The worst part is that his doctor told him he can't even work out for 6 months. After that he can do light trainings for the rest of his life. He didn't have a classical stroke, a vein in his neck broke during a training session. He was putting too much pressure on his neck.
yeah well the problem is he doesnt look old at all and is killing it on a 9 fight win streak. happy to be able to say i got to see mirko cro cop step in the cage for the last time in person.
Before his first fight in the UFC, he had 56 fights in amateur boxing, 23 fights in kickboxing and 27 MMA fights. The guy fought 106 times in a period of 10 years. In 2004 alone, he fought 8 times. His best years were from 2001 to 2006. Imagine that today HW fights 8 times a year. This is what today's MMA fans cannot understand. These guys at the time fought the best and everything the organization could throw at them. Mirko was another type of fighter that he would fight against at any time, even if he was hurt. Not to mention he never talked nonsense and always maintained sportsmanship towards his opponents. A fearless legend!
Definitely mate. One of my favourite fighters. Seems to have a great personality, seems very likeable. Amazing how he did all the martial art stuff with all his counter terrorism and political stuff
@@RobWitchdoctor It just adds a level to the intensity level when you find out he worked in counter terrorism, and then jokes about all the women he sleeps with. Great character
True legend. Not many fighters have had that level of intensity, yet still been humble. And the promo for his fight with Fedor is still one of the best ever.
On his IG Mirko said that even though he has been retired many times, this time there's no comeback since he has suffered a serious stroke. He's looking to start training again as soon as possible but unfortunately he won’t be able to spar let alone fight. It's a really sad story, I would’ve loved to see the rematch king fight Fedor for one last match before ending it all. But that's just my greed as a fan, it's way more important to see my (or our) childhood hero healthy and well without any serious consequences of brain damage. God bless Mirko 🙏🏽 Right Leg Hospital 🏥 Left Leg Cemetery ✝️
@@awreckingball Well as an over 40 year old fighter Mirko was kind of justified. All those injuries and old age he needed some help. Not to mention all the guys use it nowadays
Crocop is the most successful K-1 guy to transition into MMA. Show me one mature kickboxer that transitioned to MMA and had the kind of success Mirko had. His strength, TD defense and leg kicks will always be remembered
@@plisskennn This is the same way the some Serbs claim their land. "If we took shit there at some point, that's our holy Serbian land". That's the reason Serbs started 4 wars in 90s and lost all of them. Kinda fucked up mindset
@liukangstoupee a doesnt need to, ever since he left the juice he rarely gets hit. and of course his kickboxing career was more decorated than cro cops
@@sataniccyanide6976 nope look at cro cops kickboxing record he has more fights and fought higher competition than overeem and on the top cro cop was clean
@@sataniccyanide6976 he has been KOd like 5 times since then. He has some awful defense in many of his fight. Like what the fuck was that hook he threw vs Ngannou?
It really sucks, but I'm happy he retired on an upswing in his career and didn't go out as a punching bag. Thanks for all the amazing highlights you left us Mikro!
Unfortunately that stroke was very serious and Mirko said that he had tremendeous luck in that situation. Apparently his neck vein literally exploded and luckily blood didnt go in crutial brain areas to cause damage. Weeks before that he had moments of neck pain and he also stated that he got unconscious couple of times while turning his neck. His doctors said that he should never again get hit into a head because every punch can be deadly. Next 3 months he will be on a medication and will have to rest in order to heal his vein. I guess he had too much wars and finally his body said enough. Brilliant fighter and true inspiration! Mirko you are legend!
Jesus chael is a good guy ? My perception of the world is changed 😁 great respect to chaell my forever admiration and love for cro cop the most incredible mma fighter of all time ...every fighter that went into the ring with him was terrified of him and never before and never after did a fighter put fear into men like cro cop did! He changed the game he is a iconic guy that forever will be most feared pride fighter in the history of the sport..
I would have absolutely loved to see Fedor vs Cro Cop 2 especially with Cro Cop being on his win streak. Oh, well. Best wishes to the legend, hope he has a good life.
