Surely, you remember from last week when Mirko Cro Cop challenged Alistair Overeem to fight him for honor in his basement when it was announced that their rematch would not be taking place on this year’s K-1 Dynamite!! card. Well, in the video above, Alistair’s camp Golden Glory responds to Mirko’s challenge, and as you probably expected, they turned it down. Instead, they’d rather wait for the fight to be booked by an organization that will pay them. The video is translated below courtesy of Free Fight Videos.
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No Overeem-Cro Cop Rematch On NYE
November 28th, 2008
If Alistair Overeem wants to fight Mirko Cro Cop in the next month, it looks like he’s going to have to take Cro Cop up on his offer to battle it out in his basement. According to Free Fight Videos, K-1 made the announcement yesterday that the rematch would not take place on NYE at Dynamite!! 2008.
In yesterdays press conference for Fields Dynamite FEG executive Sadaharu Tanigawa made if official that Mirko Cro Cop would not be fighting Alistair Overeem.
“Alistair is begging for this fight but this fight will not go ahead on New Years Eve at Fields Dynamite. We will look to match them up on a different card.”
No official word on why the match was scratched. Did FEG just not think there was any interest for the bout? I don’t know, but Free Fight Videos seems to think a rubber match between Overeem and Sergei Kharitonov could take its place instead. Not a bad fight, but to be honest, I’d really like to see Overeem and Cro Cop settle their differences sooner rather than later. Who knows, maybe Overeem will accept Mirko’s challenge, you know, if he’s into that whole fighting for honor thing.
Cro Cop Responds To Overeem’s Latest Claims, Challenges Him To Fight For Honor In His Gym
November 26th, 2008
More DREAM.6 photos at MMAWeekly.com
The ongoing feud between Mirko Cro Cop and Alistair Overeem has been anything but dull. Overeem has called Cro Cop out more times than I can keep track of. His latest move was to tell Sherdog.com that Cro Cop didn’t want to fight him NYE and refused to sign the contract. Well, like every other time Overeem has opened his mouth, Cro Cop has responded once again.
Fabricio Werdum To Affliction? Overeem-Cro Cop Set For NYE? (Update - Overeem-CC Not Signed)
November 24th, 2008
Fabricio Werdum may be out of work now, but he might not be for much longer. According to an interview on Brazilian website, Tatame.com.br, Werdum says he’s currently in negotiations with Affliction, DREAM, and Sengoku, but it sounds like he’s leaning more towards Affliction where he can “fight the best in the world.” Werdum also mentioned that the UFC wanted to cut his pay in half, thus leading to his departure.
Biggest MMA Upsets, Arona’s Best Heavyweight, Cro Cop Denies Sparring With Murder Suspect
November 4th, 2008
More EliteXC Heat photos at CombatLifestyle.com
Written by Robert K
No matter what the media or fans’ perceptions of the quality of a fighter is, the odds are the ultimate reality check. And hence, there is no better way to judge the surprise of an upset than the betting lines.
1 Comment | Filed under: Brock Lesnar, Editorials, Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic, Randy Couture, UFC 91: Couture vs LesnarOlympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii Wants To Fight Cro Cop And Hong Man Choi
November 4th, 2008
Olympic Judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii has been making headlines recently for his decision to fight professionally in mixed martial arts instead of competing in the 2012 Olympics. He’s already proclaimed his desire to fight the consensus number one heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, and now you can add two more to that list—Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic and Hong Man Choi.
The story comes from Croatian news site Dnevnik.hr. It’s translated in its entirety below by our good friend Robert K from Betwwx.com.
Playing Catch-Up
October 29th, 2008
Since we’ve been out of action for a day and a half, there’s quite a few stories that we missed. It doesn’t look like anything major broke, so I’m just gonna do a run down of what we missed so we can get back on track.
Is The UFC In Alistair Overeem’s Future? Focused On Cro Cop For Now
October 7th, 2008
Alistair Overeem has been making quite a name for himself in the heavyweight division lately. He appears to be a new fighter, better than ever, at his new weight class. His chance to prove he had truly arrived as one of the division’s upper-echelon fighters evaded him on Sept. 23 however. The long-anticipated fight with Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ was his opportunity to solidify his status as a top-ten heavyweight. However, despite his dominating performance, he failed to keep his knees out of Cro Cop’s groin and the fight was ruled a no-contest. He’ll likely get another chance on NYE with a rematch against the Croatian, however, that may not be the only thing Alistair has to look forward to in the future.
Notable Quotes: Rampage On Wandy, Alvarez On Diaz, Cro Cop On Fear Of Failing
October 2nd, 2008
We’ve been inundated in recent weeks with tons of news and rumors of big fights coming in the next few months. Wanderlei Silva and Rampage Jackson’s third meeting was finally made official earlier today. Eddie Alvarez vs. Nick Diaz is one of EliteXC’s worst kept secrets for their next Showtime card, and Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ definitely wants his chance at redemption against Alistair Overeem on NYE. Three of the fighters involved in these matches recently spoke out on their upcoming fights. Here’s what they had to say.
Cro Cop Ready For Overeem Rematch With Redesigned Cup
September 28th, 2008
By Olieng.
On a more serious note, the Croatian news is reporting in this video that Cro Cop is expected to return to training in two weeks, however he isn’t out of the woods yet since complications from the groin shots may still arise.
