Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović is a legend: 26-7 as a professional kickboxer with wins over the likes of Jerome Le Banner, Peter Aerts, Mark Hunt and Bob Sapp (back when he was a real fighter); 41-10 as a mixed martial arts fighter, with wins over Josh Barnett (x2), Mark Coleman and Wanderlei Silva, as well winner of the 2006 PRIDE open weight Grand Prix championship.

While Cro Cop rarely opens up the media, an interview by Brian J. D’Souza (author of new MMA book Pound for Pound: The Modern Gladiators of Mixed Martial Arts) and his former manager, Miro Mijatovic, reveals interesting details that fans likely never heard before. In part two of two, we hear about Mirko’s personality, the reasons for Cro Cop’s transition to MMA and how the power-plays to control Mirko led to the fall of PRIDE.

Read the entire interview...

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-7 # Sambro 2013-03-01 20:08

More reasons why I hate Crocunt. Never liked that diva and explains why he sucked balls in the UFC.

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+3 # JonesRagingBone 2013-03-02 01:45

He was also set up for an easy title in the UFC, fighting a punching bag Sanchez and then a grappler with "NO STANDUP" The UFC was no different with Mirko, as we all want to see the exciting fighter kick peoples head off. No reason to diss Mirko, if he would have been healthy and in his prime, he would have had an easy title run, Sanchez, GG, and Randy. If he would have just taken a straight shot at Randy he could have won first round KO.

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-1 # jojo 2013-03-02 04:10

I am part Croatian and I belive this story.

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0 # GrimsGrind 2013-03-02 06:33

This was actually a really good interview, I consider myself well versed in MMA knowledge and I learned some stuff... Has anyone read the Pound for Pound: The Modern Gladiators of Mixed Martial Arts book he wrote? I think I'm going to buy it today, after reading what his style is like and how much shit he knew about behind the scenes during the PrideFC era...So damn intriguing. I want!

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0 # Luka 2013-03-02 12:57

Go read official statement by Mirko on his facebook page about this so called "manager" of mirko . Offcourse his statement is on croatian so you wont understand it , use google translate . To help you he says this Miro Mijatovic is a fake

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0 # žoni 2013-03-02 13:09

dude just wants publicity

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