Another turn has been made in the Mirko Cro Cop caseas UFC COO Lorenzo Fertitta took a private plane to Cro Cop’s home in Zagreb, Croatia to make the former PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix champion an offer he simply cannot refuse.
According to Croatian website Index.hr Fertitta flew into Croatia to meet with Cro Cop for a few hours where it seems that the fighter may very well be coming back in the UFC fold.
“A source tells us that CroCop got an offer that is simply non-refusable,” the article states. “CroCop will almost certainly look at the returning to the strongest MMA league in the world currently knows.”
A part of the negotiations is reporting that Cro Cop would be able to compete more frequently where his deal over the phone with UFC President Dana White had Cro Cop competing almost every 6 months which lead to further reports that Cro Cop signed with the Japanese based DREAM promotion.
However, Cro Cop along with his manger have vehemently denied those reports and is still a free agent. Last month at UFC 99 Mirko Cro Cop made his return to the Octagon for the first time since UFC 75 back in September of 2007 and picked up a first round TKO victory over Mostapha Al-Turk and evening up his UFC record to 2-2 and making his overall MMA record at 25-6-2 with 1 no-contest.
We will keep you posted on any further details regarding Cro Cop and the UFC’s recent contract negotiations.
