Gallery of Mirko Cro Cop with PRIDE and K-1 belts together

Awesome belts.

He looks in much better shape now.

He's not as quick, but he looks stronger now than he did in the OWGP.
 
Wonder why he's not donning the igf belt here, as well.

Either he doesn't regard it as same prestige as the other two, or didn't get to keep it/had to return it. My bet is on the latter...

Outside of that, the photo shoot is of pretty shitty quality and could've been done much much better, with the right lighting, angles, and background, and Cro Cop maybe rocking a fresh cut, without the shirt, and of course, the signature black trunks would be mandatory. And then a 3rd belt couldn't have hurt, either...
 
Roger FedorAIR said:
Wonder why he's not donning the igf belt here, as well.

Either he doesn't regard it as same prestige as the other two, or didn't get to keep it/had to return it. My bet is on the latter...
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I'm guessing the first
 
This photos were made right after he won K-1 GP so he didnt own a IGF belt at the time.
 
The last real K1 belt was won by Overeem. Mirko won k1 when all the best hw fought for Glory
 
SuperNerd said:
I'm guessing the first
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Honestly, if that was really his thought process here, then he likely wouldn't have even lumped in the K1 belt with the PRIDE one, as K1 had long lost it's prestige and status as the top kickboxing org in the world by the time CC won it. Not to mention the questionable circumstances to which CC attained it, to begin with.

Obviously both are possible, otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned both... but I'm still thinking that the more likely explanation is because he is no longer in possession of the IGF belt.
 
Roger FedorAIR said:
Honestly, if that was really his thought process here, then he likely wouldn't have even lumped in the K1 belt with the PRIDE one, as K1 had long lost it's prestige and status as the top kickboxing org in the world by the time CC won it. Not to mention the questionable circumstances to which CC attained it, to begin with.

Obviously both are possible, otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned both... but I'm still thinking that the more likely explanation is because he is no longer in possession of the IGF belt.
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I assumed he would have a much deeper appreciation and love for k-1 and PRIDE. He seemed extremely happy to get any belt from there, regardless of which or how he earned them.
 
martijn said:
The last real K1 belt was won by Overeem. Mirko won k1 when all the best hw fought for Glory
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And that K1 was still badass and way better than Glorys Grand Slam. And btw maybe only Ghita missed from that K1.
 
DayV said:
Cro_Cop_3.jpg
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Copycat
overeem-belts.jpg
 
MMACroatia said:
This photos were made right after he won K-1 GP so he didnt own a IGF belt at the time.
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Well shit...

But guess I should already know by now to always question whether any pics posted on here are actually current.

Damn you, TS.
 
Agree that the photo shoot could have been done a lot better. It's Cro Cop for crying out loud, not just some random fighter. Damn manager and photographer suck.
 
Roger FedorAIR said:
Wonder why he's not donning the igf belt here, as well.

Either he doesn't regard it as same prestige as the other two, or didn't get to keep it/had to return it. My bet is on the latter...
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Pictures were taken before he won IGF belt, but here it is:


post a picture
 
Records

Only person to win K-1 and Pride FC Grand Prix
One of two fighters to win a world championship in MMA' and K-1

Kickboxing

K-1
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final Champion
K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka Runner Up
K-1 Braves '99 3rd Place
K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Runner Up
International Kick-Boxing Federation
IKBF World Heavyweight Full Contact Champion

Mixed martial arts

Inoki Genome Federation
IGF Heavyweight Championship (One time)
One successful title defens

Pride Fighting Championships

2006 Pride World Grand Prix Open-Weight Champion
Most head kicks knockouts in Pride history (4)
Tied (Wanderlei Silva) for most finishes in Pride history (16)
Second most knockouts in Pride history (14)
Third most wins in Pride history (18)
Only fighter consecutively defeated three former UFC Heavyweight Champions in Pride history

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Most finishes in UFC/Pride/WEC/Strikeforce combined in MMA history (22)
Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Pat Barry

MMAFighting

2003 Fight of the Year vs. Ant
 
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