MMA News: Mirko \"Cro Cop\" Loses Again at UFC 75

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic lost his second consecutive fight at UFC 75. (MMAweekly.com Photo)

In September 2006, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (22-6-2) was considered one of the top heavyweight mixed martial arts fighters in the world with crushing victories over Josh Barnett (20-5-0), Wanderlei Silva (31-7-1) and Hidehiko Yoshida (7-5-1).

Now, a year after winning the Pride open-weight tournament, "Cro Cop" faces a floundering career, with back-to-back losses in the UFC.

Coming off a knockout loss to Gabriel Gonzaga (8-2-0) in April 2007, Filopovic was the favorite to beat Chieck Kongo (21-3-1) at "UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion"but Saturday, Sept. 8 in London, England, "Cro Cop" came up short again, losing by decision after three rounds.

"What can I say," he said in a video interview. "I'm very disappointed. I broke a rib already in the first round, so I was breathing heavily, I also got two knees in the groin, which hurt my stamina. I feel bad, I fought bad, maybe I'm getting older. I just want to go home right now and take a rest. We'll see. Thanks to everyone who came to London to support me."

Official Results for UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion
Sept. 8, London England.

• Quinton Jackson def. Dan Henderson by Unanimous Decision
• Michael Bisping def. Matt Hamill by Split Decision
• Cheick Kongo def. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic by Unanimous Decision
• Marcus Davis def. Paul Taylor by Arm Bar at 4:14 of RD 1
• Houston Alexander def. Alessio Sakara by TKO at 1:01 of RD 1
• Gleison Tibau def. Terry Etim by Unanimous Decision
• Thiago Silva def. Tomasz Drwal by TKO at 4:23 of RD 2
• Dennis Siver def. Naoyuki Kotani by KO at 2:04 of RD 2
• Jess Liaudin def. Anthony Torres by TKO at 4:10 of RD 1

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