Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic can't catch a break. His last fight ended early because Alistair Overeem wouldn't stop kneeing him in the groin. Since then Cro Cop has been insulted and his toughness has been ...

Eight years after the KO loss that rocked his world, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic says he will beat Gabriel Gonzaga in a rematch, or "die trying." Back in April, 2007, the former K-1 and Pride star ...

A week after suffering a painful injury when he was repeatedly kneed in the groin by Alistair Overeem, the Croatian mixed martial arts fighter Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic says he expects to fight ...

FILIPOVIC: 6’ 2”, 213 pounds, 31, Croatia, known as “Cro Cop” Advertisement BACKGROUND: Mirko Filipovic (Pictures) was a Croatian Special Forces officer. He is a former I.K.B.F. world heavyweight full ...

Brendan Schaub doesn’t expect his UFC 128 bout with Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic to go the distance. The two heavyweights kick off the “UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones” main card on March 19 at the Prudential ...

The celebrated mixed martial arts fighter, kickboxer, former anti-terrorist unit officer and ex-MP Mirko Filipovic is returning to the force as a volunteer trainer after a distinguished sporting ...

Mirko Filipovic joined the UFC two years ago amid more hype and expectation than perhaps any fighter in mixed martial arts history — and Cro Cop flopped. After three desultory fights forced Filipovic ...

Whether stalking opponents in the Octagon or speaking his mind outside of it, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has always been direct and forthright. So when he was recently asked by Croatian sports news ...