Legendary mixed martial artist and kickboxer Mirko Cro Cop announced his withdrawal from his upcoming fight at UFC: Seoul and suddenly retired Monday night. The news, like WWE star Randy Orton’s finishing move, came completely out of nowhere…and also came just a couple of weeks out from his bout.
Oh, Mirko! Say it ain’t so! Won’t you please say it ain’t so!
It’s a strange turn and while he made the post on his Facebook page in his native Croation, a quick Google translate yields a fairly straightforward explanation. According to Cro Cop, he suffered a shoulder injury training for his fight in Seoul (which would have been against the unheralded Anthony Hamilton) and, 80 fights deep into his combat sports career, he is just too worn out to continue.
Between MMA and kickboxing, Cro Cop has over 80 fights to his name. Photo by Sherdog.com.
That said, this fight also comes following a dust-up between Cro Cop and Reebok about their constrictive uniform policies. Want to find out the real reason he might be retiring? Well, read on, then!
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