There is a bigger issue you haven't adressed, possibly because of the language barrier. I'm Croatian so I can tell you what happened. He fainted in the gym after telling the guys he feels light headed and that he fainted before, so he showed them by twisting his head to each side that he feels a bit lightheaded, and suddenly fell unconscious. He had a vein pop in his neck causing a stroke, after which the doctors that operated on him told him this was caused by all the training and stress the body has gone through over the years. Now he isn't able to even do light spar, as even a light hit to the head might be fatal. Mirko has to be super careful from now on. He was visibly scared from the whole event when he was on TV. It was a very sad moment for us all.
Liberty or Death and the pace at which they fought in the early days was very fast. Overeem had over 50 fights when he entered the UFC. Fedor and Cro Cop consistently fought 3-4 fights per year for 9 years straight (13 years for Cro Cop) before turning 35. Take someone like Mark Hunt who fought much less in MMA (once or twice per year after 2001), he entered the UFC with a Artem style record (the UFC wanted to drop him from the roster). He went 4-1 and captured the belt.
Cro Cop was 33 when he entered UFC. He was not old per say, but he had quite a mileage on him: 26 Kickboxing fights, 27 MMA fight and 56 Amateur Boxing fight all in span of his 10 year long career (from 1996-2006).
Crimson Hero that’s exactly what I mean by “pace of fighting”. Most people just say that a fighter’s prime is between 25 and 35 years old which is completely false. DC and Randy Couture started fighting in their 30s and fought at a sustainable pace so they were able to extend their careers into their 40s while still being at the top of their divisions. Branko Cikatic, Peter Aerts, Fedor, Cro Cop, Semmy Schilt weren’t able to hold their primes for long, most of them fought at the top for 12 years (Aerts is closer to 13). Meanwhile, you have old guys like Couture, DC, and Werdum who still dominated in their 40s. Also, notice that they’re all wrestlers and don’t take as much damage as strikers.
@Liberty or Death This, and a few other factors, such as injuries and a pretty big but overlooked factor, the fact that between MMA and kickboxing, he had never fought in a cage before. It clearly is extremely different, as evident by the last RIZIN card with Darrion Caldwell and Brandon Halsey.
that dude well yea it’s more his heart tbh gets dropped but your not putting him out with the heart and the crazy unique rolls he does when he’s rocked definition of a survivor
His respect is phenomenal. One of the greatest ever to walk this planet.. perhaps that's why he's such a great champion.. 🏆. We all love you my brother stay safe mutual respect... God bless you and thank you for being such a great champion to the world. It's all about respect people..
its good news for fedor, there were some serious talks about rematch.....ive been watching your fight since i was 10 years old, thank you Mirko for everything, you are a role model
Before his first fight in the UFC, he had 56 fights in amateur boxing, 23 fights in kickboxing and 27 MMA fights. The guy fought 106 times in a period of 10 years. In 2004 alone, he fought 8 times. His best years were from 2001 to 2006. Imagine that today HW fights 8 times a year. This is what today's MMA fans cannot understand. These guys at the time fought the best and everything the organization could throw at them. Mirko was another type of fighter that he would fight against at any time, even if he was hurt. Not to mention he never talked nonsense and always maintained sportsmanship towards his opponents. A fearless legend!
As a son of Croatian immigrants , i love cro cop. Sad to see him have such a serious accident but am super glad hes okay. As a real fan I was worried about his brain long ago so I'm glad something has interfered with his fighting and stopped it if I'm honest.
Crocop was always one my top favorite.He is especially liked in Europe and Japan.Japanese primistier invited him to his home and presented him whit a special samurai sword...cus he was a fan
Respect Sonnen for you because I see you respect cro cop, I agree 👍 he was big legend in stand up fighting at early days Pride K-1... Cro cop lives near me in Zagreb city Croatia, and he is one of the hall of famer greatest fighter in history here in Croatia
Cro cop and chael had some bad blood in the past while chael was verbally dominating over every fighter. I was glad to see a picture of the two of them together after mirko's last fight. I'm more than positive that there's mutual respect and always has been. They will both go down in history as one of the great ones.
Thank you Chael Sonen for this words.Balkans carry this victorios gens.Becouse of this we fight we win no matter that in history we were always out numbered.One big salute to the all Balkans Ilirian tribes!!!
