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UFC 99: Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic Wins, Leaves UFC for Dream

By Michael David Smith - Lead Blogger

Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic's return to the UFC was a short one. After beating Mostapha Al-Turk at UFC 99 Saturday in Germany, Cro Cop left the UFC to return to the Japanese Dream MMA promotion.

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    Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva exchange glares before their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Rich Franklin punches Wanderlei Silva during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Wanderlei Silva punches Rich Franklin during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Wanderlei Silva punches Rich Franklin during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Wanderlei Silva punches Rich Franklin during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Wanderlei Silva punches Rich Franklin during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Rich Franklin, right, punches Wanderlei Silva during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Wanderlei Silva kicks Rich Franklin during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Wanderlei Silva punches Rich Franklin during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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    Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin exchange shots during their UFC 99 match on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

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UFC President Dana White said this week that he and Cro Cop agreed to an unprecedented verbal deal, and that White had never in the nine years he's been running the UFC allowed a fighter to step into the Octagon without a written contract in place. After UFC 99, White said he felt that Cro Cop had betrayed him.

White's comments about Cro Cop's move to Dream included:
"Isn't that a dirty [expletive] thing to do?" White asked rhetorically after being queried about Filipovic's deal with DREAM. "He [expletived] me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal and he [expletived] me." ...

"He didn't keep his word," White said, who said he'd had a two-hour talk with Filipovic on the day Filipovic texted and asked to be able to return. "He talked about honor and all this other [expletive] and he [expletived] me.

"He fed me this bull [expletive] about wanting to take a run for the title, and what I think he did was, he went out and did this. He turned down every other [expletive] fighter I offered him, because I needed him to fight Cain. He didn't just poke Al-Turk; he poked me, too."
Cro Cop leaves the UFC with a 2-2 record in the Octagon. His record in Japan (mostly with Pride) is 23-4-2.

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