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Cro Cop To Fight Tatsuya Mizuno Not Nakao At Dream March 15

Posted By: Bruno Published in Fighter Talk

Mar

The photo is of Assuerio Silva beating down Cro Cop’s next opponent Tatsuya Mizuno.

Mirko Cro Cop now will not make his DREAM debut against Yoshihiro Nakao, as previously reported. While it’s still unclear why Nakao decided to pull out, it was confirmed earlier today that Japanese judoka Tatsuya Mizuno will take his place and now fight Cro Cop.

Mizuno is almost a unknown fighter with 3-2 record that contains no notable opponents.

Here is a quote from Cro Cop’s blob post.

“Although I announced Yoshihiro Nakao as my first opponent in DREAM, this fight is not going to happen. I’m not familliar with reasons and I won’t be asking for any. The most important thing is that I’m going to fight on Saturday and my opponent will be Tatsuya Mizuno. I have very little information about my next opponent so I’ll just go out there and fight.”

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mefninja Says, in 3-11-2008 at 01:52:54 from 70.48.229.23

man crocop is a pussy.. he couldnt handle the top competition so now hes going back to chump change fighters… i hope he loses

chris jr Says, in 3-11-2008 at 02:29:54 from 12.214.214.109

cro cop by ko

D-Rex Says, in 3-11-2008 at 03:30:49 from 69.109.40.171

if you loose this one cop, i’m abandoning you.

rebabalu Says, in 3-11-2008 at 06:22:06 from 83.195.174.82

encore un adversaire a la con,bienvenue au japon!!!

Black Gerbil1 Says, in 3-11-2008 at 06:57:11 from 84.13.244.152

they just feeding crop cop this crap guy, so he can get his wins back up, because he lost to everyone in the ufc.

UFC>>>>>any other orgainsation

JamieO Says, in 3-11-2008 at 10:08:07 from 78.147.99.36

He didn’t pick the opposition you idiots. He said he’ll return to the UFC at the end of the year after he gets some wins on him, something Dana White supported. And.. “chump change fighters” ? What, like Barnett, Aleks Emelianenko, Wanderlei Silva, Sakuraba and Coleman? Peices of shit.

And it’s “lose” you retard. And to just “abandon” someone for a loss is the most retarded thing about MMA fans in this sport.. are you from Sherdog? Cretin.

Rik Says, in 3-11-2008 at 11:31:45 from 193.190.253.149

I don’t agree,
I think a lot of us expected more from Mirko in the ufc, but isn’t there a possibility that he went true a “sucky” moment in his carreer? Personaly I think mirko will be back on track soon, and we will be able to watch the old mirko bang(I sure hope so). All good fighters have once lost two fights in a row (eg. Chuck Liddell). He’s had some health problems, needs to addapt to a new environment, gets kneed in the balls and you guys are talking about abandoning him…
after losing two in a row. Gimme a break.
The only criticism I aprove is that he’s messuring his strikes a lot more, then he used to ( I mean: not striking that often and waiting too long)

Of course this is my opinion and I’m not the kind of guy that thinks he’s always right. So blast away your comments…
ps: I’ve might made some spelling errors, forgive me I’m from another country
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monsieur Says, in 3-11-2008 at 11:56:12 from 82.39.126.196

i feel bad for him, back in his prime he was a monster, i remember when he beating people like josh barnett, remy bojansky and wanderlei silva, and now hes been reduced to fighting this nobody.

Steamer Bean Says, in 3-11-2008 at 13:24:36 from 68.12.35.211

It’s funny how fighters who seemed almost super human in Pride like Cro Cop and Hendo come over here and lose their asses, yet run of the mill fighters like Rampage and Anderson Silva come to US and are champs over night, gos to show how byast and set up Pride was (though i loved watching)
Also makes me wonder how the legendary Fedor will fair if he will ever nut up and come fight in the UFC.

marc Says, in 3-11-2008 at 14:06:35 from 189.192.123.146

come on assholes!! crocop lose 2 fights in ufc, thats all, why you so angry? anybody can lose! show respect for this fighter. at least he keep fighting. no surrender, no retreat.

!!RODEF Says, in 3-11-2008 at 15:05:45 from 218.186.12.11

I disagree wit what was jus sed abt PRIDE bein fixed. What a moron. A fight is determined by the better guy on the night, make it a series of 5 matches against the same opponent, i dun think a guy can win all 5. All im saying is each fight is different. U cant compare Rampage(who lost to w.silva 2x), Liddell(who lost to Rampage 2x) and Silva(who lost to Liddell)and determine whose the best of all the three. Its like a cycle. Wanderlei > Quinton > Chuck > Wanderlei and so on. The question is, whose better on the night.

