Back in March of this year, a kickboxing event was held in Zagreb, Croatia.  It was called “Final Fight: Cro Cop vs Sefo” which was supposed to make you believe that Mirko Cro Cop was retiring.  Pat yourself on the back if you saw right through the obvious troll job.  Croatians aren’t great at tricking people.  In fact, only Mauro Ranallo falls for their pranks.  The truth is, CroCop will never retire until he feels like it.  Your criticism and doubt doesn’t factor into his decision making process.  In most sports, you’d admire that kind of determination, but in combat sports, we react differently for various reasons.  Here’s what Mirko had to say about it.

"If you ask me, when I look deep into my soul, of course I would like to fight MMA again," Filipovic said. "People don't get it. Martial arts is my life.""My motivation now is to prove to everyone that I'm still capable of being in the cage. I'm not old. I'm 37, but I can do things that fighters 10 years younger cannot. I will prove that, or I will die trying."

Since we can’t stop CroCop from fighting, we can only hope that he doesn’t get hurt in the interest of whatever is left of Gary LaPlante’s sanity.  Even if CroCop gets hurt, he seems OK with it.  I’d end this paragraph with my opinion, but it’s completely irrelevant because CroCop doesn’t care.  In all likelihood, I’ll continue to watch him fight regardless of how relevant the contest is in the grand scheme of things.  So will you, stop trying to tell everyone in the room you won’t.  They probably don’t follow MMA and you’re only lying to yourself. [Source]

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+10 # synthsis 2012-08-08 10:11

bbbbuuuutt but but.....PRIDE NEVER DIE!!!!!!

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-10 # Sambro 2012-08-08 10:26

Crocop just woke up from the Gonzaga fight.

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-2 # TIMinBALTIMORE 2012-08-08 17:18

Quoting SST:

Crocop just woke up from the Gonzaga fight.

Lmaooooooo

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+18 # raoulduke666 2012-08-08 11:17

Cro Cop is a big boy and can do whatever he wants. Do I want to see him fight in the UFC? No. Maybe a few fights in the One FC? That could be entertaining

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+10 # Guest 2012-08-08 11:22

Mirko, you dont need to prove nothing, if you wanna fight, fight for another reason... like be world champion

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+15 # Guest 2012-08-08 11:24

"I'm not old. I'm 37, but I can do things that fighters 10 years younger cannot."

Like sing in a car with pat barry.

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+4 # Guest 2012-08-08 12:56

Sometimes fighters have to be saved from themselves, you can now add Cro Cop to that list now

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+5 # Guest 2012-08-08 13:17

He really might die trying to prove it...just chill

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-7 # Guest 2012-08-08 13:34

BigggGerJ stole my joke so ill make up a new one. How can he still fight when his left leg's at the cemetery and his right one is hospitalized?

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0 # Guest 2012-08-08 16:52

Wish granted, you will die.

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+1 # Guest 2012-08-09 01:04

Like uncel shale said(Big words from a guy who's been carried out more than chinese food)

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0 # Guest 2012-08-09 04:35

Yeah, cos impressing fans or proving you can fight is more important than your kids having a dad, or your wife having a husband, or your parents having a son! C'mon dude, sit and read, do something else, it's like losing 3 fingers while playing that game with the knife and saying "I can do better" what for, just go away. You failed before, while being younger, what's the difference now?

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