Mirko was ktfo by Randleman, who spent a decent chunk of his career at 205. If Randleman could KO him you don't think Rashad, Chuck, Vitor or Rampage could possibly KO him? (with all the KO losses he had in his UFC run?)
Why do people think that success against slower heavy weights would translate to success at 205?
CC has never cut weight in his life, he would have a pretty huge weight cut, he isn't a wrestler he went a whopping 4-6 in the UFC, with basically 5 Tko losses (he submitted to JDS after getting punched in the eye)
There is no logic whatsoever behind this bizarre thought that CroCop would have run thru 205 or any division in the UFC.
People are delusional.
nar i dont think so, he was very lean at 220. dont know if he could get another 15lbs out of him
CroCop was never one of the more technical strikers. He had powerful kicks and a good, but short, jab to set up those kicks. His success in the HW division was achieved via employing his speed advantage and intimidating with kicks. If forced to drop to LHW where much better strikers can be found I don't think he would have found the same success he did at HW.
You clearly know the striking game inside out, lol.
What's with the Cro Cop threads lately?
Cro Cop would have destroyed the light heavyweight division. He was too proud though to cut the weight.
Mirko was ktfo by Randleman, who spent a decent chunk of his career at 205. If Randleman could KO him you don't think Rashad, Chuck, Vitor or Rampage could possibly KO him? (with all the KO losses he had in his UFC run?)
Why do people think that success against slower heavy weights would translate to success at 205?
CC has never cut weight in his life, he would have a pretty huge weight cut, he isn't a wrestler he went a whopping 4-6 in the UFC, with basically 5 Tko losses (he submitted to JDS after getting punched in the eye)
There is no logic whatsoever behind this bizarre thought that CroCop would have run thru 205 or any division in the UFC.
People are delusional.
This is wrong. Cro Cop relied on his opponents being big and slow which gave him the speed advantage. I do think he would have been competitive at that weight class but I don't know about absolute domination.
CC from PRIDE and K-1, sure. He was barely around 220 lbs.
After his loss to Gonzaga, he started to gain more weight and was around 235 lbs, so obviously no.