UFC 75: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Cheick Kongo?

LHK coming.

Kongo is in for a world of pain if he steps inside the octagon with Mirko. Mirko is not going to have to worry about being taken down and can just stand and strike. Should be a good fight. (All 30 seconds of it)

this would be an awesome fight. I think Cro Cop would get his ass handed to him again though. He’s tough and all, but I don’t think his heads in it anymore.

Kongo is in for a world of pain if he steps inside the octagon with Mirko. Mirko is not going to have to worry about being taken down and can just stand and strike. Should be a good fight. (All 30 seconds of it)

Uh… have you seen Kongo fight? This guy is a tank. This fight would be incredible fight because both stand up and bang for the buck, this fight could be another Forrest/Stephen fight. But both are way more heavy hitting than Forrest and Stephan.

This fight could be a great one.

Mirko wins round 2 via Headkick.
or
Kongo wins Round 1 Headkick.

If anyone cares, I happened to translate those news as I am a member at GnP.de for other sites, so here you go:

[quote]
Since some time now there are rumors on the internet regarding a european duel between the croatian Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (22-5-2) and the french Cheick Kongo (10-3-1). Check Kongo confirmed the rumors about a fight against the PRIDE Grand Prix World Champion to Ground & Pound: “Yes, it is true”, was the short and unambigious answer, if he is going to meet Mirko Filipovic at UFC 75 in England.

Check Kongo had his last fight at UFC 70: Nations Collide against Assuerio Silva and defeated him via majority decision. Kongo now fought 4 fights for the UFC, three of which he could finish in his favor. With “Cro Cop” now his biggest challenge so far will await the french.

Mirko Filipovic had his UFC debut in february and destroyed Eddie Sanchez in less than 5 minutes. Similiar to that fight his second UFC fight against Gabriel Gonzaga was supposed to work out, but everything came different than expected. Gonzaga showcased at the end of the first round a High-Kick which sent “Cro Cop” brutally to the ground and finished the fight. Against Cheick Kongo he now wants to rehabilitate himself and close in to title contention.

In the main fight of the event the title fight in the light heavyweight divison is scheduled, in which the UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson will meet PRIDE Welterweight and Middleweight World Champion Dan Henderson.
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pretty sure cro cop will win this one if it happens, but it’s a good match up by the ufc, finally kongo gets someone that wants to strike with him, too bad its one of the best in the world…it seems like cro cop is coming back very soon after that ankle injury, i don’t know how bad it was, but i just hope he doesn’t try to get back in there too quickly just to gain some of his pride back, i hope he’s 100 percent…i wouldn’t count kongo out of this fight though, he’s a dangerous dude and he’s bigger than cro cop, and he’s been waiting for a fight against someone that wasn’t trying to take him down the whole time, this is a good fight, i like it…

Thanks YTed.

Are you guys serious about kongo knocking out mirko??I hope you are not

This should be AA vs CroCop.

This should be AA vs CroCop.

I’d rather see that fight but Kongo and CC will still be good. Fingers crossed

They put CC in with a guy that will fight within his fight game huh. While Kongo is pretty good he has never been in there with a striker as pure and accomplished as CC. This should be a fight to highlight CC’s skills and strengths. Hands down CC takes this one home.

CC might well take this to the ground, he is far superior to Kongo who has no clue on the ground. CC has been in no great hurry to get up when he gets the top position and Kongo offers no threat.

I cant see CC losing, I can actually see Kongo trying to take it to the ground. For no other reason than to avoid a vicious smash to the head via a leg.

Kongo is in awesome shape but has to realize he will have to be either lucky or try and out power him and go to the ground.

Skills wise they have the same type but not level. What a ppv to get eh.

Highlight reel here we come.

OK I’ve been to the future (!!?) and the result is…….. Kongo on a stretcher!!!!!!

CC is gonna murder the bum. Kongo’s big but come on you could boil the ketle when he starts throwing a punch and just finish sipping your tea before it got to you. CC will be too fast and look at his fights on youtube, he eats 99% of bigger opponents easily. Look what he did to Fedor’s brother and he’s HUGE!

