![]() ![]() I don't think you will be a special soldier, but I believe you will be a good fighter one day. After writing a request to the commander of his military base to train with the Croatian national kickboxing team, his request was approved. įilipović's father died in 1994 when Mirko was 19 years old and after Filipović had joined the Croatian Army as a radio telegraphist the year before. Filipović began formal training in taekwondo at the age of 7 and later studied karate. ![]() His father, who worked as an electrician for a railway company, fashioned his son a crude but effective punching bag filled with sand and cotton, and would bring home track scraps for Mirko to use for weight training. After seeing Jean-Claude Van Damme's performance in the film Bloodsport, he began training in his parents' garage with his father's boxing equipment and weights. Mirko grew up training in track and field, namely the shorter distance events (100m, 200m, and 400m dashes). He was raised in a working-class family with his sister, who is three years his senior. Background įilipović was born on 10 September 1974 in Vinkovci in eastern Croatia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia. On 1 March 2019, he announced his retirement due to health reasons, specifically a stroke he suffered. He was elected as an independent candidate on the list of the Social Democratic Party. Ĭro Cop's signature move was his lightning-quick left high roundhouse kick, once famously described as "right leg, hospital left leg, cemetery." He was a successful amateur boxer and medalled numerous times in international competition, and was also a member of Croatia's world team when he competed at the 1997 Amateur Boxing World Championships.įrom 23 December 2003 until 11 January 2008 he served as a Member of the Croatian Parliament for the 1st electoral district. 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. Ĭro Cop is the 2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion, the 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix 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 widely considered one of the greatest Heavyweight Kickboxers and MMA fighters of all time. Cro Cop fought in the UFC, K-1, RIZIN and Bellator. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Mirko Filipović ( Croatian pronunciation: born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. ![]() Ivan Hippolyte, Stipe Drviš, Mario Mlinarić ![]()
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