Fedor as much as i hate to admit it, wld find it tough in UFC(different rules,no soccer kicks/stomps on a downed opp blind judges, legal knees-to-balls etc). Its like taking R.Federer or whoever is the number one in TENNIS right now and put him in a TABLE TENNIS MATCH and expect him to be a world champion OVERNIGHT.

john donne Says, in 3-11-2008 at 19:13:14 from 79.70.16.202

Hi Rik,
So refreshing to see a guy who accepts he isn’t always right – the web is full of know it alls. Go Mirko.

J_satan_666 Says, in 3-11-2008 at 19:18:20 from 74.2.119.98

i think fedor would adapt to anyting. this is a multi talented fighter. he has the strongest knock out power in someones full guard. he’s adapted from sambo rules, to pride, k-1, and that bodog event. also pride there’s no knee to ball action man.

BlackBeltKarate Says, in 3-11-2008 at 20:53:38 from 74.13.85.166

ya know.. if ya think about it.. not everyone is cut out to be “well rounded” especially being the type of striker Cro Cop was in his prime.. the Pride Ring was setup for strikers.. where as the UFC you can pin yer opposition up against the fence.. totally takes what worked for Cro Cop out of it’s element.. the UFC did a better job of finding guys that could actually beat cro cop then pride ever did.. he got whooped in the end by a good fighter.. but this is what I believe.. the UFC isn’t for everyone.. not everyone see’s whats involved.. they see the worst UFC fighter’s and believe that that’s the lowest of the low.. ppl have no perspective

BLACK GERBIL 1 Says, in 3-12-2008 at 01:52:15 from 69.109.40.171

I think crocop should retire like ken shamrcok after losing fights. he not ready for ufc and also the other mma organisations because fighters have figured all he do is kick.

ace Says, in 3-12-2008 at 02:31:18 from 219.79.193.65

crocop is too one dimensional to be the top fighter, he is useless on the ground, pride does have some pretty crappy japanese fighter to feed him unlike the ufc. the reason he left is because he is a star in japan but not in the states. he’ll never get the same attention he gets in japan being non american in the ufc.

Corey Says, in 3-12-2008 at 03:37:02 from 12.157.134.103

jamieo, where as for the most part, I agree with you, the “abandoning” part I do not. Did you catch the Ken Shamrock fight? Its still on the main page. Everyone has given up on Ken. Was he a great fighter at one time? Yes. Is he now? Not even close. He is old, he is too cautious, his reflexes are poor, his heart is gone. Not to say the same happened to Mirko, yet, but if he continues his losing streak, it should become quite aparent that he is a has been, and needs to move on. On a side note, for all of you saying pride was “fixed”, how the hell can you defend ufc when it allows fighters to win via commiting illegal strikes?

John Q Says, in 3-12-2008 at 06:05:25 from 97.84.174.252

Cro Cop was/is a disappointment. I remember how hyped he was and then he didn’t do anything in the UFC. They are lowering the bar for him. I won’t respect him, if he can’t beat any top tier fighters.

justicier Says, in 3-12-2008 at 09:49:02 from 82.120.114.102

hello, i’m a french fan. This web site is very good, and thank you for the video(i like the same video and fighter, good decision). Cro cop is a very good fighter and i think that his fight will be a great fight. Good punch and good kick, ufc was not a good moment for him but i think that no judge him for that. He become for give the best and just look this man. Ufc is not the best and every fighter are not in this organisation. Pride never die in the heart of many fans, now it’s a dream for ever

K13runsit Says, in 3-12-2008 at 12:35:11 from 74.196.10.50

you are all stupid even though cro cop got caught just like liddel did he is top competition ………… i very tech striker and would kick all of your asses…cro cop will fight this guy win by ko and be back on top of things…

2 TUFF Says, in 3-12-2008 at 17:41:39 from 24.78.48.224

Is this fight going to happen in the ufc? if not which organization?

Golden Hill Boy Says, in 3-12-2008 at 19:04:37 from 74.73.238.27

crocop by head kick!!

Jon Doe. Says, in 3-12-2008 at 20:17:28 from 208.2.172.47

Cro cop is back on the rise. I GARANTEE IT!!!

kevlos Says, in 3-12-2008 at 23:57:33 from 70.64.155.128

So CC’s supposed to go get some gimme fights to get him into UFC form? So what happens when he returns to the UFC and gets thrashed again? He better stay in those smaller organizations where he’s safe. If he couldn’t contend in the UFC once, what makes him think he can do it again. Puhleez give it up, don’t get ken shame-rock syndrome.

rebabalu Says, in 3-13-2008 at 11:04:57 from 81.252.227.249

le pauvre Mizuno,il va bouffer ses dents mais pour crocop,
pas de gloire a battre un mec qui n’a pas le niveau
record mma:(3-2)???