"I cried when I was watching Rambo 1, when they put him in a jail, it wasn't cool. The man didn't do anything so that drew a tear to my eye. The sheriff started it first. I hate mistreatment. Peace, Freedom and Democracy for all."
- Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic
Let's get the week started with a little Mirko Monday, shall we? As in Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, the Croatian sensation who took up kickboxing as a teen and joined the police force after the death of his father. After serving as an Anti-Terrorist Commando, Mirko took it to the ring where his "kick of death" and devastating punch combinations helped turn him into a true legend of combat sports and also the toughest guy ever to walk out to Duran Duran. Fighting his way through K-1, Pride and the UFC, Mirko was the archetype of "sprawl and brawl" but always took the ground game seriously, training with noted jiu-jitsu practitioners like Fabricio Werdum and Dean Lister. While his last bouts in the UFC showed a more tentative fighter, Mirko was always one of the most exciting to watch as his career wins contain 20 Knock Outs/Technical Knock Outs, 5 Submissions and just 3 Decisions.
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