"Cro Cop" still headlining UFC 119, UFC boss says injury rumors "untrue"

Rumors of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s possible scratch from next week’s UFC 119 event aren’t true, according to the UFC’s head honcho.

A report from the Croatian site Index.hr stated that Filipovic suffered an eye injury while training and couldn’t g…

Rumors of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s possible scratch from next week’s UFC 119 event aren’t true, according to the UFC’s head honcho.

A report from the Croatian site Index.hr stated that Filipovic suffered an eye injury while training and couldn’t get medical clearance for the upcoming fight.

However, in a Twitter message, UFC president Dana White today stated Filipovic “is fine” and that the report “is not true.”