I'm glad hes going while he was on a solid win streak, and also that his stroke didn't take him out. Also still has a good head after so many years of beating the drum. Hes earned a nice retirement in my book. .. do wish we could have seen him and schaub smash one last time though haha.
Nothing left to achieve, health status aside if he continued to fight it would be painful to watch. Father time has taken his toll. Happy retirement to a true MMA legend.
Actually he said in one interview that he doesn't listen them at all. He even said that he doesn't really like the song "Wild Boys" but he thought it was a good choice for a entrance song
@@vaterpolistzg Totally agree with you, but this one knows only hard core fan. To me is funny that Mirko did not do more research before choosing his entrance song. Guess it is because there was not Google at that time, and Alta Vista did not worked on that day :-) We all know that Mirko has nothing in common with Duran Duran. I can't remember, but this sentence I picked up from TV commentary , author maybe could be Zelg Galešić.
@@89mrsa To me that song is a great pick for an entrance song. His walkout especially in Pride was epic. That song, anti terrorist squad shirt on him and legendary Pride lady screaming Miiiiiiirkoooo Crooooo Coop like she is possessed. Everything was spot on imo. He used also song called Dođi u Vinkovce by Croatian rapper Shorty and one time a soundratck from a movie The good, the Bad and the Ugly in UFC i believe.
Bad news for the fans. Good news for Cro Cop. I wish him all the best, but I'll miss him. It's gonna be the same when you put down your gloves, Uncle Chael. We'll miss you in the cage.
The word savage gets thrown around too much these days... but Cro-Cop was exactly that. His Pride run was fucking brutal, Wanderlei legit looked like a corpse after that headkick. I thought he killed that man.
i think it's good that he retired. He has nothing left to prove and he finished his career on a 10 fight winning streak, avenging most of his defeats in the late stages of his career
right foot hospital, left foot cemetery
enjoy retirement mirko, true mma legend
klošaru
@@markodjibra5582 stoe klosar
The worst part is that his doctor told him he can't even work out for 6 months. After that he can do light trainings for the rest of his life. He didn't have a classical stroke, a vein in his neck broke during a training session. He was putting too much pressure on his neck.
@@JohnSmith-yd2cu Yeah and he turned his head left to right fast like ten times end then just blacked out.
Could have been worse.
staredown hell
Good news, Cro Cop has achieved legend status. Hope he has a healthy life now.
Jesus Christ it took a stroke for him to retire? I’ve been thinking “he’s gonna retire this year” since like 2012
yeah well the problem is he doesnt look old at all and is killing it on a 9 fight win streak. happy to be able to say i got to see mirko cro cop step in the cage for the last time in person.
@@isaacgomez69 nobody gets bored of winning, and nobody gets bored of making money.
@@isaacgomez69 bruh
@kenneth mortensen Not good enough? He won a badass tournament and is on a winning streak!
2006
I don't even want to use cro cop in UFC3 now. We must protect Cro Cop at all costs.
fuck off, Crocop in UFC 3 online is just lighting everyone up, PRIDE NEVER DIES!! hahahaha
😂haha nice
Damn Cro Cop retiring on like a 10 fight win streak
He lost his last fight 100%. Fixed decision
George Phillips nah dude, close but got to give it to Cro Cop. Check out some of Cheick Congo’s decisions if you want to see some poor decisions
@@REVOisMYname But Nelson won. All cro cop did was block a few takedowns
George Phillips lmao you sure about that cowboy?
@@tylerjlr1176 Anyone that knows a little bit about scoring mma, knows that Roy won. The crowd booed. Mauro sounded shocked. Mirko lost
Cro cop: *has a stroke*
Chael:"I don't know if this is good news or bad news"
🤣🤣💯
Good for chael s ass whoopin
Guy is an idiot..
Yes bad news because he has stroke, and bad news he retired
out of nowhere he retired! pretty sure it came from the stroke.
Damn dude Cro Cop is a legend in the sport
Mirco had the best high kick in history.
Back in 2006 Cro Cop had two fights in one night against Josh Barnett and Wanderlei Silva!Thats insane!
