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Mirko Cro Cop: 'I like to play practical jokes'

Cro CopUFC heavyweight fighter Mirko Cro Cop wants everyone to know that he does have a sense of humor, according to a unique interview with The Independent.

Here's a snip:

"People think I'm a cold person, or that I'm hard to make contact with. Even the other fighters say that. But it isn't true: I like to play practical jokes. Maybe people find it hard to believe that a cage fighter can have a sense of humour."

Ever since the Croatian made his Octagon debut on American soil at UFC 67 in February, he's been reluctant to conduct interviews. But that reluctance was not new -- he was no media whore when he fought for years in Japan under the PRIDE FC banner.

Cro Cop just prefers to shy away from the limelight and lets his fighting do all the talking.

However, he is a prankster. And perhaps there is no better example than when he scared the daylights out of ringside announcer, Mauro Ranallo.

Here's the video:

Cro Cop will face Parisian Cheick Kongo tomorrow night at UFC 75: "Champion vs. Champion" from the 02 Arena in London, England.

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LOL, I just came to the site this morning and see this goofy ass picture of Cro Cop doing a split, with headline “I like practical jokes”. HAHAHAHA. Now its time to watch!

by ViolentMike on Sep 7, 2007 10:20 AM EDT reply actions  

That is crazy to see Cro Cop Laughing and joking like that. Dude always seemed so damn serious. Good to see hes human. FEDOR’s CYBORG ASS on the other hand would probably start sparking out his eyes and mouth if he ever started laughing.

by stunnalator on Sep 7, 2007 10:29 AM EDT reply actions  

This is a real tuff fight..in the stand up realm..Crocop is not a guy you want to fight after he loses.. he wants to redeem himself after his crushing loss to GabeG..Kongo got stand up..but not Crocop Standup.

by PhilQNY on Sep 7, 2007 10:32 AM EDT reply actions  

Cro Cop KO by Van Damme Flying Spinning Split Kick – Kumite Style!!!

by Steve on Sep 7, 2007 10:44 AM EDT reply actions  

It was nice to see Cro Cop talking with a smile on his face. A nice, short interview to. I liked the format of ‘finish this sentence’.

by ViolentMike on Sep 7, 2007 11:00 AM EDT reply actions  

I can’t see the video. Quick description of what happens?

by RearNakedSlam on Sep 7, 2007 11:10 AM EDT reply actions  

I can’t see the video. Quick description of what happens?

Basically he messes with the reporter by accusing him of talking shit while commentating the fight with Crop Cop and Big Nog. Reporter says that wsnt the fight he commentated and gets all scared

by stunnalator on Sep 7, 2007 11:19 AM EDT reply actions  

I remember this video, I felt the fear of the reporter, it was pretty scary stuff. Cro Cop pulled this off nicely.

by tripleainto on Sep 7, 2007 11:34 AM EDT reply actions  

Awesome video never seen it before…cheers for the heads up. Funny stuff.

by MJC_123 on Sep 7, 2007 12:04 PM EDT reply actions  

What … in the … CroCop picture …

by AT on Sep 7, 2007 12:10 PM EDT reply actions  

I’ve changed my mind on his fight with Kongo. Now I think he wins by forcing Kongo to say ‘Matte.’

by PW on Sep 7, 2007 12:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Funny as hell. Mauro was shaking!!!

by Frizz on Sep 7, 2007 12:20 PM EDT reply actions  

I’ve changed my mind on his fight with Kongo. Now I think he wins by forcing Kongo to say ‘Matte.’

LOL!!!!!

by Foot2Mouth on Sep 7, 2007 12:33 PM EDT reply actions  

lolololol

by XXXFactor on Sep 7, 2007 12:40 PM EDT reply actions  

CroCop Bas = comic gold

by Pat on Sep 7, 2007 12:40 PM EDT reply actions  

THe only thing that would have been funnier was if that was Joe Rogan being pranked by CroCop. That would have been phenomenal.

by Mahde on Sep 7, 2007 12:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Hilarious! Very funny.

