A stroke suffered just two weeks removed from his Bellator 216 win over Roy Nelson will cause MMA and kickboxing legend Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic to retire from fighting at age 44. Filipovic (38-11-2, ...

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 ...

A stroke has forced Croatian fighter Mirko Cro Cop to retire from fighting. The 44-year-old confirmed the news Friday, telling ESPN’s Ariel Helwani he can no longer take punches to the head. Cro Cop — ...

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 ...

MIRCO FILIPOVIC: Croatian Kickboxer, known as "Cro Cop", I.K.B.F. World Heavyweight Full Contact Champion, K-1Grand Prix '99 finalist, K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka finalist, has a 40-5 amateur ...

When Mirko Cro Cop fights Hong Man Choi in an MMA match on New Year's Eve at the K-1 Dynamite show in Japan, it figures to be a mismatch: Cro Cop is one of the best heavyweights in the history of the ...

All that is left are the fights now. All the fighters on tomorrow's UFC Fight Night Krakow card (airing on UFC Fight Pass, starting at 11:45 a.m. ET) have weighed in. There are many exciting unknowns ...

The official English language translation release of the series features her name as Mirko, and that’s because the pro hero’s name is actually inspired by a real life mixed martial arts fighter, Mirko ...