How many fights has Mirko Cro Cop?
Excluding his considerable amateur career, Cro Cop has fought in 61 total professional kickboxing and MMA fights.
Did Mirko Cro Cop ever lose?
He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro Cop fought in the UFC, K-1, RIZIN and Bellator. He is widely considered one of the greatest Heavyweight Kickboxers and MMA fighters of all time….Mirko Cro Cop.
| Mirko Filipović (fighter) | |
|---|---|
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 52 |
Who is the boxer known as Cro Cop?
Mirko Filipović ( Croatian pronunciation: [mîrko fǐːlipɔːʋitɕ]; born 10 September 1974), known by the nickname Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships.
Who is Mirko Cro Cop and what did he do?
He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro Cop fought in the UFC, K-1, RIZIN and Bellator. He is widely considered one of the greatest Heavyweight Kickboxers and MMA fighters of all time.
When was Cro Cop’s first professional MMA fight?
Cro Cop’s first 6 professional MMA fights were in K-1 2001 GP Final, PRIDE FC and the New Year’s events Inoki-Bom-Ba-Ye. He defeated veterans Kazuyuki Fujita (twice) and Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba, while drawing with Nobuhiko Takada and reigning PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva.
What kind of kick does Cro Cop have?
Cro Cop has a huge left kick and he throws it either to the head or body. It is hard to tell if he will go high or mid with the kick. Silva usually chooses to block high, and because of that, he absorbs some massive body shots from that left kick. But if Silva didn’t block high, he is risking taking a KO kick to the head.