Cro-Cop Training Standup
by: DarthMolen 1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 1 hour, 3 minutes ago 0
Email Article Print ArticleSeems Mirko “Cro-Cop” Filopivic has learned his lesson since his Gonzaga fight. He has changed his training regimen to fit his new environment in the UFC.
“I decided to train my stand up harder, 80%, and 20% for takedown defense. The ground game was very important, and that is why I ended up neglecting my muay thai training. And that is why now I am training with the best at stand up fighting.” The fighters he is referring to are Gilbert Yvel and Remy Bonjaski, both world-class strikers.
He also is currently building an Octagon back home in his training facility. “The cage will be a little smaller than the UFC’s as the original dimensions don’t fit in my gym. But it will be an octagon. I need to train in the cage because it is very different from fighting in the ring.”