Kongo will send Mirko to the prelims for the rest of his contract. Cro Cop will not make it out of the first round. Stupid UFC. No Tim, no Randy, no Andre, no Vera……. we get to see Crocop wasted on Eddie Sanchez, Gonzaga and now he’ll be finished off by Cheik Congo. Way to make good use of your investment UFC.

this wont happen i thought crocrap was gonna retire?he is a boring interview with no spotsmanship,himand sakikibara[notsakuraba for the no nothings of mma]should be drlnking saki somewhere in japans ghetto fuck both these guys,re.when sakikickikikikikkabara said PRIDEwas like one of his kids ?i think the japanese chidrens aid should get over to his crib now and arrset him and lorenzo is just as bad to let pride implode like that so what do hendo’s belts actually mean now???if ?there is no pride ,how can he still b champ?

WOW! this would be a great fight for mirko. this is one of the safest fights that the UFC could have picked for CC. if you ask me it is kind of lame. is the ufc that scared that mirko will lose again to someone who is versed in bjj? send his ass back to K1!

Kongo will send Mirko to the prelims for the rest of his contract. Cro Cop will not make it out of the first round. Stupid UFC. No Tim, no Randy, no Andre, no Vera……. we get to see Crocop wasted on Eddie Sanchez, Gonzaga and now he’ll be finished off by Cheik Congo. Way to make good use of your investment UFC.

Cheick Kongo is a very good striker and might outstrike alot of heavyweights these days. This being said, superhaloman’s and Robin’s comments have been 100% accurate. Their styles are similiar, as both have a kickboxing background. So one might think of it as a embedded K-1 fight within the UFC. But Cro Cop is very comfortable on the ground as well and matter of fact I have seen him finish some of his fights with really nasty Ground&Pound. Its quite amazing to see how much damage he can cause with hammerfists out of the guard.

A guy who sparred with Cheick Kongo also told me, that he has very good standup, but suprisingly he does not hit THAT hard. He put a emphasis on “THAT”, so I guess he does hit hard, but not as one might expect after assessing his physique and kickboxing and muay thai background. Well, one thing is for sure: this one is not going to the judges nor will end by a submission (other than a verbal one maybe). KO or TKO, preferrably by Cro Cop in the first round.

I’m sorry but this doesn’t do anything for me…He should be fighting his way back into title contention, like fighting Sylvia or the Pitbull….I don’t get this, Kongo is not the person I saw him fighting next….

I’m sorry but this doesn’t do anything for me…He should be fighting his way back into title contention, like fighting Sylvia or the Pitbull….I don’t get this, Kongo is not the person I saw him fighting next….

You think Cro Cop asked specifically for Kongo? The UFC match makers must have their reasons for this matchup. Matter of fact, a reporter from the ESPN-circle was quite sure he cought a few words about CC-AA being in the making. Of course this was before Kongo confirmed this bout.

Whatever the outcome may be, I think we’ll see Cheick Kongo in the future if he works on his groundgame (which does not exist at this time). He has a Kempo/Karate background, with strong kickboxing and muay thai and did some wrestling. If he can mix BJJ in and get to a better fighting camp, we might see enormous improvement.

It’s a big test 4 the frenchy

kongo is nowhere near to being ready to take on cro cop. its a given that kongo will get his ass whooped all over the octagon. gonzaga was different,many called his win over cro cop an upset,but he had a plan and he stuck to it,thus resulting in a win. kongo is far from even being a decent fighter. cro cop wins 3 seconds into the first round with his classic kick to the head.

IF CRO COP IS ON FORM HE WILL DESTROY KONGO OF THAT I AM SURE
BY THE BLOOD OF 10000 PEASENTS I SWEAR IT!
HE WILL CRUSH HIM!

can anyone tell me if they have heard any rumors who Bispings fighting next,Ive been expecting to see something on here but nothing.
Would Bisping know who he is fighting yet?

serious answers we already heard the “hes fightin a bag of apples n potatos” stuff.

I think Kongo definitely has a puncher’s chance. His striking is incredible, but CC will likely be a bit more effective in his defense this time around. Especially because he doesnt have to worry about being taken down.

CroCop via a rib-smashing kick to the body.

I agree with Shadow, I want to see CC vs AA Or Brandon Vera. Vera would test his ground game, I’d like to personally see him fight a jiu jitsu style fighter again. Where as AA will most likely dance himself into a LHK.

