would luv to watch Mirko fight, but not if he isn’t feeling 100% and that too with Randy, he is a great tachnician, another loss for Mirko and that would destroy him….but I still vote for a KO by Mirko 2nd Round…GO MIRKO!!!!
fuckin idiot on sherdog said he was confirmed.
he even just fuckin said he has tons of different offers.
fuckin retards
I’m confused. I do not speak Croatian but the English summary below the interview indicates that, in the interview, Mirko has confirmed participating in UFC 99 but Randy Couture as a possible opponent is only speculation at this time. Is this what is conveyed in the interview? Would someone who speaks Croatian confirm the accuracy of the summary. One would think that a televised interview posted on February 18 would not be rumour!
YES this is what I have been hopeing for Cro Cop is an insperation to me as a young guy with great kickboxing skills wanting to fight in MMA
WAR CRO COP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MIRKO CRO COP……..You are the biggest inspiration in my life. There is so many fighters i love like Frank Mir ,Antonio Rodrigo Nogera, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans. But none of these guys are as good as you are. I hope you feel better next time you fight . i love you man