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Mirko not fighting on NYE
By Zach Arnold | December 12, 2006
Here are the article links. Anyone who knows Croatian and can translate could help us out in a big way.
- MMA Weekly: Mirko Cro Cop gone from PRIDE 12/31 Saitama event
- Vecernji List: Mirko out due to ligament injury
- Jutarnji: Key word for Mirko absence is ‘ligament’
Plus, here’s the post that has set off the rumors about Fedor not fighting on the 12/31 Saitama event.
Quick question: If you were in DSE’s shoes, what would you do if both Fedor & Mirko were not available for the 12/31 show? Would you double-down and get super-aggressive to put on a big bang? Would you scale the show down and use a lot of Japanese fighters (like Kondo)? Or would you cancel the show and cut your losses?
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Could he be going to the UFC? Only time will tell.
Pride Shockwave ’06 is turning into a glorified Bushido show. Not that I mind, since I loved Bushido.
One bloke gave me a online translator and……Well…..look at the results of the Jutarnji.
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^^possible prelaskom under wing American organizations!!!! That is nuts!!!!
from what i can tell, there are two main points
1. mirko will not fight on NYE due to worrying about further injuring his left foot based on the advice of his doctor Dr Bucan and Ligament clinic and also due to the uncertainty about where he will fight in the future
2. mirko will make a formal decision about the UFC offer in 10 days
The formal decision makes me think it is with the UFC.
If he was still with Pride, he would have just said so. If he signed with the UFC, he might be forced to stay quiet until the UFC makes an announcement.
MMA Critic brings up an interesting point. I hadn’t thought of it that way before.
Unless pride wants to adress it in the press release they will need to have about fedor cancelling, and same with mirko, maybe they will announce both will fight in vegas.
PRIDE needs to address these rumors immediately in the press. They must take a proactive stance here. They cannot allow someone else to dictate their promotional agenda right now.
Just because Mirko hasnt said he is staying with PRIDE doesnt neccesairly mean he is going to UFC. I can see him using this as a bragaining chip waiting to see if PRIDE steps up and offers him more money to stay right before he makes his deciison to jump. IMO the deal isnt done yet. PLUS I dont think Mirko will even be announced at FN….I think Dana will make a bigger splash having Mirko pop up on Tito/Liddell II.
Where’s the part about Fedor cancelling?!
Sorry, I should try reading… Hmm, this would really, really suck, and probably stick a rather large, rusty nail in the coffin of pride… and of my NYE!
Bah to sites reporting Mirko not fighting as news(MMAWeekly’s big KAZOOM headline in mind). You can’t be off a card you never were on in the first place(as he himself has consistently stated all the way).
Regarding Fedor: Would a minor injury have been a worry if he was NOT contracted to fight in March? IF his fighting on NYE is really in limbo, this could be an interesting point.
I’m going to go on a limb here and predict that Dana will announce Cro-Cop to the UFC tonite (with a contract in hand this time).
This would make total sense.
And me with no cable TV … this blows! Anyone in Montreal watching the fight?
Mirko’s name is still advertised on the PRIDE Japanese HP as being on the list of potential participants. So to say that he wasn’t on the card is a technical argument, sure, but it was pretty clear that the promotion wanted him on the event.