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Friday, Mar 01, 2019

Mirko “Cro Cop” Announces Retirement After Reporting Hospitalization Due to Stroke

Mirko “Cro Cop”

By FCF Staff

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has retired from fighting in the past, only to return, but the legendary fighter is reporting his career is definitely over, after having a stroke.

The Croatian fighter recently reported on Nova TV that he had been hospitalized due to a stroke, and as a result, he can longer fight. According to a follow-up report from MMA Junkie, “Cro Cop” relayed on the show:

“I will never enter the ring again. I cannot let anyone hit me. I have to have (an MRI) in three months, (and) after that I will train again, boxing bags, but there is no such thing as a fight.”

 

“Cro Cop” also reported his retirement and the stroke via social media.

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Dragi prijatelji,zadnja borba je bila i moja posljednja borba.nekoliko puta sam najavljivao kraj pa se vracao jer je to bilo jace od mene ali sada je zaista kraj.u ponedjeljak na jutarnjem treningu dozivio sam mozdani udar.da ne duljim,imao sam ogromnu srecu da me nije paraliziralo ili deformiralo lice.danas sam izasao iz bolnice i osjecam se dobro,i nadam se da ce tako i ostati.liječničke upute i upozorenja sam shvatio vise nego ozbiljno i sada je ispred mene faza oporavka gdje moram biti vrlo discipliniran.nakon cca 3 mjeseca ukoliko magnetna rezonanca pokaze da je oporavak bio uspjesan moći cu nastaviti sa treninzima ali vise nikada necu smjeti sparirati i primati udarce u glavu jer bi to bilo prerizično a kamoli se boriti.ali sve je to zivot.ovo je upozorenje koje sam ozbiljno shvatio.zahvaljujem svima koji ste me pratili tokom moje karijere i bili uz mene i u pobjedama i u porazima.imao sam bogatu i jako dugu karijeru i zaista nemam žaliti za ičim.hvala svima❤️

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The 44-year-old Filipovic, who is coming off a decision win over Roby Nelson at Bellator 216 last month, retires from MMA having gone 38-11-2, 1 NC. “Cro Cop” also went 26-8 in kickboxing competition.

posted by FCF Staff @ 4:58 pm
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