| Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic is a
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| | won by Cro Cop knocking out Fedor, or
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| heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts fighter
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| | Fedor submitting or ground and pounding
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| with a record of 22-4-2. That's an
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| | Cro Cop. The fight did not go that way
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| awfully impressive record, but the record
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| | at all. While Fedor did win a narrow but
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| does not tell the whole story. However,
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| | unanimous decision, Mirko showed well.
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| the record is a nice starting point.
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| | He avoided submissions, worked well from
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| Let's examine "Cro Cop's" record,
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| | his back and showed that he has become
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| starting with his losses. Mirko's four
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| | much more than just a great stand up
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| losses come at the hands of some of the
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| | fighter. In the end, Fedor was just a
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| best fighters in MMA history, they are
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| | little too strong and a little too
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| (in reverse chronological order):
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| | talented. Today, Fedor remains the Pride
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| 1) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Former
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| | heavyweight champion and is likely the
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| Pride heavyweight champion.
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| | best heavyweight fighter in the world,
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| 2) Kevin Randleman - Former UFC
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| | but many would like to see a rematch with
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| heavyweight champion.
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| | Mirko.
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| 3) Fedor Emelianenko - Current Pride
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| | Mark Hunt is Mirko Cro Cop's most recent
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| heavyweight champion.
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| | defeat. This fight took place in 2005
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| 4) Mark Hunt - Former K-1 Grand Prix
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| | and personally I believe Mirko did enough
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| champion.
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| | to win. However, the judges gave a split
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| Hold on, has this guy ever lost to
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| | decision to Hunt. Let's remember that in
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| someone who didn't hold the belt? To
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| | this fight Mirko was fighting a K-1 Grand
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| anyone who at one time or another wasn't
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| | Prix champion, so it's not surprising
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| at the very top of the sport? No, Mirko
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| | that most of the fight was standing up.
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| "Cro Cop" Filipovic is the real deal. I
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| | It's also not surprising that it was very
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| said earlier that the record does not
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| | close as two of the worlds best strikers
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| tell the whole story, so let's analyze
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| | (and the man with the worlds hardest
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| these losses a little and see what we can
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| | head) were fighting. Hunt is nearly
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| figure out.
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| | impossible to knock out.
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| Mirko Cro Cop's loss to Antonio Nogueira
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| | Mirko has also won twenty two fights, his
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| was by arm bar submission...in 2003.
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| | last five in a row and won the Pride open
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| This is a fight that Mirko was dominating
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| | weight tournament held in 2006. He won
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| up until the submission. It was four
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| | that tournament by defeating Minowa,
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| years ago, which is a lifetime to a
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| | Yoshida, Silva and Barnett. While Minowa
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| fighter who was, until that time,
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| | was expected, Yoshida is a Judo gold
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| primarily a stand up fighter. It's
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| | medalist, Silva is the pride middleweight
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| obvious that Cro Cop took this loss to
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| | champion (middleweight is up to 205 in
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| heart as he hasn't been submitted since.
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| | Pride) and Josh Barnett is a former UFC
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| Kevin Randleman was the next fighter to
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| | heavyweight champion. He defeated both
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| defeat Cro Cop and he did it in style.
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| | Silva and Barnett in the same night.
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| He knocked out Mirko, who is widely
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| | It 's Mirko's fight against Silva which
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| considered to be the best striker in the
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| | spawned the title for this piece. He was
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| world. I have no explanation for this.
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| | so overwhelmingly dominant in all aspects
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| Certainly Kevin Randleman is a powerful
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| | of that fight that it is difficult for me
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| man and very fast for a man of his size,
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| | to picture any MMA fighter, in any weight
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| but to out strike Mirko Filipovic, that
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| | class defeating Mirko Cro Cop at this
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| must be a mis-print. No, it's not a mis
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| | point. Certainly I don't see any
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| print, however he did not out strike
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| | competition in the UFC. Once Mirko wins
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| Mirko, he landed one big punch, timed
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| | the UFC heavyweight title (he will win
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| just right and it floored Cro Cop. No
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| | it), Dana White will need to stop looking
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| excuses, no explanation, Kevin Randleman
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| | for someone who can beat Tim Silvia and
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| nailed Mirko and Mirko paid the price.
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| | start looking for someone who can compete
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| Fedor Emelianenko was the next man in
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| | with Mirko "Cro Cop"! Can anyone say
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| Mirko's short list of defeats. Many
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| | "Fedor"!
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| thought that this fight would either be
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| | Keep following the fights!
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