Mirko Cro-Cop To Return at UFC 99

According to Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s personal website, the Croation star will be making his return to mma competition at UFC 99 this summer in Germany. The next month, in February, Croation website dnevnik.hr featured a video with Mirko where he once again said he would be fighting at UFC 99.

We first reported the possibility of Cro-Cop fighting at UFC 99 when the Croation website Sportal first floated the rumor back in January.

Cro-Cop will reportedly face off against Mustapha Al-Turk when the UFC holds their June 13 event in Cologne, Germany.

The UFC has not made any officialy announcement yet, and the UFC 99 card is already rumored to feature 12 fights including a main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva.

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PRESS RELEASE: Cro Cop Back In UFC

These days the boys from Cro Cop team are training in full force. After a long break and highly demanding recovery process, Mirko Cro Cop is ready to fight in MMA again.

All problems with injuries are history and Cro Cop is very optimistic to start another chapter in his career:

"I feel great, the recovery process is going well and we train at high intensity now. I never had such a strong desire to prove myself and I’ll climb up again, or die trying."

Mirko’s next fight is set for June 13 in Germany, which means that he’s back in the UFC, a place that he didn’t have his best moments:

“I decided to fight in the UFC again, because of the stronger competition in the heavyweight division. My next opponent will be Mustapha Al-Turk. I didn’t do well in my first three appearances—I wasn’t myself. By returning to the cage I want to prove that I can still fight at highest level, no matter when or where.”

UFC 99 will be Cro Cop’s first fight this year with the possibility of three fights coming by years end.

"It’s hard to talk about concrete plans, but I would really like to fight at least three times this year. I wish to fight against quality opponents and to fight my way up to a title shot, but for now, I’ll focus only on my next fight and after that we’ll see what’s going to be on the menu next," says Cro Cop.

Although the UFC 99 card looks stacked, it seems that the UFC officials can see the benefits of hiring a top European fighter for their first ever UFC show in Germany.

“I want to say thank you Mr. Dana White for your interest and for an invitation back to the UFC. I owe you a lot from our first deal, and I’ll make it up to you," promises Cro Cop.

All news related to Mirko Cro Cop’s career are posted on Mirko’s official MMA-ID profile on http://www.mma-id.com/CROCOP and Mirko’s official homepage http://www.mirko-crocop.com.

Yours truly,
The CROCOP Team

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