Mirko handle Carwin and Lesnar, even Velasquez.
Kongo and Gonzaga both muscled him around and bullied him and they’re not even the real brutes of the division.
He really needs to cut down to 205 IMO.

It kills me to say that, but Shane is too young, too strong, and too fast. Cro Cop just doesn’t seem to have the will to fight anymore.

Cro Cop has reached that turning point of his career when the opportunity to contend for a title may be over but he can still be competitive. But in the fight game, the ultimate goal is to be champion. If you can’t be champion, then what’s the point other than to make a living? He’ll be relegated to competing with mid-level talent or losing to top-tier talent.

Who knows? I sure think he can beat Kongo if he gets that magnet removed from his scrotum (or takes a DQ victory in the third when it’s handed to him on a silver platter), I think him against Herring would be awfully interesting… I’ll tell you what, I’ll take him over all but three non-UFC HW’s (and since he owns Josh Barnett’s soul, I’d probably pick him to win again), so huzzah for him being in the deepest HW division in the sport. It shows a genuine dedication to erase his past Octagon woes and reestablish himself as an elite fighter while he still can. I’m optimistic.

but I’m excited as hell and hope he gets a few wins.

I still think he should drop to 205. It’s only fifteen pounds and he’s under 35 so he’s not too old to do it if he gets the right people to help him do it. Could you imagine him in that division?

(unless the real nog shows up..)

Crocop vs Wand 3!

It’s still so hard to tell why he did so poorly in his first UFC stint, like was he injured, uninspired, overconfident or just beaten with a better strategy? We’ve seen a few guys like Shogun, Cro Cop, Filho and others who were supposed to destroy everyone in their paths, fall short, even though they were destroying pretty much everyone they fought before. And then you find out that they had an injury or something – and what makes it so bad is that so many people blame their losses on an injury of some type, so it’s hard to tell when an injury is really at fault in a loss, or if they were just beaten by a better game plan. Some folks say Cro Cop was always overrated, or as stated above, he was just fighting lesser competition – which is a total falsehood – regardless, Cro Cop’s skill set was always top-notch. He beat Barnett and Wandy in the Pride Open Weight and he looked really impressive in doing so. Plus he’s beaten plenty of top competition or at least done fairly well against top guys in a loss. He also beat some good guys in K-1.

I believe that he can do really well in UFC – IF – he comes in with a good attitude and he has recovered from his injuries, like his leg. But then, I believed that the first time around and I was wrong. Either way I’m glad he’s back. I hope he does well this time. Nobody really knows how he will do, but it will be fun to find out!

Crocop doesn’t have that fire anymore. That killer instinct. If he shows up with it against Al Turk I’ll feel better about his chances but IMO yes he could beat Mir. Problem is Mir’s not gonna beat Lesnar lol

8th! Behold the BE Metarankings minus everyone not in the UFC:

4 Frank Mir
5 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
6 Brock Lesnar
7 Randy Couture
10 Shane Carwin
12 Cheick Kongo
13 Junior dos Santos
15 Mirko Filipovic

Meanwhile, all this talk of him beating Al-Turk (not even making the top 25) and then deserving being ready to step into the title picture is… hopeful fanboy adoration. Sorry guys, but you’re all getting kinda man-crushy about this.

If you’ll excuse me, I’ll go back to admiring my life-size cardboard cut-out of GSP. So toned. Soooooo toned.

Mirko if you somehow read this i need a cemetary to the head here to shut my old man up

Uhhh…. wat?