And he won both if I'm not mistaken
Bruno Begic you’re not mistaken
Crocop is BMF of PRIDE FC
in 2004 he had 8 (8!!) fights thats more than many guys record in the UFC
Before his first fight in the UFC, he had 56 fights in amateur boxing, 23 fights in kickboxing and 27 MMA fights. The guy fought 106 times in a period of 10 years. In 2004 alone, he fought 8 times. His best years were from 2001 to 2006. Imagine that today HW fights 8 times a year. This is what today's MMA fans cannot understand. These guys at the time fought the best and everything the organization could throw at them. Mirko was another type of fighter that he would fight against at any time, even if he was hurt. Not to mention he never talked nonsense and always maintained sportsmanship towards his opponents. A fearless legend!
Tony Ferguson is the type of guy that lets Cro Cop kick him in the face during training, to prepare himself to fight Frances Ngannou.
Stop it
I'm glad he got to avenge his loss to Roy Nelson as his last bout, he looked great in that fight.
@Tekstil Art he was tested negative, you negative asshole
That fight was fucking terrible, two lazy old guys in a backyard brawl by the BBQ.
gonzaga revenge was better
Absolute legend of the sport, one of the true pioneers. That stare down with Wanderlei and then ko was incredible
Definitely mate. One of my favourite fighters. Seems to have a great personality, seems very likeable. Amazing how he did all the martial art stuff with all his counter terrorism and political stuff
But absolute killer in the ring
I'm really glad Chael is giving him props.
@Liberty or Death shit you're right. damn that's embarrassing!
Both great moments though
@@RobWitchdoctor It just adds a level to the intensity level when you find out he worked in counter terrorism, and then jokes about all the women he sleeps with. Great character
True legend. Not many fighters have had that level of intensity, yet still been humble. And the promo for his fight with Fedor is still one of the best ever.
On his IG Mirko said that even though he has been retired many times, this time there's no comeback since he has suffered a serious stroke. He's looking to start training again as soon as possible but unfortunately he won’t be able to spar let alone fight. It's a really sad story, I would’ve loved to see the rematch king fight Fedor for one last match before ending it all. But that's just my greed as a fan, it's way more important to see my (or our) childhood hero healthy and well without any serious consequences of brain damage. God bless Mirko 🙏🏽 Right Leg Hospital 🏥 Left Leg Cemetery ✝️
Miro Miloloža 👊👍
He would have wrecked Fedor, as Fedor had not been partaking in the special sauce
Lijepo napisano. Slažem se u svemu.
@@awreckingball Well as an over 40 year old fighter Mirko was kind of justified. All those injuries and old age he needed some help. Not to mention all the guys use it nowadays
Crocop is the most successful K-1 guy to transition into MMA. Show me one mature kickboxer that transitioned to MMA and had the kind of success Mirko had. His strength, TD defense and leg kicks will always be remembered
Mark hunt
Overeem
And elbows .. against Gonzaga
@@sebsebseb1905 Overeem is from Pride originally
@@jamesharnish650 Actually,he's not that good at mma.Check his mma record.
The Croatian sensation I'm a Croatian American god bless mirco
Mirko ---> M I R K O what croat doesnt know that
His father was Serbian, so that makes him Serbian, he only lives in Croatia.
@@plisskennn sure, the CROatia in the nickname gives it out 😂
@@plisskennn This is the same way the some Serbs claim their land. "If we took shit there at some point, that's our holy Serbian land". That's the reason Serbs started 4 wars in 90s and lost all of them. Kinda fucked up mindset
@@plisskennn what's with the nasty insults...? I am just saying his nickname wasn't SerbCop
most legendary kicks in the game. thanks for the memories you croatian monster
Hes my favorite fighter and it was awesome to see his comback. Hope he has many years of happy life ahead of him. He is a true legend
Damn best of luck to Cro Cop grew up watching him fight a true legend of the sport.
Thanks for all you did for this sport Mirko! Good luck and I wish you success in your future endeavors.
Cro cop is my hero watching his documentary inspired me and opened me up to mixed martial arts
Best heavyweight striker of all time when not the best striker of all time
overeem
@liukangstoupee a doesnt need to, ever since he left the juice he rarely gets hit. and of course his kickboxing career was more decorated than cro cops
@@sataniccyanide6976 nope look at cro cops kickboxing record he has more fights and fought higher competition than overeem and on the top cro cop was clean
@@JopaJox
Huge CroCop fan here and I doubt he always fought clean.
