UFC 103 video: Cro Cop threat returns to heavyweight division against Junior dos Santos

awesome dream, when i read this i got the image of ali standing over liston, only with cro cop standing over brock

it really is, and Crotia is one of Europe’s most beautiful countries..

Croatia* ……..

cro cop has fought and beaten some of the best in the world, while Dos Santos has beaten one legitimate opponent in Werdum, who looked like he did 90% of his training at Dunkin Donuts, Cro Cop is going to crush Dos Santos

Maybe I’m just buying in to the hype. Like some have mentioned before, no fighter is going to be negative pre-fight. They are all always going to be much improved and in the best shape of their lives. But I just get the feeling Mirko is really back. Now I don’t know if he will hold the belt. But I think he’ll give us a couple more exciting KO’s.

You know what man, these dreams are meant to be shattered. Sorry, but Crop-CO is a 1-trick pony…

and that one trick may be all he needs

man i hate croatia

for football reasons or as Americans would call it soccer reasons

anyway

i will be rooting for dos santos,not because i hate croatia but because i would rather see young talent rise above ageing talent

+ this young talent is exciting as hell! (not taking anything away from cro cop)

Basically, Big Nog, the winner of this fight, the winner of Kongo/Mir, the winner of Velasquez/Rothwell should have a four-man mini-tournament to determine the next two HW contenders.

Obviously Nog and Dos Santos won’t fight each other, and Velasquez/Kongo has already happened, but matchups should be made between these guys once the smoke clears.

i don’t think lesnar will want to wait for a mini tournament to pan out

He could fight the winner of one contender fight while the other is still upcoming.

I like the idea of a tournament, JJ, but not just for contender status. I think it should be a Grand Prix like Pride used to do and Brock should be right there in the mix. Actually, what I really prefer are tournaments where you don’t know who you’re fighting till you show up, and you have to beat 3 guys in one night to take the trophy. To me, that’s the real test of who’s the best fighter. UFC’s motto is “As Real As It Gets” but in the real world, in a real fight, you don’t get 3 months to train for the specific strengths and weaknesses of a particular opponent. You have to fight whoever attacks you and be ready for anything he throws at you.

really beyonce?!?!?! try where is Megan Fox with my joint

Nah, how about “Where’s Leighton Meester with her pus$y?”

Natural over fake bo0bs anytime o’ day!

You’re right Matt, Beyonce is slowin’ my roll…somebody tell Jessica Alba and Halle Berry that there’s a position open right behind Leonor Varela…and hold the jalepenos on them nachos.

‘zactly, jbone! And eluding a punch is different from eluding a guy who pushes you against the fence and takes you down. It’s still a long shot, but I’d say Randy has a better chance of getting a takedown than anybody has of landing significant strikes standing with Machida. Shogun will be the test. If Shogun can’t hit him, nobody can (ex Anderson).

cro cop didnt kick me much in their second fight. hahaha

nah these two are right, he had his first professional bout in MMA at the tender young age of 34, with plenty of time to learn and adapt his style of fighting since 34 is about the age most pro athletes start their carreers. From there went on to beat Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, Pedro Rizzo, Tim Sylvia, Gabe Gonzaga (all complete bums) and continues to be competitive at the highest level of the sport against top competition at the young age of 46. Nothing special there, that happens all the time. Seriously…

Yeah, like I was saying about Randleman…you can’t judge a fighter based just on his W/L record when he’s been fighting the top guys in the world for over a decade. Sure Randy may have lost over 30-40% of his fights, but he’s fighting top-5 level fighters every single fight. Comparing that to an unbeaten record by JDS or Carwin is absurd cause those guys just now got in the major leagues. Whooptydoo, they’re unbeaten against 10 nobody’s. If you wanna compare their record to Randy or CroCop then Dos Santos’ “professional” record against ranked fighters is 1-0 same as Carwin. Or 2-0 and 3-0 if you count their UFC no-name undercard fights.

I’m not a baseball fan, but do they count hits in the minors as part of a player’s major league batting average? I kinda doubt it. Would you say a player who batts 300 in minor league season games was as good as a player who batts 200 in the playoffs of the major league?

lol….I’ll always cheer for Randy for the fact that hes only 46 and so young and always expected to win everyfight he is in easily!

If you take age out of the equation, Randy is good, not great! Simple as that!

I will actually say that Randy was a great LHW…but as a Heavyweight, He was never anything special, and right now, I wouldnt Rank him in the top 10 of the heavyweight division.

well, that would put you in disagreement with every ranking system I’ve ever seen online. I’d be very curious to hear what 10 HW names you come up with that you think should outrank him. Actually, I’d be impressed if you can come up with 10 ranked HWs in the UFC that he hasn’t already beaten.

Also, John, regarding your comment about Randy’s age and being good rather than great. Are you forgetting that he’s the most decorated champion (at any age) in the history of the UFC and has had more title fights than GSP and Anderson Silva COMBINED!