But it’s kindof funny that the word on the street for Cro Cop goes from retirement (among other things) to nothing to Ben Rothwell. I think it’s a good fight, although Rothwell will probably put him on his back for a UD, but it makes me wonder why ol’ Mirko is taking the fight.

Should be interesting to see where Cro Cop’s head is. It seems since Gabriel Gonzaga sent him to talk to his ancestors, he’s come back a fraction of the fighter he was… and this isn’t my quote – I forget who said it, but, “it’s as though the fighter spirit of Cro Cop left him and entered Marius Zaromskis.”

If Cro Cop is tentative, Ben Rothwell might just capitalize and score himself a nice victory. If he’s too slow, however, this might end quickly. If Cro Cop is even half the killer we remember when he enters the cage that night, and if Rothwell is as slow as he usually is, that’s a recipe for a really bad head kick KO.