Wlad drafted him in for sparring because be wanted to beat the **** out of him by way of revenge for Cro Cop having knocked out his countryman Igor Vovchanchyn with his signature left kick to the head. This content is protected Cro Cop's a cool guy.
See, I think Fedor had success against Filipovic primarily because it was a MMA match and not a K1 match. Cro Cop was constantly looking out for the takedown and as a result restricted his usual arsenal of strikes. Fedor was able to go on the offensive because he knew Cro Cop wasn't going to the ground and he even feinted the takedown in order to set up strikes of his own. Fedor was such a complete fighter, damn.
I know, Fedor was something else. What a boy Cro Cop was too. Great great fighters from the past. Cro Cop still could compete not long back imo or show glimpses and enough to see that he was a beast in his day. Fedor though,jeez.....Hes not even showing a glimmer of what made him the no 1 Heavy in mma of all time in most peoples eyes for years now. Hope he don't fight again !
Yes, Igor was a very BAADD man in his prime! That's one dude even Serge might swerve. Igor and prime Tyson are the only 2 fighters that I would feel a tad nervous about facing. Cro Cop was a bad man too.
cro cop was an animal to be able to compete in the highest forms of kick boxing, highest of MMA, and sparring a top heavyweight pro boxer like that.
igor was a beast as well. In the town he grew up in they would have to ring the church bells when he got drunk because he would go out beating the **** out of everyone. He was only 5'8" yet fighting at light heavyweight and heavyweight. His arms and hands are huge though. He now runs a restaurant lol
At this stage majority knock out Fedor I think. Dan Henderson was enough for me. I know he can bang, but he was a little fella. His resistance is gone completely. Even Bigfoot was the writing on the wall before that !
Nah, Fedor beat you at your own game. He outstruck strikers and outgrappled grapplers. He was utterly fearless.