@@sataniccyanide6976 he has been KOd like 5 times since then. He has some awful defense in many of his fight. Like what the fuck was that hook he threw vs Ngannou?
I was hoping to see Cro Cop vs Fedor again. But seeing him retiring healthy and with a winning streak is great too.
I saw the segment on the croatian TV show where he broke the news. You could tell how hard of a time he had putting that out there. Tough to watch.
It really sucks, but I'm happy he retired on an upswing in his career and didn't go out as a punching bag. Thanks for all the amazing highlights you left us Mikro!
Cro cop should have stared down the stroke like he did wanderlei
Nice one😂that was a mad staredown, Cro cop looked at him like he's gonna kill him !
@@lukamizdrak2276 well he almost did at second fight 😂 pozz druže haha
He is great, our hero Mirko. Thanks for the kind words, Chael.
Unfortunate to go out the way he did, but at the same time great to see him go out after a 10 fight win streak.
Unfortunately that stroke was very serious and Mirko said that he had tremendeous luck in that situation. Apparently his neck vein literally exploded and luckily blood didnt go in crutial brain areas to cause damage. Weeks before that he had moments of neck pain and he also stated that he got unconscious couple of times while turning his neck. His doctors said that he should never again get hit into a head because every punch can be deadly. Next 3 months he will be on a medication and will have to rest in order to heal his vein. I guess he had too much wars and finally his body said enough. Brilliant fighter and true inspiration! Mirko you are legend!
As fans we always want to see more. Glad to been able to grow up watching such a fighter. Farewell
Enjoy the retirement, a legend like you deserves it.
it`s good that cro cop can ride into the sunset now after his last fight win
He made striking look great great. I marvel at his technique and ability.
Considering Chael trashed Cro Cop a few years ago it's nice to see Chael has grown as a person.
Jesus chael is a good guy ? My perception of the world is changed 😁 great respect to chaell my forever admiration and love for cro cop the most incredible mma fighter of all time ...every fighter that went into the ring with him was terrified of him and never before and never after did a fighter put fear into men like cro cop did! He changed the game he is a iconic guy that forever will be most feared pride fighter in the history of the sport..
I really hope Mirco takes care of his health from here forward.
@Tekstil Art maybe not,he spoke on tv after...he didnt had that type of stoke ..
I would have absolutely loved to see Fedor vs Cro Cop 2 especially with Cro Cop being on his win streak. Oh, well. Best wishes to the legend, hope he has a good life.
There is a bigger issue you haven't adressed, possibly because of the language barrier. I'm Croatian so I can tell you what happened. He fainted in the gym after telling the guys he feels light headed and that he fainted before, so he showed them by twisting his head to each side that he feels a bit lightheaded, and suddenly fell unconscious. He had a vein pop in his neck causing a stroke, after which the doctors that operated on him told him this was caused by all the training and stress the body has gone through over the years. Now he isn't able to even do light spar, as even a light hit to the head might be fatal. Mirko has to be super careful from now on. He was visibly scared from the whole event when he was on TV. It was a very sad moment for us all.
Alot of people love him here in the states. Hopefully, his retirement is a healthy one.
@Tekstil Art lifetime of steroids?
@Tekstil Art Jesus man,you are shiting all over,give us some prof,shame on you.Go and do someting good for youself one time in your life.
@@SeventhEofficial If you think steriods causes stroke..you're a nut!
@@SpaceEag11 crazier than a coconut
I grew up watching CroCop fight in K1, legend, true legend of martial arts.
Mirko legenda 👊👊
he is the one who made me love MMA a true legend in and out of the ring/octagon
CRO COP the legend.
Stroke try to attack Cro Cop and Cro Cop high kicked stroke.
Umra od smija,gledan tko piše,a ono naš čovik,balkanski humor.Svaka čast.
Cro Cop is true warior,big respect for a legend
Nice to see all positive comments about Cro Cop..
