After suffering a hard-fought third-round TKO loss to Roy Nelson this past Saturday night, UFC
heavyweight contender Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.
And while Filipovic hinted at the move prior to this past weekend’s UFC
137 event, many fans and pundits wondered aloud of a win would have kept
the Croatian striker in the game.
According to veteran cutman Jacob “Stitch” Duran, it likely wouldn’t
have made a difference. Duran said Filipovic’s decision had already been
made.