"In addition to winning the Pride Grand Prix Finals, [UFC 115] it’s my favorite fight of my career [but] most of the training proved to me that I am now too old for this…I don’t know about a new contract with the UFC. I believe that I gave this game a lot, I fought with the greatest fighters," Cro Cop said. "For 20 years I lived this life and now I have no motivation for the fight, no mental strength for all the Spartan training. I am no longer so hungry for victory. I will not stop training, but if I am asleep I’ll stay in bed and practice an hour later." "I have some [seminar] contacts around the seminar circuit in the U.S., Australia, Europe and even Brazil," Cro Cop said. http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=4688
When he took the mic from Joe Rogan after his fight on Saturday I thought he was going to announce his retirement. Instead he just made a joke. Maybe he thought about it and decided not to? A farewell fight against Big Nog would be fantastic. I hope he sticks around for one or two more.
