The wave of retirement appears to be coming to the UFC, after Quinton “Rampage” Jackson stated that he no longer wanted to fight, now it was the turn of the former Pride champion, Mirko crocop warn you that your gloves are hanging up. The news was published by the Nokaut website, famous for having sources linked to the Croatian fighter.
“I have no motivation left and it’s time to leave MMA. Thank you to all of you for your support,” he said.
With a successful career in K-1, the fighter made the transition to MMA through Pride and became one of the most feared strikers in the world. In 2006 the consecration came. Knocking Out Wanderlei Silva and Josh Barnett on the same night, Mirko became the show's absolute GP champion, which earned him a big contract with the UFC.
However, in Ultimate Cro Cop he was unsuccessful. He debuted with a victory over Eddie Sanchez, but was surpassed by Gabriel Napao and Cheick Congo successively. After a brief stint with Dream, Mirko returned to Ultimate and beat Mostapha Al-Turk. In the fight that could be worth his redemption, Cro Cop was dominated by the Brazilian Junior Gypsy at UFC-103 and ended up withdrawing from the fight.
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