Mirko Filipović, known by the nickname Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro Cop fought in the UFC, K-1, RIZIN and Bellator. He is widely considered as one of the greatest Heavyweight Kickboxers and MMA fighters of all time. He holds notable kickboxing victories over Jerome Le Banner, Mike Bernardo, Sam Greco, Musashi, Glaube Feitosa, Peter Aerts, Mark Hunt, Remy Bonjasky, Ray Sefo, Bob Sapp and Ismael Londt. He holds notable MMA victories over Kazuyuki Fujita (twice), Kazushi Sakuraba, Heath Herring, Alexander Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Kevin Randleman, Mark Coleman, Wanderlei Silva, Choi Hong-man, Pat Berry, Gabriel Gonzaga and Roy Nelson.
