The Croatian fighter Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic has reiterated that he plans to have a rematch with Alistair Overeem on New Year's Eve in Japan, but he says that afterward he'll need knee surgery. Cro ...

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 ...

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 ...

The mere mention of his name still inspires awe and reverence from those who were fortunate enough to witness his exploits firsthand. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic turns 50 on Sept. 10. Advertisement ...

Let’s just get this straight: Hiromitsu Kanehara is one tough hombre. He has fought some of MMA’s best, and although he doesn’t have a perfect record, he always puts up a great fight. Once again, he ...

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will make his promotional debut at the new Dream event on March 15 after all. Filipovic made the announcement himself Thursday morning on his personal blog on mmm-id.com, a ...

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 ...

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic was once an anti-terrorist special officer in the Croatian police force and in 2003 was elected to a four-year term in his country's parliament. But it's fighting that the ...

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 ...

As can be expected of two heavyweights of the non-gargantuan variety, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and Gabriel Gonzaga easily made weight Friday ahead of their rematch on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 64 ...