So much for Mirko “Crocop” Filipovic’s second run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Soon after beating Mostapha al-Turk on Saturday at UFC 99, Filipovic told UFC officials that he has signed a three-fight deal with the Japanese organization Dream, Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole first reported. The news was later confirmed to me in an e-mail from Mike Kogan, who runs the U.S. operation of Dream’s parent company, Fighting and Entertainment Group.
UFC had signed Filipovic for a one-fight deal, and the two sides were talking about a longer term contract. Earlier this week, Filipovic spoke justifying himself to UFC’s fans and owners because of his disappointing 1-2 record in 2007 during his first run in the organization.
“He didn’t keep his word,” UFC President Dana White told Iole.
DREAM confirms CroCop post-UFC 99 deal
So much for Mirko “Crocop” Filipovic’s second run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Soon after beating Mostapha al-Turk on Saturday at UFC 99, Filipovic told UFC officials that he has signed a three-fight deal with the Japanese organization Dream, Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole first reported. The news was later confirmed to me in an e-mail from…
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