VIDEO: "Cro Cop" flashes some personality in media scrum

One of the true veterans of MMA, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic has never really had a warm and fuzzy relationship with the media.

Doing the promotional rounds for the UFC's upcoming card in Krakow, Poland, Cro Cop started the media scrum in a relatively foul mood, giving short answers to questions he's likely heard a thousand times before. 

Luckily for the poor souls holding the microphones, Cro Cop's mood shifted considerably, and the often terrifyingly stoic Croatian started to have fun, and even cracked a joke or two.

Here are a few gems:

I don't think that I'm old, you know. Especially for a guy who trains and lives like me. I'm a professional. You know what? I bet that I can do now - right now - more burpees than any of those guys. More burpees in a row.

When an interviewer tried to steer him into a question about almost signing with Bellator:

Gentlemen, please let's stick to this fight. I had (told) stories from Adam and Eve, and since I was three months old, and who taught me to ride a bicycle. Let's leave it for another occasion, if you'll agree.

When asked about what he thought of the Krakow Arena, Cro Cop acted like it was the most ridiculous question he'd ever heard. 

I think nothing. Why do I have to have an opinion about the arena (laughs)? I think nothing. It looks nice. It looks nice.

And what will a day in the life of Cro Cop look like once he finally hangs up his four-ounce gloves?

I don't know. I'll sleep until 11. Wake up, take my dogs to the forest. Lunch ... and ... I will start drinking, of course. And in the afternoon, about 6-7, I will go in my coffee bar and play cards. Not poker, I don't want to lose the money. It's bloody money.