Should be a good “Kick boxing” match. I would like to see CC win, but I would not be hurt if either of these guys one.

Later
Chris Valentine

Whatever the outcome may be, I think we’ll see Cheick Kongo in the future if he works on his groundgame (which does not exist at this time). He has a Kempo/Karate background, with strong kickboxing and muay thai and did some wrestling. If he can mix BJJ in and get to a better fighting camp, we might see enormous improvement

My sentiments, exactly.

CroCop via a rib-smashing kick to the body

Kongo has ended fights this exact same way.

CC should win this fight but I think many of you are selling Kongo short based stricly upon unfamiliarity.

Let me see if I can find this link I stumbled across to a Kongo HL from his kickboxing days.

AA is my heavyweight boy!! i would love to see AA/CC and no way im betting against AA he would win by ground&pound in round 3

Machine: this is the only one I know off: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdrz6_champion-du-monde-cheick-kongo

And yes, I agree completely with you that people are underestimating Kongo ALOT! Matter of fact I’d be less surprised to see Kongo knockout Mirko than Gonzaga. He is a great striker and I am not sure if Mirko’s counter-striking will be very effective against him. Probably CC will have to dictate the pace to keep the upperhand in a very exciting (very MT/KB-heavy) fight.

that video is poor. CC’s highlight vid is far superior in terms of not fighting road sweepers

I could’nt find the same HL I had come across before which had alot of his Kickboxing bouts in it. This one does not display his striking as well as the other on but here it is anyway:

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/kongo,+mma/video/x7tor_chieck-kongo-hl

Again, CC should win this fight but I dont imagine that he’ll steam-roll Kongo.

I do firmly believe what Rogan said during Kongo’s last fight which was that a guy of his striking ability should take 6mos-1yr to focus only on wrestling/BJJ. If he did that, I could see him cementing a spot in the HW Top 5 for quite some time.

The Chef is back with a bang. oh my i just drop a load when i saw this article Chef the cook Congo is definitely goin to win this one. Cro cop cant take this dude down. he is a monster!!!!! his hands are like granades when u get hit by them its lights out game over. Cro cop is definetly goin to retire after this lost. I like this man he got some potential to be a champ to bad he is French. just playin i love french people i speak french by the way.

¡Vaya Congo grita algún asno!!!

Aller Kongo pousser des cris quelque âne ! ! !

pretty sure cro cop will win this one if it happens, but it’s a good match up by the ufc, finally kongo gets someone that wants to strike with him, too bad its one of the best in the world…it seems like cro cop is coming back very soon after that ankle injury, i don’t know how bad it was, but i just hope he doesn’t try to get back in there too quickly just to gain some of his pride back, i hope he’s 100 percent…i wouldn’t count kongo out of this fight though, he’s a dangerous dude and he’s bigger than cro cop, and he’s been waiting for a fight against someone that wasn’t trying to take him down the whole time, this is a good fight, i like it…

 Agree Spida. I still wish CC would of got Vera

Kongo is definitely impressive on his feet, and is pretty much the worst I’ve ever seen on the ground. Cro Cop on the other hand is just the man to beat, Gonzaga did it, so I wouldn’t count Kongo out just yet. I highly doubt Cro Cop will lose this one though, he is just a brutal guy.

I think we will know if Crocop will win this fight the moment he enters the octagon, just look in his eyes. If Crocop has the determination (or eye of the tiger, hehe)to win and not be dazzled by his unfamiliarity with the hype of the american audiance…he will #!&*%$@ his opponent.

So much hate for Cheick in this thread. Cheick is a muay thai specialist. I would consider him a top striker in the division, and it’s pretty evident in all of CC’s fights that there is a big hole in his game when someone is being overly aggressive, and I don’t think Cheick is gonna sit back and try to strike at a distance. That’s not to say that CC isn’t a good striker, he just doesn’t do as well when he is walking backwards, or in the case when he was fighting Fedor, RUNNING BACKWARDS. If Cheick pushes the pace and keeps pushing forward, like Fedor did for most of their fight, I think you are going to see another upset with Cheick knocking him out, or Cheick winning by decision. “Avoid the leg kick, win the fight.”

