Cro Cop decides to quit UFC career – White
In the UFC, Mirko Cro Cop will finish his career, Dana White has confirmed.
Following Cro Cop’s, his contract has officially ended, which earned the Croatian Submission of the Night honors. Cro Cop suddenly showed he still has the heart and talent to defy his 35 years, having twice been knocked down in round one, battling back to put Barry on the mat before snapping on the rear naked choke.
The demand to see Cro Cop will be high, after such an outstanding performance, but he claimed that his career was over.
He said, “Most of the training proved to me that I am now too old for this, I don’t know about a new contract with the UFC. I believe that I gave this game a lot; I fought with the greatest fighters. For 20 years, I lived this life and now I have no motivation for the fight, no mental strength for all the Spartan training. I am no longer so hungry for victory. I will not stop training, but if I am asleep I’ll stay in bed and practice an hour later.”
The former PRIDE Grand Prix champion will be tried to be convinced to fight again, admits White. However, he insists Cro Cop will not be seen entering any other organization’s ring, if the president fails.
“We’re going to talk to Mirko, and see what Mirko wants to do, Mirko has said to me and Lorenzo [Fertitta] both that he wants to finish his career here, and yeah we plan on him finishing his career here with the UFC ” , explained White.
Between Cro Cop and White, the relationship has never been better, proven by the light-heavyweight’s cheeky plea to a ‘stingy’ White for a Submission of the Night bonus. When his career ends, the fighter himself admits he plans to become an ambassador for the UFC.
“Definitely I will stick around with the UFC. Definitely, Fighting or not, I would like to stay in contract with them. We will see. I will sit with Dana and we will talk “, stated Cro Cop.
