Breaking News: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria OUT of Frank Mir fight, Mirko Crocop IN
by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 15, 2010 3:26 PM EDT
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From FightersOnly:
Mirko ‘CroCop’ Filipovic will be stepping in for an injured Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 119, Fighters Only can confirm.
We broke the news of Nogueira’s withdrawal earlier and can now confirm that Filipovic is the replacement.
Nogueira’s injury is undisclosed at this point but a Brazilian source tells us it is one that requires surgery and is not an recurrence of the staph infection he suffered around the time of the first fight with Mir.
Filipovic’s inclusion in the UFC 1109 headlining fight was notified to Fighters Only by sources close to the event. It will be the first time that the Croatian legend and former PRIDE FC title challenger has fought Mir, a former UFC heavyweight champion.
He has fought two former UFC heavyweight champions in the past, going 1-1 with Kevin Randleman and 3-0 over Josh Barnett while fighting in PRIDE, the Japanese promotion which once rivalled the UFC in stature.
UFC 119 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 25, 2010 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event will be the first that the UFC has hosted in Indiana.
My thoughts:
Head kick him dammit.
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i would love to see cro cop kick frank mir in the head making big words and hair gel burst out from his decapitated head
oh and also it be great to see cro cop pull A lesner and curse joe rogan out at the end while drowning himself in Croatian beer lol
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EVEN FIGHTS YOU DONT REMEMBER MR. IM 30 AND STAY AT HOME WITH MY MOM
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If CC knocks mur TFO, I'll become a fan and will rock the CC shirt with pride
assuming there’s a winner for the cc photoshop contest!
however, don’t think that mur’s gonna wanna trade with him and instead opt to stand long enough to take cc down.
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yeah mir would have to really be shell shocked to not remember he can submit ppl
mir by submission in any round, just know it’ll happen
NEED A EXPERIENCED MMA ANALYST WHO KNOWS ABOUT MMA?
EVEN FIGHTS YOU DONT REMEMBER MR. IM 30 AND STAY AT HOME WITH MY MOM
HEY BUDDY IM 21 WAS BORN IN THE 80'S AND DONT GIVE A FLIP!!!
