Josh Barnett about Cro Cop and his power...

[BigMuffler]

Schaub said that Cro Cop was the strongest opponent he faced in the UFC.

That is impressive when Schaub has fought the likes of Big Ben and Mitrione.

 

[Ogata]

Didn't he post here and got angry at a poster and said something along the lines of " I put motherfucking steroids in my morning cereal"

 

[cobrinski]

Schaub said that Cro Cop was the strongest opponent he faced in the UFC.

Same as Coleman after their fight

 

[MiroHa]

That is impressive when Schaub has fought the likes of Big Ben and Mitrione.

It's not hard to believe when you watch CC's fights against guys like Coleman and Waterman.

 

[Silverstar17]

It's always awesome to be reminded how much of a beast Cro Cop was back in the day. And the others too.

Cro Cop's HL-reels are still incredible to watch. He was such a scary guy. No wonder Ranallo almost shit his pants when he thought Mirko was mad at him and coming for him haha.

 

[TheAmericanGazelle]

What do you expect? This is the echo chamber. You think Barnett is going to admit "Big Nog and Cro-Cop were disappointing in the UFC...maybe they weren't as good as I thought. The same goes for Fedor a few years later, as well as Shogun, Wand and other Pride icons."

How did the UFC fighters of that era age (controlling for age, injuries, and the like)?

Stop being silly.

 

[cobrinski]

Oxycontin post fight Schaub

 

[DaPunkMinowaMan]

Pride's zero-testing policy didn't hurt, either.

y´all are really boring with this same shit over & over again.

 

[BigMuffler]

How did the UFC fighters of that era age (controlling for age, injuries, and the like)?

Stop being silly.

Mir, Sylvia, Arlovski and Couture are clearly still elite HWs today.

 

[MiroHa]

Pride's zero-testing policy didn't hurt, either.

It's not like the testing in the UFC before USADA made any difference either.

 

[Les Vejtibals]

From yesterday's JRE podcast



Said his kicks were the hardest he ever felt, shares one short CC story, talks about his prime etc.

Thanks for that.

 

[StraightleftKO]

YES. Going to be watching this whole podcast. War the Warmaster.

 

[defcon5]

bookmarking also

 

[fearoth]

First good guest in a while

 

[loyalsword21]

Oldskool Pride FC stories really gets me everytime

Same. What an awesome time in mma.

 

[Hades86]

All you had to do is watch old Mirko fights to see how quick and powerful his high kicks were. Mirko was over the hill and done by the time he made it to the UFC. Shit the UFC basically got him out of retirement with a fat paycheck. Barnett is the man always a fan.

 

[in the liver]

Oldskool Pride FC stories really gets me everytime

Yeah man. Much as i think joe is a puke i always come back for unmatched content like this.

 

[norsuu]

when the hell barnett will be back on ufc?
jb vs lewis/hunt 2/ struve/ etcc would be cool <[analyzed}>

 

[TheRassler]

Pride's zero-testing policy didn't hurt, either.

If everybody in PRIDE was roided up, then technically, nobody was cheating. They're all on a level playing field.

 

[MiroHa]

Lol @ fggt Rogan acting surprised. "Cro Cop, really. Wow. That's crazy." Shut the hell up Joe

Lol he did the same thing when Schaub talked about CC being his strongest opponent IIRC.

It's always awesome to be reminded how much of a beast Cro Cop was back in the day. And the others too.

Cro Cop's HL-reels are still incredible to watch. He was such a scary guy. No wonder Ranallo almost shit his pants when he thought Mirko was mad at him and coming for him haha.

For those who haven't seen it:



EDIT: You can also see an early appearance of Gary "Jerry" Millen in this video.