Filipovic finally finds passion
A reporter prefaced a question about whether he’d be able to regain his past success by noting you’re not an…
A reporter prefaced a question about whether he’d be able to regain his past success by noting you’re not an old man. Filipovic, though, misheard the question, and he reacted quickly.
Are you saying I’m an old man? he asked, his voice flaring angrily.
He’s only 37, old for a fighter, perhaps, but definitely not an old man. And Filipovic, who is only 6-5 with one no contest since leaving Pride, doesn’t feel like he’s an old man.
He’s likely to get cut if he loses to Nelson, and he knows it. But he is adamant that when he leaves the UFC, it’s going to be on his own terms.
Right now, I feel this isn’t my last fight, he said. Definitely not. I am going to beat Roy Nelson. I don’t feel this is the end. Not at all. I am still Cro Cop. I am fighting for victory. I am fighting to show the people who buried me alive after I lost two fights in a row that I can ‘raise from the grave.’
I won’t lose three fights in a row. I am still me, I am still Cro Cop. I know I must win this fight to still be in the UFC. I have to win. I don’t underestimate Nelson. He hits hard with wild hooks and has a chin of iron, but I know I will beat him. If I lose, I will apologize for wasting everyone’s time.
