Cro Cop Back In UFC?

[Beam&Coke]

We’ve been flooded with e-mails on this one in the last 24 hours. The Mirko Cro Cop deal for the 6/13 UFC show is that Cro Cop has not yet signed his contract so the fight isn’t being advertised, but everyone is still under the impression Cro Cop is fighting on the show in Cologne, Germany. They wanted Cro Cop to sell tickets to people coming in from Croatia, but the longer they wait to announce it, the harder it’ll be to get people to travel in. They were hopeful it could be signed by tomorrow but there is a holdup that doesn’t have to do with Cro Cop/UFC negotiations.

http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/9484/124/

Doesn't look good

[keithlewis]

After weeks of speculation, the news is finally official – international superstar Mirko Cro Cop is returning to the UFC. One of the most feared strikers in MMA history, the 34-year old resident of Zagreb, Croatia will be taking on England’s Mostapha Al-Turk in main card action on June 13th’s UFC 99 card at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

The 2006 PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix champion, Cro Cop (24-6-2) holds wins over Wanderlei Silva, Josh Barnett, Hidehiko Yoshida, Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Heath Herring. And though he only went 1-2 in his first UFC stint in 2007, he is unbeaten in three straight bouts since then and is looking forward to making a run for the UFC crown his second time around.

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=20176

[TheBrokenVow]

NO WARMUP FIGHT

C'mon, to call Al-Turk anything other than a warm-up is ridiculous. He's not a good fighter... dangerous, but he shouldn't be able to keep up at all with A+ fighters. CC should win this, but I honestly don't expect to see an impressive performance.

[keithlewis]

I don't think Al-Turk has a good chance but any fighter in the UFC shouldn't be considered easy.

[broncofan]

NO WARMUP FIGHT

C'mon, to call Al-Turk anything other than a warm-up is ridiculous. He's not a good fighter... dangerous, but he shouldn't be able to keep up at all with A+ fighters. CC should win this, but I honestly don't expect to see an impressive performance.

Who has CC beat since he left the UFC?