Cro Cop Plans To Finish His UFC Contract, Considers Seeing Psychiatrist

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October 10th, 2009

Mirko Cro Cop Exits The Cage At UFC 103

It’s often said that hardcore drug addicts have to hit rock bottom before they can turn their lives around.

Can the same be said for Mirko Cro Cop whose career has fallen into an downward spiral that he just can’t seem to pull out of? I don’t know, but in an interview with Nokaut.com (translated by Fighter’s Only) Cro Cop certainly sounds like he hit rock bottom following his loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 103.

“I was very, very disturbed after the loss to Dos Santos. I was in such a state that I wished to hang myself in my hotel room so I would be gone. Three losses in my last seven fights is nothing but a disaster to me. That’s a terrible score and I’m not happy about it”

In the Dos Santos fight, Cro Cop’s problems inside the cage seemed to be more mental than anything else, something we’ve seen him struggle with at various points in his career. The good news is he’s actually considering doing something about it now.

“I already know some things that I did wrong both in the fight and in the preparation for the fight, but there are many questions that remain to be answered. I am seriously thinking about hiring a psychiatrist to help me out. I have already made some calls about it.“

I’m always reluctant to suggest that someone needs to seek out therapy, but in this case, I think it would be a step in the right direction. Georges St. Pierre, among countless other professional athletes, have worked with sports psychologists. It worked wonders for GSP, so maybe it can do the same for Cro Cop.

Either way, Mirko says he’s not retiring, fighting is his life and he plans to fulfill the two fights he has remaining on his UFC contract.

“If someone offered me millions of dollars to quit my career right now I would not accept it. [Fighting] is my life and I don’t know any other way to live…I will make some changes in my training, because I wish to fight twice more in the UFC. I am a fighter, and I will find the motivation and strength I need.”

Here’s to hoping you do Mirko. No one wants to see what we saw at UFC 103 again.

Image via Sherdog

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  • Billdo

    I hope the shrink tell him to drop to 205.

  • Logan

    yea i think he would do much better at 205 considering the size and strength of the new brand of heavyweights like lesnar carwin and velasquez.

  • Mark Dorsey

    Commissions should be really careful giving him another fight with him saying he wanted to kill himself. Not normal talk…

  • http://round1 jmsdevils

    I dont like the drop to 205 , it seems every time a love mma fighter stays in the game to long or has a streak of losses it always time for them to move weight classes – i dont think that is the case here, he can fight with the big boys, he just needs to get his head right – he even said after the fight that he just wasn’t into it. he did not have any hart, look at how many kicks he has thrown in all his ufc fights. Its way off the pride days – hes just a differnt fighter in his head ! i hope he gets right

  • http://twitter.com/1Atom Atom

    This could have been lost in translation, but there is a difference between a psychologist (PhD that does counseling) and a psychiatrist (M.D. that counsels AND can prescribe medication) I would doubt that CC is going to see a psychiatrist, but it could also be that the two professions are one in the same in Croatia. I also agree with the 205 plan, it looks like he could shed the pounds.

    • http://www.mmaconvert.com Steve Barry

      Yeah, he probably meant a sports psychologist.

  • http://www.mmaconvert.com Steve Barry

    I’d like to see him go to 205 too. I agree with devils that his problems are mental more than anything, but maybe fighting guys his own size would help with that. I really can’t think of anyone good he had to fight in PRIDE that was significantly bigger than him with maybe the exception of Aleks. The heavyweight division has obviously changed since then, so maybe he needs to make a change too. It couldn’t hurt. He’s stubborn though, so I’m not too optimistic it will happen.

  • BreakUrNeck

    Ok..I’ll let you all in on something…the hang himself comment wasn’t meant as a threat or to be real..he was just disgusted with himself..that’s the way people in Croatia express themselves..I should’ve just killed myself or something stupid like that..if he was really gonna do it, he would’ve done it. I am croatian…err..Canadian…err American..long story..but I’ve been back ‘home’ many times..that’s how those people tick. I think he can still fight with the heavyweights..I think he needs to see a psychologist for his mental blocks..but honestly I’d love to see him train in North America..like Extreme Coutoure..get into a good camp..hell even the Wolf’s Den there in England. He needs to get up to snuff with what everyone else is doing..I dont doubt he’s got the skills..just the lacking of exposure to different fighters and techniques.

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