CroCop expects victory against Dos Santos

Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic has confirmed that he will fight Junior Dos Santos at UFC 103 later this year.

The UFC 103 event is set to take place in Dallas, Texas.

“To my great pleasure, I signed a contract with American UFC for another three fights. The first will be in Dallas, September 19 against Brazil’s Juniors dos Santos,” he told Croatian sports website Index.hr.

CroCop admits Dos Santos is a ‘great fighter’ but the Croatian expects victory in the fight.

“He is a lion, one of the emerging stars along with Cain Velasquez, who is foremost. I know that because of training with Minotaur [Nogueira], that he is a very good boxer and a great grappler,” Filipovic said of Dos Santos.

“I saw his knockout against Werdum and his last fight, in which he also got the knockout. Overall, he is a great fighter, never to be underestimated. However, I expect victory.”

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