For my whole career, I didn't have sparring partners. I was frustrated when I came to the UFC because, after a few minutes of the first round, I would feel dead because I had no sparring partners. — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share Image
I'm not allowed to be woken up under any circumstances except if my house starts burning. Then my wife is authorised to wake me… — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
Even though I didn't do as well in the UFC as the rest of my career, I feel like I did everything that I… — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
Of course I will submit if I have a chance, but I always prefer to finish a fight in a stand-up position. — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
Nobody should underestimate me. When you have a self-made fighter like I am with the Pride belt I earned, it's not good to underestimate… — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
I'm not old. I'm 37, but I can do things that fighters 10 years younger cannot. I will prove that, or I will die trying. — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
I was training in an old garage - just a roof. And when its snowed, it would cover the floor, so I would have… — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
Saying that fights in Japan were fixed and that me, along with other guys like Silva, Minotauro, etc., did not win those fights legitimately… — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
Training is not the key. Head is the key. For me, it's head. How aggressive you will be. Who will attack first? But you… — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
The biggest shock was the first fight. I didn't know what to expect. I fought Fujita. At that time, he was one of the… — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
I wish you could see a new Cro Cop, 15 years younger. I wish it was possible. — Mirko Cro Cop Copy Share