Mahde – Yes! Rogan the comedian getting punked by Cro Cop would be golden.

by MMACrossfire on Sep 7, 2007 12:58 PM EDT reply actions  

fear is not a factor for me…
                          —-> Joe Rogan

by hael on Sep 7, 2007 1:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Mirko’s voice was suprisingly high pitched. Funny, nevertheless.

by Mitch on Sep 7, 2007 1:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Check out the backyard brawl at Mirko’s home in Croatia; it’s some seriously funny shit.

by RobH86 on Sep 7, 2007 1:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Cro Cop is gonna play M. Bison in the new Street Fighter movie… (kidding, but wouldnt it be awesome?)
I remember watching that video..

by Luppers on Sep 7, 2007 1:16 PM EDT reply actions  

is that crocop split-pic fake or not?

by mmarkk on Sep 7, 2007 1:17 PM EDT reply actions  

i saw another of his practical jokes on youtube. It was him training with his anti-terrorist squad and he and another guy pretend to get into an arguement about Cro-cop holding an armbar for too long. The guy starts cursing at Crocop and leaves then comes back w/ a fake machine gun acting as if he wants to kill Cro-cop. One of the coaches almost shits his pants. funny stuff

by jjdnb on Sep 7, 2007 1:19 PM EDT reply actions  

DID YOU GUYS SEE THE PRE FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH MIRKO??? A reporter asks him something about any effects hes had from that legkick to the head and Mirko responds by starting to twitch and act all wierd also joking around. Its pretty funny. Also in the interview with Rampage, Rampage says hes glad Henderson has good breath. Then says that he himself has bad breath and hes going to try to faze henderson with it..LMAO!!!!

by stunnalator on Sep 7, 2007 1:20 PM EDT reply actions  

DID YOU GUYS SEE THE PRE FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH MIRKO??? A reporter asks him something about any effects hes had from that legkick to the head and Mirko responds by starting to twitch and act all wierd also joking around. Its pretty funny. Also in the interview with Rampage, Rampage says hes glad Henderson has good breath. Then says that he himself has bad breath and hes going to try to faze henderson with it..LMAO!!!!

Rofl, afk to look it up.

by Luppers on Sep 7, 2007 1:24 PM EDT reply actions  

is that crocop split-pic fake or not?

You’re kidding right? Totally fake..

by Luppers on Sep 7, 2007 1:24 PM EDT reply actions  

You’re kidding right? Totally fake..

ok thanks :)

by mmarkk on Sep 7, 2007 1:34 PM EDT reply actions  

He sounds like a friendly guy. I wonder why he stays away from the media.

by c-war on Sep 7, 2007 2:53 PM EDT reply actions  

i saw another of his practical jokes on youtube. It was him training with his anti-terrorist squad and he and another guy pretend to get into an arguement about Cro-cop holding an armbar for too long. The guy starts cursing at Crocop and leaves then comes back w/ a fake machine gun acting as if he wants to kill Cro-cop. One of the coaches almost shits his pants. funny stuff

Yeah, I’ve been trying to find that video. Do you have a link?

by Pat on Sep 7, 2007 3:09 PM EDT reply actions  

DID YOU GUYS SEE THE PRE FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH MIRKO??? A reporter asks him something about any effects hes had from that legkick to the head and Mirko responds by starting to twitch and act all wierd also joking around. Its pretty funny. Also in the interview with Rampage, Rampage says hes glad Henderson has good breath. Then says that he himself has bad breath and hes going to try to faze henderson with it..LMAO!!!!

