Does anyone think Stipe beats Prime Cro Cop?

Stipe, and probably quickly. Cro Cop has to be one of the most overrated fighters ever. Yes, he was dangerous, but he had few quality wins and he fell apart against even middling UFC fighters.
 
I'd favor Cro Cop in that one. Both are great fighters
 
TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle said:
Lol the whole MMA has evolved thing cracks me up. Imagine telling someone 10 years ago that Bisping would be champ, Hunt, Arlovski, Werdum and Reem would be in the HW top 10 and Robbie Lawler would go on a nearly 2 year title run.
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HW is always a weak division
Bisping and Lawler have gotten much better over the years.
 
Stipe is good at pressuring and too strong for CroCop. However, a specialist like CroCop clearly has a chance against a jack of all trades fighter like Stipe. I lean Miocic.
 
mmacasualviewer said:
Cro Cop is clearly the number 2 or 3 or 4 guy of that era. So if Stipe couldn't beat him, which seems obvious, Stipe is not GOAT.
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Randleman is a wrestler and he one punched CC. Fedor is a sambo guy and he beat CC standing. CC had a glass jaw. No chance. Hell, GG head kicked him to death virtually ending his career.
 
iwhoopedbatman said:
Stipe is good at pressuring and too strong for CroCop. However, a specialist like CroCop clearly has a chance against a jack of all trades fighter like Stipe. I lean Miocic.
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+ 1

I wouldn't say to dismiss or count out CC but, Stipe likely hits and puts him away. Glass jaw.
 
Short guy Randleman has 1 punch torque like Serra & some other giant killer.
 
Stipe would pressure him and cro cop would mentally fold like he did most of the time.
 
Kevin Randleman beat prime Cro Cop. I love Mirko as much as the next PFC fan, but the guy was notoriously inconsistent. Any HW could beat Cro Cop if he had an off night, just like Cro Cop could beat any HW when he was on.
 
No, because he wouldn't fight him in the first place. That's his idol.
 
welcometohavoc said:
Prime Cro Cop is a myth. There has never been a fighter more overhyped than he was. His UFC run was a joke
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his greatest fight was against the esteemed technical striker named wandy...

I think cc had pretty good hands and feet in the pride days but something changed when he went into the cage..
 
welcometohavoc said:
Prime is a catchall word people use to describe fighters fighting like shit. He went from winning the GP to get KTFO by Gonzaga in less than 2 fights

His best HW win is Barnett.
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yep...you can never be proven wrong in a prime argument... that's why Fedor fans talk like this all the time...knowing they can never be wrong
 
I think venue.would make a difference for this fight.

Current Stipe would grind out any version of Cro Cop in a cage with little difficulty.

Pride rules in a ring would be harder to pick.
 
superpunch said:
Can you name one top fighter other than Josh Barnett that Cro Cop ever beat?

Neither can I.

Stipe has beaten Overeem.. JDS.. all by KO.
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Randleman UFC champ, Coleman UFC champ, Herring Pride HW title challenger, Igor open weight GP finalist and former #1 ranked HW, Wand MW champion, Gonzaga former UFC HW title challenger plus guys who were once Top 10 - 15 ranked like Alex E, King Mo, Fujita etc which is pretty much equal to Stipe beating Nelson, Del Rosario, Maldando etc

Their resumes are fairly equal in terms of top 10 ranked wins
 
bigbangspiritbomb said:
Randleman is a wrestler and he one punched CC. Fedor is a sambo guy and he beat CC standing. CC had a glass jaw. No chance. Hell, GG head kicked him to death virtually ending his career.
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Struve is a lanky grappler who lost to Jared Rosholt, see how easy this game is ?
 
Yes, hell do it easy. Pride fighters in general are overrated as hell.
 
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