Ol Mirko was my favorite back in the day.. He just never made a good transition into the UFC.
Liberty or Death and the pace at which they fought in the early days was very fast. Overeem had over 50 fights when he entered the UFC. Fedor and Cro Cop consistently fought 3-4 fights per year for 9 years straight (13 years for Cro Cop) before turning 35. Take someone like Mark Hunt who fought much less in MMA (once or twice per year after 2001), he entered the UFC with a Artem style record (the UFC wanted to drop him from the roster). He went 4-1 and captured the belt.
Cro Cop was 33 when he entered UFC. He was not old per say, but he had quite a mileage on him: 26 Kickboxing fights, 27 MMA fight and 56 Amateur Boxing fight all in span of his 10 year long career (from 1996-2006).
Crimson Hero that’s exactly what I mean by “pace of fighting”. Most people just say that a fighter’s prime is between 25 and 35 years old which is completely false. DC and Randy Couture started fighting in their 30s and fought at a sustainable pace so they were able to extend their careers into their 40s while still being at the top of their divisions. Branko Cikatic, Peter Aerts, Fedor, Cro Cop, Semmy Schilt weren’t able to hold their primes for long, most of them fought at the top for 12 years (Aerts is closer to 13). Meanwhile, you have old guys like Couture, DC, and Werdum who still dominated in their 40s. Also, notice that they’re all wrestlers and don’t take as much damage as strikers.
@Liberty or Death This, and a few other factors, such as injuries and a pretty big but overlooked factor, the fact that between MMA and kickboxing, he had never fought in a cage before. It clearly is extremely different, as evident by the last RIZIN card with Darrion Caldwell and Brandon Halsey.
@@crimsonhero3583 MMA (and other sports) is more about mileage than age, IMO.
Appreciate this take, Chael. Thoughtful, respectful. Both gangsters. 🙂👊🏼
Tony Ferguson the kind of guy to let Cody Garbrandt borrow his chin for his next fight.
Cody with Ferguson’s chin would be the most entertaining fighter ever
that dude well yea it’s more his heart tbh gets dropped but your not putting him out with the heart and the crazy unique rolls he does when he’s rocked definition of a survivor
Whats with all this "Tony ferguson the kind of guy " trolling ?
Mirko will be missed, will always be one of the greats
His respect is phenomenal. One of the greatest ever to walk this planet.. perhaps that's why he's such a great champion.. 🏆. We all love you my brother stay safe mutual respect... God bless you and thank you for being such a great champion to the world.
It's all about respect people..
Good for him
It's not good that it took a stroke for him to retire but glad he is going out on a winning streak, not many fighting from his era can say the same.
its good news for fedor, there were some serious talks about rematch.....ive been watching your fight since i was 10 years old, thank you Mirko for everything, you are a role model
Bad news, sad news. He’s still got it. The stroke is no joke though, we love you Mirko keep training and enjoy the life
Heartbroken
What a legend!
Before his first fight in the UFC, he had 56 fights in amateur boxing, 23 fights in kickboxing and 27 MMA fights. The guy fought 106 times in a period of 10 years. In 2004 alone, he fought 8 times. His best years were from 2001 to 2006. Imagine that today HW fights 8 times a year. This is what today's MMA fans cannot understand. These guys at the time fought the best and everything the organization could throw at them. Mirko was another type of fighter that he would fight against at any time, even if he was hurt. Not to mention he never talked nonsense and always maintained sportsmanship towards his opponents. A fearless legend!
As a son of Croatian immigrants , i love cro cop. Sad to see him have such a serious accident but am super glad hes okay. As a real fan I was worried about his brain long ago so I'm glad something has interfered with his fighting and stopped it if I'm honest.
Immigrants? He is born and raised in Croatia and lived his whole life there
@@Nebrophonus93 I am the son of croatian immigrants.*
@@MixedBySwiss I am Croatian from the same City Cro Cop is from. Currently still living there. I didnt read your comment properly im sorry xD
Immigrant mentality dawg. Plus OSRS mentality dawg
@@Math_Yeww greatest heavyweight pker In the divisions history cammmaaaaann
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He is a beast,a fucking leagend in and out of the ring.