Kongo is a much better striker than Gonzaga so Kongo does have a pretty good chance against Cro Cop, I wouldn’t count Kongo out so quick, people have short memories. That being said I hope Cro-Cop wins but you just never know what will happen.

Uh… have you seen Kongo fight? This guy is a tank. This fight would be incredible fight because both stand up and bang for the buck, this fight could be another Forrest/Stephen fight. But both are way more heavy hitting than Forrest and Stephan.
This fight could be a great one.
Mirko wins round 2 via Headkick.
or
Kongo wins Round 1 Headkick.

i agree kongo is a tank …but… no technique in comparison to Crocop..If anyones getting knocked out by a head kick it will be kongo..

I really dont want to piss anyone off.. but congo uses all brute strength which really takes away from the power of his punches… CROCOP IS ALL TECHNIQUE HE WILL DESTROY KONGO TO DEATH…IT WILL BE A CROCOPASTROPHY LOL

IF CRO COP IS ON FORM HE WILL DESTROY KONGO OF THAT I AM SURE
BY THE BLOOD OF 10000 PEASENTS I SWEAR IT!
HE WILL CRUSH HIM!

 
 Dude that was MUTHA FUUUKEN FUUUUNNNY.. DUDE..

LHK coming.

True dat.

Kongo may want to attack CC’s lower right leg when possible, since he leads with it…that ankle can’t be fully healed. Just watch out for that LHK….

someone said that they heard that Congo doesnt hit that hard…but it really doenst ttake much when your that big and you hit the right spot….anyways, i dont see this being easy at all for CC..he’s fighting a big striker..Congo is pollished on his feet and could catch CC or maybe even pick him apart with the right game plan, but if this goes to the ground, Congo is done…..I hope this fight does happen, im sure it will end with someone getting knocked out..CC has to get that spark back, becuase he is fighting a good striker…Congo has to dye his hair blonde, and he should get the knock out haha

CC will beat CK.
This leaves AA fighting Vera with the winner getting a title shot. Then when Nog beats HH, CC and nog will fight for a title shot. Mark my words.

Otherwise we will see Courture call out CC for a title shot if RC is sucessful in beating GG.

kongo is a tenk? ..so is “The Beast” and he made him cry like a little ..should i say it? LOL It should be a good fight, i hope it lasts at least a round so we can enjoy the fight..and also..that american fans can see what real pride fighting is about.

Good vid Machine. His style reminds me of Wandy. Well, CC handled that pretty well.

“The Truth” may also be right on the money.

Did you guys see Kongo at 62 against Wellisch? Looks like his ground game is better than everyone says.

http://www.dailymotion.com/related/642786/video/xcq1s_ufc62kongo-vs-wellisch/1

Not that that’s gonna matter in this fight.

well you know guys its going to be a stand up war.

Did you guys see Kongo at 62 against Wellisch? Looks like his ground game is better than everyone says.

http://www.dailymotion.com/related/642786/video/xcq1s_ufc62kongo-vs-wellisch/1

Not that that’s gonna matter in this fight.

I think I’ve seen everything out their regarding Chieck. But like YTed said, this is gonna be a K-1 match in a cage. If either one takes it to the ground, it’ll only be for GnP. But, CC has been further training his BJJ. Imagine if he goes Fedor and starts beating on guys to get the sub…

This fight is Mirko’s, his stand up/technical capiblities are far superior to Chieck’s. Yeah Chieck is a great fighter but remember who were dealing with here people, possibly the best striker of all time. Watch out for the high left kick Chieck I hear Mirko’s been doing left leg squats.

When Mirko does leg squats, he isnt pushing up the weight, he’s pushing the world down.

CC will beat CK.
This leaves AA fighting Vera with the winner getting a title shot. Then when Nog beats HH, CC and nog will fight for a title shot. Mark my words.

Otherwise we will see Courture call out CC for a title shot if RC is sucessful in beating GG.

Who says Vera is in line for a title shot? Vera has beating Ass. Silva, Frank Mir (who is an excellent commentator for the WEC I must say) and… that’s it. He needs to beat a top guy to show he belongs in the gold bracket.

CC will beat CK.
This leaves AA fighting Vera with the winner getting a title shot. Then when Nog beats HH, CC and nog will fight for a title shot. Mark my words.

