Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic was born on September 10, 1974 in Vinkovci, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He is an actor and producer, known for UFC 70: Nations Collide (2007), UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion (2007) and UFC 67: All or Nothing (2007).
Following his most recent victory on New Year's Eve against Hong Man Choi, Mirko told an interviewer he planned to fight a couple more times in Japan before eventually returning to the UFC and then retiring at the end of this year.
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Was a member of Croatian parliament.
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His Mixed Martial Arts statistics is 31 fights 24 wins (18 (T)KO's) 6 losses 2 draws and 1 No Contest. The no contest was as a result of his September 2008 bout against Alistair Overeem. Overeem hit Mirko with numerous knees to the groin and Mirko was unable to continue.
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He won the 2006 PRIDE FC Open-Weight Grand Prix. His opponents were Ikuhisa Minowa (the 1st round), Hidehiko Yoshida (the 2nd round), Wanderlei Silva (the Semi-Final), and Josh Barnett (the Final).
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His son's name is Ivan Filipovic.
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Went to a draw with Muay Thai legend and then-PRIDE Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva at Pride 20. It was four years before they fought again, the rematch turning out to be much more successful for Mirko, who knocked Wanderlei out with his trademark left high kick.
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Lost to undisputed Pride FC Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko by unanimous decision at PRIDE Final Conflict 2005.
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Lost to K-1 World Grand Prix champion Mark Hunt by split-decision at PRIDE Shockwave 2005. This was a revenge match for Hunt, who had lost a unanimous decision to Mirko in a K-1 match in 2002.
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Got submitted by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at PRIDE Final Conflict 2003. This was the first time Mirko and then-champ Fedor Emelianenko were supposed to fight. Mirko knocked out Igor Vovchanchyn in the first round of the two-round LHW tournament and earned himself a title shot. However, Fedor had a hand injury and Nogueira stepped in to fight Mirko for the Interim Heavyweight Championship, which he won after submitting Mirko in the second round with an armbar.
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Got knocked-out by Hammer House wrestler Kevin Randleman in the opening round of the 2004 PRIDE Heavyweight tournament. In December of that year at the Shockwave event, he got his revenge when he submitted Randleman with a guillotine choke.
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Former boxer, former kickboxer, and current mixed martial artist. His boxing record is 40-5 (amateur) and 12-5 (professional). His K-1 kickboxing record is 16-7. His PRIDE record is 21-4-2. In February of 2007, he debuted in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), winning his first fight but then dropping back-to-back fights to finish out the year. He has since been released from his UFC contract and has gone 2-0-0-1 in the Japanese MMA organization DREAM.
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One son (Ivan) with wife Klaudija (b. 7 March 2003).
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