Crocop was always one my top favorite.He is especially liked in Europe and Japan.Japanese primistier invited him to his home and presented him whit a special samurai sword...cus he was a fan
Respect Sonnen for you because I see you respect cro cop, I agree 👍 he was big legend in stand up fighting at early days Pride K-1... Cro cop lives near me in Zagreb city Croatia, and he is one of the hall of famer greatest fighter in history here in Croatia
Crocop is truly special.
Tony Ferguson is the kind of guy who would fight GSP even in his retirement.
Chael changed his tune regarding Cro Cop:-))
Cro cop and chael had some bad blood in the past while chael was verbally dominating over every fighter. I was glad to see a picture of the two of them together after mirko's last fight.
I'm more than positive that there's mutual respect and always has been.
They will both go down in history as one of the great ones.
Thank you Chael Sonen for this words.Balkans carry this victorios gens.Becouse of this we fight we win no matter that in history we were always out numbered.One big salute to the all Balkans Ilirian tribes!!!
I'm glad hes going while he was on a solid win streak, and also that his stroke didn't take him out. Also still has a good head after so many years of beating the drum. Hes earned a nice retirement in my book.
.. do wish we could have seen him and schaub smash one last time though haha.
He is number one... Of course, i have very big respect to the other fighters
Nothing left to achieve, health status aside if he continued to fight it would be painful to watch. Father time has taken his toll. Happy retirement to a true MMA legend.
legend
He is in the Top of all time, but he was definitive most dangerous man on Earth that listens Duran Duran
Actually he said in one interview that he doesn't listen them at all. He even said that he doesn't really like the song "Wild Boys" but he thought it was a good choice for a entrance song
@@vaterpolistzg Totally agree with you, but this one knows only hard core fan. To me is funny that Mirko did not do more research before choosing his entrance song. Guess it is because there was not Google at that time, and Alta Vista did not worked on that day :-)
We all know that Mirko has nothing in common with Duran Duran.
I can't remember, but this sentence I picked up from TV commentary , author maybe could be Zelg Galešić.
@@89mrsa To me that song is a great pick for an entrance song. His walkout especially in Pride was epic. That song, anti terrorist squad shirt on him and legendary Pride lady screaming Miiiiiiirkoooo Crooooo Coop like she is possessed. Everything was spot on imo. He used also song called Dođi u Vinkovce by Croatian rapper Shorty and one time a soundratck from a movie The good, the Bad and the Ugly in UFC i believe.
Another legend leaves the sport.
Another one for the bad guy 💪🏻
Early retirement.
He is not !! He will go on !! Hay from Croatia.
definitely good news if that means he can live a healhy life now
No matter what anyone says, Cro Cop is one of the gratest fighters of all time.
Bad news for the fans. Good news for Cro Cop. I wish him all the best, but I'll miss him.
It's gonna be the same when you put down your gloves, Uncle Chael. We'll miss you in the cage.
kingggggggg...
That man was a KILLER
Literally first and I'm proud of it
Tony Ferguson the type of guy to tie his shoelaces together and throw them on the telephone wires... while he's wearing them.
I was on his ‚last fight - retirement’ in 2012 😂
Seven years later he retired :D
He was probably like oh wait I forgot to retire
What happened to your legs, Mirko? -Chael Sonnen.
The word savage gets thrown around too much these days... but Cro-Cop was exactly that. His Pride run was fucking brutal, Wanderlei legit looked like a corpse after that headkick. I thought he killed that man.
Scariest thing was how he described his stroke symptoms
He was just driving his car in reverse
Of course it is good news.
Nooooooo my favorite mma done
Does Chael know what an indoor voice is?
Big country was king
Uncle Chael looks like a snack today!
He’s 44
Tony Ferguson is the type of guy who asks Mirko what happened no his leg.
i think it's good that he retired. He has nothing left to prove and he finished his career on a 10 fight winning streak, avenging most of his defeats in the late stages of his career
It's good news. He has his health and thats what mattera
I assumed he retired about 10 years ago.
Tony Ferguson is the type of guy that breaks into prison and takes anyone's food tray
Wow
My grandma and her brothers came over in mid 30s she lost 3 to Hitler but 2 made it back I'm only half croat