On Saturday, legendary Croatian striker Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic returns to the Octagon for the first time since 2011.
He is 40 years old and has been fighting since 2001. Over the past few years, he became an afterthought. He is a considerable underdog to Gabriel Gonzaga, the man who changed the trajectory of his career with a historic head kick in 2007.
But that moment, and all that came after it, do not tell the story of Cro Cop’s career. Today, we will look at 10 of the best and worst moments of his career. There were glories and there were massive lows, but Filipovic‘s time in the sport made him a legend.
Let’s find out why.