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Cro Cop set for February return

ESPN staff
December 28, 2010
Frank Mir knocked out Mirko Cro Cop with just 58 seconds remaining of their September bout © Getty Images
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Heavyweight Mirko Cro Cop is relishing a return to UFC action in February after bouncing back from a five-month medical suspension.

Cro Cop, a veteran of the sport at the age of 36, suffered a devastating knockout at the hands of Frank Mir at UFC 119 and, consequently, received a mandatory 180-day suspension following the September bout.

Despite many calling for him to retire, Cro Cop is looking forward to reigniting his faltering career in the Octagon.

He said: "Finally, I should be okay now. I invested a lot in training and therapy and I think 2011 will be my year, better than 2006 [when he won PRIDE's open weight grand prix].

"I have two options for February. Which one it will be I don't know, but for sure I will be fighting that month."

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