Dream.10: Cro Cop vs. Mighty Mo
Less than a week after apparently snubbing the UFC for Japanese mixed martial arts promoter Dream, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic…
Less than a week after apparently snubbing the UFC for Japanese mixed martial arts promoter Dream, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has agreed to fight Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga on July 20 in Saitama, Japan, a source familiar with negotiations for Dream 10 told SI.com Wednesday.
Aided by an inadvertent poke to the eye, Filipovic, 34, defeated Mostapha Al-Turk (6-5) midway through the first round of their UFC 99 fight in Cologne, Germany, last Saturday. Afterward, the popular Croatian striker, best known for capturing Pride’s 2006 open-weight grand prix tournament and going the distance against Fedor Emelianenko, reportedly informed UFC president Dana White that he planned on signing a three-fight deal to compete in Dream.