Cro Cop admitted after UFC 103 that he doesn't have the passion for MMA. Croatian gladiator Mirko Filipovic didn't make any excuses for him self or anyone else after a new failure in the UFC octagon in Dallas. Defeat from the Brazilian "stallion" Junior dos Santos best describes hes own sentence: I fu#% up, and that's it.
Its obvious your far from a champion form?
Maybe those who say I'm for old metal scrap yard are right. Its obvious i cant break the psychological barrier in the octagon. In addition there is 20 years of Spartacus training behind me, its come to some fatigue. Years have caught up to me, "I'm eaten by saturation" (hes a bit fed up).
What exactly happened at to stoppage in the 3rd round?
Dos Santos hit me with hes fist in the eye and slashed my eyelid. Blood and sweet compliantly blurred my sight field, i stood like a blind man in the cage. In one moment at the end of the fight i confused the referee and the opponent. Later on it was reviled that the inside from my eyelid broke from the punch.
In the locker room I got four stitches.
Did you on surrender on your own or was it the referees initiative?
No, i didn't give up, nor did i asked the referee to stop it. It was hes call.
Did the referee stop the fight premature?
It doesn't matter, i would have lost on points regardless.
Did Dos Santos surprise u with hes aggressiveness and strength?
Simply, he's younger, hungrier, more motivated. He wanted to win more.
The blood on Santos face shows that you were not completely harmless?
I broke his arcade, several times I hit well, but overall speaking, it was my failure.
Where did that lethal HK vanish?
The surface was slippery as glass. A couple of times i almost landed on my butt trying to do the high-kick. However, that's no alibi. That was not a performance people would buy tickets for.
So what did hinder you in Dallas?
The hunger for wining is missing. I became a "ziheras" (some who only does safe things. dose not take risks), I'm not wiling to risk anymore. I thank everyone who supported me, all who cheered for me and everyone who helped me to prepare for a duel against Dos Santos. I'm sorry I have disappointed them.
