CroCop cut over eye, stitched and staying in fight
Just 24 hours after learning that his kickboxer opponent Ben Rothwell is out ot UFC 110 and will be replaced…
Just 24 hours after learning that his kickboxer opponent Ben Rothwell is out ot UFC 110 and will be replaced by a 2nd degree black belt in BJJ, Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic has reportedly had more bad news. Croatian website MMA Axion reported this morning that Filipovic was sparring with his team mate Sasa Mucnjak when he received a bad cut above the eyeline. The cut was stitched and Filipovic has declined to pull out of the fight, saying he will not let weeks of hard preparation go to waste.
The UFC allegedly asked Randy Couture and Quinton ‘Ramapge’ Jackson if they would take the fight with Filipovic at short notice but both turned it down flat.
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