Showing posts with label Mirko Cro Cop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mirko Cro Cop. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 June 2008

Mirko Cro Cop Pulls Out Of Grappling Match

The world may never know how Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic would fare in a grappling match against Ralek Gracie, a member of the notorious Gracie Clan.

Cro Cop was scheduled to fight Ralek Gracie at DREAM 4, in a modified rules grappling comtest. Cro Cop has announced today that he is unable to compete due to a reaggravated elbow injury.

Many Cro Cop fans will be glad to hear that he is no longer fighting this match, as they were uncertian of how Cro Cop would perform, given that he is a noted striker, not a grappler. Cro Cop is expected to fight next at DREAM 5 next month, against proposed opponent Jerome Le Banner. This match is not yet confirmed.

Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Cro Cop To Fight At DREAM 4

We have recently learned that former Pride and UFC fighter Mirko Cro Cop will compete at DREAM 4.

The match will not be an MMA match, but instead will be a grappling match under ADCC rules. His opponent will be Ralek Gracie. Cro Cop was originally slated to face Jerome Le Banner at DREAM 4, but an injury forced the match to be pushed back to DREAM 5.

DREAM 4 takes place on June 15th in Japan. Check out our DREAM 4 section to see other news for this event.

Thursday, 8 May 2008

UPDATE: Cro Cop versus LeBanner Set For July

We originally reported that Mirko Cro Cop was signing to fight Jerome LeBanner at DREAM 4 in June.

This is now not the case, as LeBanner is due to fight Semmy Schilt on June 29th at K-1, so a fight one week earlier would not be a good move for him. The bout is now expected to take place on July 20th, at DREAM 5.

In related news, Mirko Cro Cop reportedly suffered a knee injury in training last week, but we can confirm that no damage was done and he is continuing to train, with the use of a support bandage to stop the condition from worsening. Thanks to http://www.nokaut.com/ for this update.