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Mirko Filipović (Croatian pronunciation: [mîrko fǐːlipɔːʋitɕ]; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro Cop fought in the UFC, K-1, RIZIN and Bellator. He ...
Mirko Cro Cop replaced Nogueira in the main event. [6] [7] The Mir/Nogueira bout was rescheduled and took place at UFC 140 in December 2011. Aaron Riley was expected to face UFC newcomer Pat Audinwood at this event, but Riley was forced from the card with an injury and was replaced by Thiago Tavares. [8] [9]
His next fight was against Mirko Cro Cop at Dream 6 on 23 September 2008. [13] The bout was stopped about halfway through the first round and declared a no-contest, after Overeem landed multiple knees to the groin of Cro Cop. Overeem was rumoured to be making his first title defence against Brett Rogers on 6 June at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields.
Mirko Cro Cop def. Sam Greco: Cro Cop defeated Greco by TKO (2 Knockdowns, Left Low Kick) at 2:50 of the 2nd Round. Ernesto Hoost def. Jérôme Le Banner: Hoost defeated Le Banner by KO (Right Hook) at 0:26 of the 2nd Round. Super Fight 2 (+95 kg): K-1 rules / 3Min. 5R: Stefan Leko def. Harry Hooft: Leko defeated Hooft by KO (Right Back Kick ...
Gonzaga faced returning veteran Mirko Cro Cop in a rematch on 11 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64. [32] After dominantly winning the first two rounds and being up 20–17 on the scorecards, Gonzaga was finished by TKO in the third round after a surprise flurry of elbows and punches managed to hurt him and turn the fight around in an instant.
The main event featured a heavyweight rematch between Gabriel Gonzaga and returning veteran Mirko Cro Cop, who last fought in the organization at UFC 137 in 2011. [2] Gonzaga won their first encounter at UFC 70 in 2007 via knockout due to a first round head kick which has become one of the most famous and replayed finishes in UFC history.
The card also featured Michael Bisping fighting in England for the UFC for the first time against UFC veteran Elvis Sinosic and Andrei Arlovski taking on prize fighter and training partner of Mirko Cro Cop and future UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum, who was making his UFC debut.
Cro Cop Final Fight was a kickboxing event produced by the Final Fight Championship that was held on 10 March 2012 at Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. Final Fight had a nine-year break before organizing its second event titled Cro Cop Final Fight. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Mirko Cro Cop and eight-time K-1 WGP ...