Otherwise we will see Courture call out CC for a title shot if RC is sucessful in beating GG.

My understanding is Nog will get winner of RC/GG assuming he beats HH. With all the upsets lately, that isn’t guarenteed.

mirko is back in september and he will destroy this boy.

both guys have lost one both are good i think cro cop needs to win this if he does he will probably face andre the winner of that match faces winner of randy or gabriel. vera needs some matches he is awesome i still think he should have had a shot by now for the title. but you guys are right will all the new talent in ufc each ufc event should be a all star slug fest card and they need to add more matches then 8 or 9 expand to 10 to 12. more guys equals more matches. if these guys want title shots they need to earn them not be given to them for winning 4 or 5 matches in a row against alot of no talent losers. it would be nice to have not only the title matches in events but also make it clear to the fan that certain matches will be #1 contender status to set up the next title fight

I think people need to sit back and look at these fighters past wins and losses. As far as I can find Kongo has beaten guys like Ausserio Silva(overweight), Christian Welish(8-2),
and Gilbert Aldana(not in ufc anymore). And even worse he lost to Carmelo Marrero(6-2). 2 of the last 4 fights ending in boring decisions. The Silva fight was BOOOOORING! He couldnt even finish the overweight slug. One decision he lost. I dont know much about his other MMA fights. I do know this stuff about crocop though. He has won 1 and Lost 1 in the UFC. Gonzaga won the fight fair and square you cant make excuses and even CroCop said that. As far as CroCop not being able to handle guys who rush at him I guess those people didnt watch his fights against guys like Igor Vonchenchin, Alexsander Emeilenko, and Wanderlei Silva. Watch those fights and see how those guys come right at him and get kicked in the head for doing it. He knocked out Wanderlei who knocked out Rampage. CroCop has had a lot harder fights against much higher profile fighters. He gets knocked out and everyone just gives up on him. It can happen to any of these guys. Look at Liddel, George St. Pierre, Matt Hughs, Rich Franklin, Andre Arlovski even got knocked out by Tim(backache) Sylviaand Im even From Maine and I cant stand the guy. Lets let the fighters do the talking with their performance in Sept. I say CroCop by Strikes late in Round 1. If Kongo was such a bull he sure didnt show it against Assuerio.

Uh… have you seen Kongo fight? This guy is a tank. This fight would be incredible fight because both stand up and bang for the buck, this fight could be another Forrest/Stephen fight. But both are way more heavy hitting than Forrest and Stephan.

This fight could be a great one.

Mirko wins round 2 via Headkick.
or
Kongo wins Round 1 Headkick.

crocop 1st round no matter what………….

CRO COP is gonna knock the fuck out of kongo in the 1st round definatly no way kongo can beat the cro cop

Well, I just hope Mirko had his wake up call last time.
Some one has to pay for his last bad fight and I have a good feeling, and Mirko has a tradition of making opponents feel a lot of PAIN when he gets back into the ring /octogon/!
This time it really will be the real Mirko!

Let me begin, the same day Mirko lost to Gonzaga, Kongo had fought to. The guy Kongo fought was short, fat, and stupid, Kongo had a difficult time with that. Now if Kongo barely made it by decision (which was a stupid decison if you ask me) then imgaine that Monkey facing Mirko? Mirko is 6’2, is known as the best striker in the world, and he has kicks that have fucked up their opponent by bodie shots, Kongo will most likely loose this one, Kongos speed is so slow, he doesnt look like a hard hitter at all if you look at his vids, and the only reason he gets up fron the ground is because of his massive strength, still though, a fight is a fight, anything can happen, there is no such thing as a pre determined wiiner, i see Mirko KO Kongo with a kick to the head, or by Kongo falling after a powerfull strike and then Mirko hammering him to His win. But if Kongo wins, i think he would win by an unexpected strike from Cro Cop, and for some reason, i dont know why, i can see Kongo submitting Mirko, i know i know your all going to say Mirko is a better submission artist than Kongo, but Upsets do happen, i hope it doesnt happen twice.

