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Mirko Cro Cop
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Croatian mixed martial artist, kickboxer and law enforcement officer
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- Listeners
- 63
- Total plays
- 82
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5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- Mirko Filipović , ( 1974-09-10 ) 10 September 1974 (age 51) , Vinkovci , SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia
- Other names
- Cro Cop
- Nationality
- Croatian
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
- Weight
- 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Reach
- 73 in (185 cm)
- Style
- Kickboxing
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Fighting out of
- Zagreb , Croatia
- Team
- Cro Cop Squad Gym , Tigar Gym, Vos Gym
- Trainer
- Ivan Hippolyte , Stipe Drviš , Mario Mlinarić
- Rank
- Black belt in Taekwondo
- Years active
- 1996–2003, 2012–2014 ( Kickboxing ), 2001–2019 ( MMA )
- Occupation
- Special forces officer, politician
- Spouse
- Klaudija Filipović ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Website
- www .mirkofilipovic .com
- President
- Stjepan Mesić
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Encyclopedic overview
Mirko Filipović ( Croatian pronunciation: [mirko fiːlipɔːʋitɕ]; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. 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.
Cro Cop is the 2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion, the K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb Champion and the 2016 Rizin Openweight Grand Prix Champion becoming the second fighter in the world to win mixed martial arts and kickboxing championships and tournaments. He is also a former IGF Champion. His nickname, Cro Cop, short for "Croatian Cop", comes from his employment in the Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit, Croatia's elite Police Special Forces tactical unit.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mirko Cro Cop” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.