Rumor: Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic Offered Fight at UFC 99?

Croatian website Sportal is reporting that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has been offered a fight contract with the UFC to fight on the upcoming UFC 99 fight card this summer in Cologne, Germany.

The report also states that Filipovic has an offer from FEG to fight against Alistair Overeem in a K-1 rules bout and later fights under MMA rules in DREAM.

To say Filipovic had a disappointing stay in the UFC would be a huge understatement. After defeating a clearly overmatched Eddie Sanchez in his UFC debut, “Cro Cop” lost his next two fights. A brutal head-kick KO loss to Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 70 and a lackluster decision loss to Cheick Kongo at UFC 75 led to Mirko’s release from the UFC and a return to fighting in Japan.

Filipovic just recently underwent knee surgery to repair some torn ligaments following his victory over Hong Man Choi on the Fields Dynamite 2008!! fight card. When asked about Filipovic possibly fighting on the upcoming UFC 100 fight card this summer, UFC president Dana White didn’t rule out the possibility of Mirko’s return to the UFC, so there may be some decent credibility to this report.

[Source: NoHoldsBarredShow]