This is going to be a very exciting fight. Because everyone loves to see someone get knocked out. I also think that Kongo is going to present alot more of a problem than you are giving him credit for.

cro cop was knocked out by gonzaga after he was TAKEN DOWN AND WEAKENED. Its not like he was headkicked and defeated while 100% fresh. He clearly wasnt expecting that and i’m sure it brought him down to earth and made him train even harder than normal. Kongo is an incredible striker though and certainly wont be counted out in my mind.

st amour … you said crop cop would retire because he is going to loose. cro cop has 3 fights left in his ufc contract st amour! why would he retire even if he lost to cheick which is a slim chance??? Either way cro cop has a guranteed money purse to take home no matter what for the next three fights. Besides cro cop is in his mid thirties and has proven himself so whats the big deal even if he looses. Tito ortiz beat the hall of fame champion ken shamrock twice does that make ken all of a sudden a bad fighter..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWx5Y_-sh-U

need i remind you all of cro cop against bob sapp? or Fedor..

let him fight vera…CC vs. vera… thats what the people would like to see…. CC is wasted…

oh my goog, kongo is realy strong. it will be dificault for crocop to win i think

Both are excellent strikers but i think the favor goes to Cro Cop because more or less since this will be a fight on the feet, Cro Cop has had a great amount of experience in the K-1 area and has fought and beaten men bigger than himself. The size of Kongo will pose a factor for Cro Cop and as always in fighting it only takes one blow to win a fight just like how Cro Cop lost against Gonzaga and Kongo is just as dangerous. I think Kongo still has some growing to do and Cro Cop having come off a loss will be out to prove himself I think, he’s added a cage to his gym so I think we will see a very good fight and Cro Cop the victor by KO.

Kongo will send Mirko to the prelims for the rest of his contract. Cro Cop will not make it out of the first round. Stupid UFC. No Tim, no Randy, no Andre, no Vera……. we get to see Crocop wasted on Eddie Sanchez, Gonzaga and now he’ll be finished off by Cheik Congo. Way to make good use of your investment UFC.

I so agree with you..CRO COP is a big name from Pride..right before the UFC bought out Pride..he was the next runner up to fight Fedor..(the worlds best fighter based solely on his repuation and the fact that he is still undefeated)

Cro Cop beat the crap out of everyone in their tournament..it was HIS turn to become Pride Champion..and I’m sure the delay and the restlessness had an impact on his fighting in the ufc..I really believe he had lost his drive…even the american who kicked the crap out of Antonio R N .who is actually ranked higher than Crocop in the UFC website ranking got his ass toasted by crocop.

But I’ve seen clips of Kongo..and CROCOP I don’t believe is at his peak yet…I believe the injuries still haven’t healed..and if he loses this fight..which there exist a chance that he will..he won’t even be on the charts anymore.

WHAT THE HELL KING OF INVESTMENT IS THAT?? TO DESTROY A FIGHTER WHO IS KNOWN ACROSS THE WORLD..SO EARLY BY SETTING HIM AGAINST FIGHTERS THAT ARENT’ EVEN RECOGNIZED IN THE MMA BUT CAN ARE SPECIALISTS AT THEIR PARTICULAR STYLE OF FIGHT?

What they should have done when the brought CROCOP in was to have him train with Randy Couture..so that he could go over his ground and pound and take down offense..and Submissions..the octagon or cage is much smaller than the ring that was in Pride..so CroCop can’t kick and move around..he has to kick and attack..like TITO..or Randy..

I TRULLY BELIEVE THAT IF CROCOP trains with Bas Rutten on his pancrace and mai thai/kick boxing., with Randy on his take downs and general UFC (cage.octagon) mentality to fights, and with anybody on Submissions..(cause just about all the dudes that can do submissions are better than cro cop at it cause my Croatian friend hardly has any submissions..then HE WILL DOMINATE the heavyweight divisions for a VERY LONG TIME…ALL UP UNTIL FEDOR DECIDES TO COME TO THE UFC.

