Mirko Cro Cop might still be angry about the two knees he took to the groin from Alistair Overeem back at DREAM 6 in September 2008 in Japan that halted the bout early via No Contest. Or he might just be giving his unbiased opinion on what happens to a fighter who gets popped for elevated testosterone levels high enough to power a thoroughbred race horse, who then is forced to sit on the sidelines and return to the Octagon eight months later without pharmaceutical crutches. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mirko Filipovic
Feed SubscriptionWatch Mirko Cro Cop in his ‘Final Fight’ against Ray Sefo Saturday, March 10, on online PPV
Ray Sefo will try to spoil Mirko Cro Cop's retirement party in the "Final Fight: Cro Cop vs. Sefo" headliner this Saturday, March 10. Fans without Fight Now TV can watch the event online at 1 p.m. ET. Read More »
The MMA Outsider Podcast Episode 27 – Looking back at UFC 137 and forward towards UFC 138
I am probably busier than I have ever been in my life. I work five jobs and still need to find time to embarrass myself on the streets of DC. To help lighten the load, I asked my compatriot, John ... Read More »
Exclusive: Roy Nelson UFC 137 post-fight interview *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com reporter Joe Gugelman caught up with Roy "Big Country" Nelson following his win over Croatian legend Mirko Cro Cop Saturday night at UFC 137 in Las Vegas. Read More »
‘Cro Cop’ announces fight with Roy Nelson at UFC 137
After several high profile retirement calls, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic will continue his career against Roy "Big Country" Nelson at UFC 137. Read More »
Inside Mirko Cro Cop’s UFC 128 training camp *VIDEO*
The cameras go inside Mirko Cro Cop's UFC 128 training camp in Zagreb, Croatia, as he prepares for his March 19 bout against TUF 10 finalist and rising heavyweight Brendan Schaub. Read More »
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Brendan Schaub scheduled for UFC 128
MMA legend Mirko Cro Cop will take on TUF 10 finalist Brendan Schaub as part of the UFC 128 Pay-Per-View televised main card at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on March 19. Read More »
UFC 119 comes to Indianapolis on Sept. 25 with stacked card
On Sept. 25, 2010, the Ultimate Fighting Championship takes their show to the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. with "UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop". Here is a look at this stacked event, including a video preview. Read More »
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira out, “Cro Cop” in against Frank Mir at UFC 119
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been forced out of a heavyweight rematch with Frank Mir. To replace him, the UFC has tabbed another Pride FC veteran, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, to fill the void. UFC 119 will happen on Sept. 25 ... Read More »
ProMMAnow.com’s UFC heavyweight rankings – August 2010
Here are the current top ten heavyweight fighters in the UFC as determined by ProMMAnow.com. Numbers 1-6 are fairly straightforward, but it gets a bit tricky on 7-10. See what you think. Read More »
Cro Cop talks retirement
Legendary mixed martial arts fighter Mirko Cro Cop (26-7-2, 1 NC MMA, 4-3 UFC) surprised the world this weekend with a submission victory over fellow heavyweight Pat Barry at UFC 115 in Vancouver. Cro Cop is known as one of ... Read More »
Pat Barry on upcoming Cro Cop fight: “It’s not going out of round one”
Pat Barry (5-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) (gushes and talks about his man crush on Mirko Cro Cop (26-7-2 MMA, 3-3 UFC) in great detail for three-and-a-half minutes. Then Barry is asked, “Are you going to win?” Read More »
Training for Cro Cop – ProMMAnow.com exclusive interview with Pat Barry
When it comes to exciting fights, it doesn’t get much better than watching Pat “Get Hype” Barry (5-1) kick Dan Evensen’s legs until the man’s body flat out refuses to continue. Imagine someone taking a baseball bat and slamming it ... Read More »
UFC 110 spotlight – Cro Cop vs. Rothwell pre-fight interview *VIDEO*
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (25-7-2, 2-3 UFC) will fight Ben Rothwell (30-7, 0-1 UFC) this Saturday, Feb. 20, at “UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez” at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. Cro Cop is coming off a third round submission-due-to-punches loss ... Read More »
Contrary to recent reports, Cro Cop not retiring…yet
“Cro Cop calls it quits” is just one of the many headlines today on multiple MMA “news” sites that claim the Croatian has retired from the UFC and MMA. It seems, however, that these reports are a bit hasty, and ... Read More »
Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson 2 headlines UFC 103
The UFC announced today that a rematch between Rich “Ace” Franklin (25-4) and Dan Henderson (25-7) will be the main event for UFC 103 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on September 19th. The first bout between the ... Read More »
Cro Cop comments on his return to the UFC
Mirko Cro Cop will face Junior dos Santos at UFC 103 on Sept. 19, 2009 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Zuffa co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta confirmed during a Q & A session at the UFC Fan Expo that ... Read More »
UFC’s Lorenzo Fertitta visits CroCop in Croatia
Index understands that Lorenzo Fertitta, the head honcho and part owner of the UFC flew to Zagreb with his own private jet earlier this morning. He was driven to Mirko’s residents shortly after, where he stayed for two hours talking ... Read More »
Cro Cop’s UFC return is short lived
Many long time MMA fans were happy to see Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic make his Octagon return at UFC 99 in Germany on Saturday and were cheering as he won a TKO over England’s Mostapha Al-Turk. Fans dared to believe ... Read More »
“UFC 99: The Comeback” live results & play-by-play
“UFC 99: The Comeback” takes place Saturday, June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. As always, PRO MMA (promma.info) is providing live round-by-round updates and results. Due to the time difference, the pay-per-view portion of the card starts in the U.S. ... Read More »
Cro Cop returns to UFC with new motivation
For the first time since 2007, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will return to the UFC this Saturday, June 13, in Cologne, Germany where he will face fellow heavyweight Mostapha Al-Turk. The 34-year-old Croatian was excited about the prospect of fighting ... Read More »
UFC 99 conference call with Dana White and Mirko “Cro Cop” audio & highlights
PRO MMA (promma.info) participated in a UFC 99 conference call earlier today with UFC President Dana White and returning UFC heavyweight fighter Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (24-6-2). “Cro Cop” will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon this Saturday, ... Read More »