Look, I love Cro Cop, and I've doubted him the past 5 years because his UFC run was a cathartic rollercoaster. However, he has improved in the clinch and has great dirty boxing. His reflexes are still shot and I think he will struggle against faster fighters. I can't imagine anyone being stronger than him at 205, not even Cormier. Cro Cop is a bitch to take down unless you catch his kicks.
I don't want to see it. He's taken a lot of damage and, whether we like it or not, he did admit to HGH. He's looks considerably better, physically speaking, although he's never been out of shape. I can't decipher whether that's PEDs or perhaps the nagging injuries didn't bother him as much over the past couple years. He did say that this was his hardest training camp and that he did in fact have some injuries in this camp specifically, so who knows? Just ride off in the sunset. He had an incredible resurgence with the K-1 GP win, the Gonzaga win, and now the RIZIN champ.