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UFC chief excited as Cro Cop gets green light

ESPN staff
September 24, 2010
Frank Mir could drop down to light-heavyweight © UFC
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Marshall Zelaznik says there is plenty of intrigue surrounding Mirko Cro Cop's clash with Frank Mir this weekend, not least because the outcome could see Mir drop to light-heavyweight.

Cro Cop and Mir contest the main event at UFC 119, and the fight looks set to hold repercussions not only for the heavyweight division, but for the 205lb landscape as well.

The winner will elevate himself into the upper echelons of the heavyweight title picture, with Cro Cop riding a two-fight win streak while Mir looks to bounce back from defeat to Shane Carwin. However, Mir has been hinting at a drop down in weight, and a loss to Cro Cop would surely accelerate that decision.

UFC UK president Zelaznik insists Cro Cop is absolutely fine to compete after concerns over an injured eye, and he admits he cannot wait to watch two of the sport's biggest names square off.

"Everything is on track. Mirko has gone and had all the testing so he's all good to go," Zelaznik told ESPN.

"I'm excited to see the fight. Mirko, after his last fight with Pat Barry, you want to see him stand up and you want to see how Frank will deal with him.

"I've no idea whether it's true (Mir moving to 205) but if it happens it'd be interesting to see how he gets down to that weight and how he feels."

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