I never know with CroCop, on a good day he can beat virtually anybody and should win this one on paper in the firs round. But, what he did in the past to much bigger and better opponents doesn’t matter when you are in the octagon on your own making comeback after a shock defeat. I think the very reason why he lost the fight to Gonzaga was because of his under estimate and belief of being too good for the opponent. Gonzaga had a plan and took Mirko’s first attempted leg kick and we all know what happened next. He is much under pressure and will be very careful not to loose this one. Don’t expect to see him throwing to many leg kicks and if Kongo approaches this fight like Gonzaga did and take the initiative against CC we could see another upset.

kongo is a taff man, but i think cro cop have the better takedown defensive

CC will KO Kongo.
1st or 2nd round probably

CC will KO Kongo.
1st or 2nd round probably

CC is the best when he is coming back. That is the mentality of his people. Nobody will stop him any more to dominate the UFC ring. That Gonzaga did actualy good thing to CC. He wakes him up. You will see his elbows in work on the ground. Gonzaga teaches him how to do that. He is going to ‘eat for brekfast’ all opponents.

Cro Cop will kick this mofos ass no problem cc has fought bigger and tougher oppnoents then this guy . CRO COPS THE BEST!!

Crocop is a far better fighter than Kongo, & really should beat Kongo without too much trouble. However Kongo is a reasonable striker & CC is coming of an unlikely & unfortunate loss to Gonzaga & so mentally CC may be a little out in this comeback fight, which gives Kongo a chance.

I say its a toss up man, Kongo is not a bad fighter but Mirko has more of a complete game if you sum it all up. Mirko has some ground game (not the best) so he might use that to his advantage when fighting Kongo, i saw an interview that Kongo said that he is better than Cro-cop I just hope, Mirko didn’t see that. Also Gonzaga got lucky thats all put them to fight again and see what happends.

Cro cop has destroyed way bigger guys than this guy.I know Kongo is a beast. CC is way more experienced. All he does is knock out ppl. Someone to stand toe to toe with him is like his home. Mirko is going to win this one boys. So you kongo fans better have some tissues handy

one more thing ya gonzaga had a lucky kick. just threw it up there against CC.randy seen this kick hes thrown against CC thats why he was little cautious. Gonzaga just got lucky then his true skills were shown against randy. gonzagas a big goof:P

Cro Cop will win this one, theres about 1000 more chances that cro cop will win this fight than Kongo, Kongo reminds me alot of Bob Sapp, slow easily dodgeable punches with no power behind them. The same day Mirko lost to Gonzaga, Kongo fought Silva, Silva striking is shittiers than Kongos, yet Silva managed to put up a good fight with Kongo, Silva slammed him around 4 times, and they where good slams, the only thing is that Silva didnt do anything while they where in the floor and i know Mirko has a lot way more better ground skills than Silva because even i would have attempted a Kimura or Choke or even an Arm Bar in many situations that Silva put Kongo in. And lets remember, Silva is kind of fat, he is 5’10 and is not a good known fighter but he still gave Kongo a fight and lasted all the rounds with him to a desicion, so all you people telling me that a 6’2 Slavic Open Weight Grand Pix Champion in good shape will get beat by Kongo should just do some math. Its common sense, if some barely known asshole put Kongo through hell of a run, Mirko will break him. But then again there is that chance that Kongo, trained excessively for this fight with Mirko and has improoved amazingly. But then again, Mirkos come back fights make him look unstopable, many people really believe that Mirko could beat Fedor in a second match, I myself am one of those.

kongo vs cro cop is a sick stand up war i seen kongo live at kickboxing events and some mma ones and well he is no joke just cz he didnt ko someone dont mean shit look at fedor he wooped the shit outta fujita and wandy got a ko over him its mma get the fact that anyone can win anyway if they pay there cards right and a perfect example is gonzaga vs cro cop he did wat he said he was going to do 4 weeks before the fight

o well if sodokuju ends up in ufc iama cry for the LHW’s cz 2 kos in a row vs 2 top guys in the same way is hella not luck

Mirko is superior fighter then Congo. Enjoy in the fight!!!!

Thats what happens when you count the underdog out.

1. On any given day almost anyone can beat anyone in a ufc fight – does anyone really think matt sera is a better MMA fighter than GSP ? Or Dan Henderson would not beat Ramapage if they fought again ? Hell, even Kevin Randelman had beaten Cro Cop once.

3. Props to Kongo for giving a solid effort.

the scoring of this fight sucked. CC won first two rounds and they should have taken a point away from congo for hitting CC in the groin twice. once in the second round and again in the third. Also Dan won more rounds and the fight was handed over to rampage. unfair scoring