 CroCop says he's fighting in the U.S. in October!!
New interview. The last question, and moreso CroCop's answer is the most interesting part
JL:you fought silva 4 yrs ago under special rules which led the fight to the draw
MCC: when we fought in 2002, i was clueless about the ground game, but i think that landed more. i asked for special rules, because back then i was before and after that fight - k-1 figher, and it's hard to adjust to different styles. but all i asked was 5 x 3mins rounds, and draw if fight ends without stoppage.
JL: what was your impressions about silva?
MCC: silva is top fighter, but he behaves little strange, on pride tournamenst he's always looks indifferent and modest, turning his head away form other fighters, and then in the ring he acts like a madman
JL: who'll be in the GP final?
MCC: barnett could suprise minotauro, and i'll beat silva for sure
JL: since 2000, you haven't got 2 fights in one night, could this be a problem for you?
MCC: therefore it's important to end up the semifinal fight asap, ko victory would give me huge advantage
JL: before you fight against fedor, you had a problem with adjsuting at time-diffrerence between croatia and japan?
MCC: that's why i'm planning to go to japan on wednesday morning, which means that i'll be in tokyo in thursday morning, and time till my sunday fight i'll try to sleep in my regular "croatian rhythm", and after the fight - in monday morning - i'll coming back to zagreb
JL: are you missing summer vacations with you family somewhere on adriatic coast?
MCC: 10 years passed since i hadn't been there - so my answer is no. i'm not fan of being by the sea and just lying on the beach
JL: is the end of you career near?
MCC: when you among the best and not having troubles with the injuries - there is no point to think about ending the career. in mma "golden ages" lasts till the age of 35 , fighters are maturing late and thats why their careers last so long
JL: why you had to gave up of using shorty's song "doši u vinkovce" as your entrance song?
MCC: at the end of the GP, when i take this cup in my hands i'll ask them to play shorty's song, unfortunatelly japanese organizers insisted that i use duran duran's "wild boys" cause it's more recognizable for the fans
JL: have you got any problems with your condition in your last fights?
MCC: i heard this one a million times lately, everyone knows all about football, politics and mma. i explained a number of times that i'm not un-fit but i'm having problems with my breathing cause cartlidge in my nose is broken and this causing me problems, that's why i'm using every possible moment in the ring to breath thru my mouth. and for ordinary fans it seems that i'm breathless and out of shape. soon i'll go to solve this problem with a surgery. - i wanna breathe normally.
and probably the most interesting part:
JL: you've mentioned in many occasions that you'd love to fight in usa?
MCC: i'll fight there soon, maybe even this year in october, but not under pride or ufc, but under one other organization who just have started their business, their offer is excellent and i'll very likely accept it
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