Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs. Junior Dos Santos at UFC 103

UFC President Dana White is psyched to have Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic back in the UFC. Wait, the Croatian fighter screwed him over and now he hates him. On third thought, their relationship appears solid again. Which one is it? Jeesh, this is tough to follow.

On Tuesday at Graciemag.com, UFC fighter Junior Dos Santos indicated the belief that he would be taking on Cro Cop at UFC 103. It would be a headliner on the Sept. 19 card slated for the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Dos Santos was supposed to fight Justin McCully at UFC 102 but was then removed from the card, reportedly so that he could mix it up at the UFC's next big event. "To me it's incredible," said Dos Santos. "When they asked me if they could change the fight date I was a bit bothered, because I wanted to fight right away. I've been away for some time now. But the Fertitta brothers asked me and I accepted. After that I found out it would be against Cro Cop and was overjoyed. It'll be a big opportunity in my career. Lots of good things have happened in my life and this is one more. I'm going to make the most of it."

Cro Cop is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers in MMA history, even if his UFC performances have left something to be desired. Dos Santos possesses an 8-1 overall record with six knockouts to his credit. His only two performances in the UFC have ended with first round knockout victories over Fabricio Werdum and Stefan Struve.

In other words, if this UFC 103 match up does go off, someone will likely get knocked out. Great to hear that Cro Cop may be staying in the UFC. By the way, MMAWeekly.com is reporting that sources have told them Cro Cop dropped out of his announced fight with Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga at Dream 10 on July 20, making this UFC match up with Dos Santos seem pretty valid.