LOL Those two are jokers. Have you ever heard Rampage talk about Matt Lindland? He says Matt smells like two weeks lol.

by Pat on Sep 7, 2007 3:13 PM EDT reply actions  

HAHAHAHA! Mirko and Bas Rutten are hiliarious… I like them like 20 times more than i did before because of this

by 12121212 on Sep 7, 2007 3:26 PM EDT reply actions  

LOL Those two are jokers. Have you ever heard Rampage talk about Matt Lindland? He says Matt smells like two weeks lol.

Yeah, but he ain’t kidding. Matt Lindland stinks for real! He purposely doesn’t shower for DAYS and even WEEKS before a fight. It was rumoured that when he fought Fedor, that Fedor had a clause in the fight aggreement that Lindland had to bathe himself prior to their fight!!!!!!!

by ViolentMike on Sep 7, 2007 3:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Rofl, afk to look it up.

Yeah Cro cop is a funny guy, hes just shy

by jsoph on Sep 7, 2007 4:11 PM EDT reply actions  

This is a real tuff fight..in the stand up realm..Crocop is not a guy you want to fight after he loses.. he wants to redeem himself after his crushing loss to GabeG..Kongo got stand up..but not Crocop Standup.

Yeh this should be a nasty fight/…. I wouldnt wanna get hit by either of these beasts. Cro cop obviously is the more highly decorated striker but Kongo is no slouch, especially when fighting against someone without a ground game. The same applies with cro cop. Kongo is more than capable of pulling off an upset. When 2 strong and hard hitting heavyweights square off anything can happen. Mirco is the definite favorite, especially coming off a loss.

I have a feeling that either Bisping or Cro cop will loose tomorrow night. I hope I’m wrong! I just get a bad feeling about the Bisping and cro cop fights. Dont think I’m hating on them because there is nothing I would rather c then both Bisping and cro cop pulling off impressive wins. It just feels funny to me.

by john on Sep 7, 2007 5:16 PM EDT reply actions  

they gotta get Bas in the ufc… and crocop is funny and cute

by Ricky on Sep 7, 2007 5:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Still can see CC playing jokes. The guy just seems dry

by Stafo on Sep 7, 2007 6:24 PM EDT reply actions  

ok thanks :)

Sure is, no one can do that while they cross their arms.

by marshal on Sep 7, 2007 6:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeh this should be a nasty fight/…. I wouldnt wanna get hit by either of these beasts. Cro cop obviously is the more highly decorated striker but Kongo is no slouch, especially when fighting against someone without a ground game. The same applies with cro cop. Kongo is more than capable of pulling off an upset. When 2 strong and hard hitting heavyweights square off anything can happen. Mirco is the definite favorite, especially coming off a loss.

I have a feeling that either Bisping or Cro cop will loose tomorrow night. I hope I’m wrong! I just get a bad feeling about the Bisping and cro cop fights. Dont think I’m hating on them because there is nothing I would rather c then both Bisping and cro cop pulling off impressive wins. It just feels funny to me.

Have faith young jedi. The force is strong with these two.

by Machine on Sep 7, 2007 8:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Cro Cop rules, I really hope he wins this fight tomorrow.

I would really like Mirko to show his skills, and prove that Gonzaga really just got lucky.

by Squishy Dolphin on Sep 7, 2007 9:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Cro Cop rules, I really hope he wins this fight tomorrow.
I would really like Mirko to show his skills, and prove that Gonzaga really just got lucky.

If CC wins this fight, it doesn’t change the fact that GG owned CC, he didn’t get lucky.

by Gord on Sep 7, 2007 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

If CC wins this fight, it doesn’t change the fact that GG owned CC, he didn’t get lucky.

Cro Cop didn’t get “owned”, it wasn’t a beat down, it was one kick. Beat down, or “owned” is when Anderson Silva fought Rich Franklin. That’s getting owned.

Gonzaga got a lucky kick, and he will live off that one hit forever. The hit will be what people talk about, not the fighter. Other good examples of this are: Shonie and his backhand to Matt Serra.

