There wasn’t a whole lot of news to report today—just some trash talkin’, sponsorship deals, and Rampage’s new home away from home—so I thought I would pass along a few rumors that have surfaced.
Actually, the Affliction rumors aren’t really rumors at all since they came straight from Affliction VP Tom Atencio. First, Tom confirmed rumors that Jerome LeBanner may sign with the organization to fight Tim Sylvia at Affliction 3.
Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic and Jerome LeBanner were supposed to square off at DREAM.4 on June 15, but Nokaut.com claims the fight is being moved to DREAM.5 on July 20 due to an unconfirmed K-1 bout involving LeBanner and Semmy Schilt on June 29. This may work out in Cro Cop’s favor. He recently suffered a minor leg injury in training.
Nokaut discussed the situation with Cro Cop:
“Yes, I’m going to fight on July 20. I was looking forward to appearing on the DREAM 4 card on June 15 and I based my preparations on that. I suffered a minor leg injury last week, but it doesn’t affect my trainings. During a wrestling session, I slipped and felt pain in my left knee, but the medical exams have confirmed that no damage was done. I’m wearing a special bandage just as a precaution.”
The postponement only leaves LeBanner with an extra week in between fights, however LeBanner is a K-1 fighter first and foremost so it makes sense that he would want to make sure he was 100% for his kickboxing match.
It’s important to note that neither fighter has confirmed this match as of yet.
After Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ easily dismantled Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 1, he asked for a tougher opponent in his next fight. It appears he got his wish, sort of. According to MMA-ID.com, his opponent will be Jerome LeBanner, a world-class K-1 kickboxer, at Dream 4. LeBanner, however, lacks experience in MMA with his 3-1 record. But, that probably won’t matter in this bout though with Cro Cop standing at the other corner of the ring. Cro Cop, a former K-1 kickboxer himself, is not fond of the ground fighting aspect of mixed martial arts and prefers to stand, strike and kick people’s heads off with his left leg.
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