Mirko Cro Cop Down But Not Out

I wasn't sure if Cro Cop would continue his MMA career after the devistating knock out delivered by the big under dog Gabriel Gonzaga. During the Pride tournement (which he eventually won) he made reference to the fact that if he didn't win he might retire from the sport. During his UFC fight against Gonzaga, Mirko didn't seem to have that competitive fire needed to be a future champion.

His website has made it clear that he will indeed continue to fight MMA. When he got back to his home town after the UFC event, he's quoted as saying, "I deserved that loss because of the way i was fighting. I fall down every now and then, i was twice in this situation, after Randleman and after Fedor and i got back up again, i will be back this time too, that is a part of my career. I have 4 more fights to come and i will do them all."

Also, he is going to replace the ring that he uses for his training and will replace it with an octagon. His ankle is healing and he plans to get back into full training in a few weeks.