After learning that Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic had left the UFC to return to Japan and fight for the new organization DREAM, some ex-UFC fighters gave their thoughts on the current situation:

Kevin Randlemen - "My first response is oh well. I am not fighting in the UFC so it really doesn't matter to me one way or the other. A lot of people didn't believe in him anymore but he is good enough to win in the UFC. It takes time to adjust to the cage. I don't think it is good or bad for the sport and I am really not surprised that he left."

Mark Coleman - "Basically, I could really care less. It was his choice, he came into the UFC and got whipped and now he left. I wouldn't say that I am surprised but now he is going to have to live with coming in, getting smashed and not finishing the job."

Bas Rutten - "I feel bad to hear that he is leaving because I really wanted to see the Cro Cop that I knew from Japan because I think that he wasn't the same Cro Cop in the UFC, so I can understand if he wants to go to another organization. God Speed!!"

Renato "Babalu" Sobral - "I have heard of the new organization and I am surprised the UFC isn't suing him yet. Good for Cro Cop, he didn't have a good experience in the UFC so it is good that he is able to go fight somewhere else. He is a very good fighter."

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