That one kick, will be more famous that Gonzaga will be.

by Squishy Dolphin on Sep 8, 2007 1:02 AM EDT reply actions  

That is crazy to see Cro Cop Laughing and joking like that. Dude always seemed so damn serious. Good to see hes human. FEDOR’s CYBORG ASS on the other hand would probably start sparking out his eyes and mouth if he ever started laughing.

 You shouldn’t be suprised to see that side of mirko, he has always been like that. think about it , that video is at least 3 years old, i remmeber watchin that shit live{very funny}. some people still dont know mirko, you should have watched pridefc then you would know other mma fighters. for a while there wasn’t just the ufc.

by HeadKnock on Sep 8, 2007 2:04 AM EDT reply actions  

Ha, that’s just mean. I’d be shaking a log out of my drawers after that.

by Mamas Boy on Sep 8, 2007 5:40 AM EDT reply actions  

Yes, the split pic is real! I’ve seen him do it a long time ago on croatian tv.
And Yes, he does have a good sense of humor.
He has been a guest on a few croatian tv shows doing some crazy stuff, like acting to be a post man and knocking on peoples doors . . .
That’s the same show and host when the pissed of guy comes back with an AK-47 and starts shooting in the gym, the tv team was frozen scared.
Go MIrko !!

by King Ramzes on Sep 8, 2007 7:48 AM EDT reply actions  

Cro Cop didn’t get “owned”, it wasn’t a beat down, it was one kick. Beat down, or “owned” is when Anderson Silva fought Rich Franklin. That’s getting owned.
Gonzaga got a lucky kick, and he will live off that one hit forever. The hit will be what people talk about, not the fighter. Other good examples of this are: Shonie and his backhand to Matt Serra.
That one kick, will be more famous that Gonzaga will be.

Stop kidding yourself, he didn’t get lucky. I am also a Cro Cop fan, but thats not how it went down. Cro Cop himself admitted that he was still dizzy from Gonzaga’s elbows. If you call it a lucky kick, then you would have to say that the elbows which paved the way to the kick were also lucky shots. Then you would have to say that Gonzaga got lucky when he took Cro Cop down. And even if that was true, and all it really took for Gonzaga to win was a lucky takedown, then he was truly the better man. Cro Cop made the choice to kick him in the ribs, Gonzaga took it like a man and caught his leg, took him down, pinned him up against the cage, mauled him with elbows, the ref made an unjustified stand up, Cro cop was dizzy and dropped his hands, then Gonzaga knocked him out cold.

That was the fight summed up. It wasn’t like Cro Cop was winning at any point in the fight besides the single moment when he landed a body kick. Gonzaga dominated him on the ground then scored a perfect head-kick, and he deserves credit for that.

by 12121212 on Sep 8, 2007 8:34 AM EDT reply actions  

Yes, the split pic is real! I’ve seen him do it a long time ago on croatian tv.
And Yes, he does have a good sense of humor.
He has been a guest on a few croatian tv shows doing some crazy stuff, like acting to be a post man and knocking on peoples doors . . .
That’s the same show and host when the pissed of guy comes back with an AK-47 and starts shooting in the gym, the tv team was frozen scared.
Go MIrko !!

Lets not 4get to mention that he is a member oft he Croation Parlimant…. When will we ever c a UFC fighter n the US Senate?

by john on Sep 8, 2007 10:32 AM EDT reply actions  

I want Dana White himself to addmitt that the Hammill v.s bising fight was bull shit. People said it was only a matter of time before the fixed boxing took over. I didn’t beleve it but after the tito beet Forest and then this i believe it has come! Time for another sport. DANA DO SOMTHING?

by mike on Sep 9, 2007 12:18 AM EDT reply actions  

is that crocop split-pic fake or not?

Yeah the photo’s fake…They photoshopped it and took some meat off his legs lol. No dude, it’s actually real.

by RobH86 on Sep 9, 2007 5:09 PM EDT reply actions  

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