Throwback Mirko Crocop vs Wanderlei Silva

[StonedLemur]

In the second fight the doctors wanted to stop the fight because Wanderlei's eye was swollen shut but he begged them not to because "I havent gotten to land a hit on him yet"

He eventually would a few times before the end.

Crocop took years off of Wandys life.

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Marco Cro Cop did okay in Pride FC

 

[puppybird]

Mario Crocoin

 

[Van Daz]

Fuckin Crow Chops, mothafucka that one hit my funny bone ya bastad lol.

This fella can throw crow chops and has a sick left head kick....

 

[StonedLemur]

This fella can throw crow chops and has a sick left head kick....

Nightmare inducing lol

 

[Spoodey]

you mean his evil cousin Marcel Cro Cop

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Thats Montavious Crip Crop.
Check his shirt.
Easy to confuse all these great legends of the sport though.

 

[Fight Professor]

Marco Antonio Barrera Crocopia was a best back in the day.

 

[nonoob]

Wanderlei just took those liver kicks and didn't really show any effect aside from the markings.

Only a fighter or a true MMA fan (or someone in the medical field) can appreciate the damage that Wandy took from Mirko and STILL stayed in the fight. These two were gladiators at a time in MMA when only being the best mattered. No win/loss record BS, no ducking for ANY reason, no excuses given to not step up, ever.

I sure as hell miss the true spirit that those 2 savage warriors showed.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

I prefer his fight against Fred Emelianenko

 

[Elvis.]

His vision was compromised to the point that they really should have stopped it , it’s not like he was going to come back and win n the Crocop fight and then fight Barnett later that evening with one eye

 

[GSP_37]

Only a fighter or a true MMA fan (or someone in the medical field) can appreciate the damage that Wandy took from Mirko and STILL stayed in the fight. These two were gladiators at a time in MMA when only being the best mattered. No win/loss record BS, no ducking for ANY reason, no excuses given to not step up, ever.

I sure as hell miss the true spirit that those 2 savage warriors showed.

They weren't pro wrestling kicks either. Multiple very solid impacts from their first match w/Crocop in the checkerboard shorts.

 

[nonoob]

They weren't pro wrestling kicks either. Multiple very solid impacts from their first match w/Crocop in the checkerboard shorts.

You got it GSP. Getting a time stamp from the vid to show that INSTANT Bruise would be great - but I suck too much at using computers to do it.

 

[MartinGibson86]

*Marcin Crocop

 

[listrahtes]

I think this might be the most dominating performance against an elite opponent in MMA history.

Wand could hit nothing but air and was utterly shut down and destroyed.

Na the Wand from their first fight was much better. Fedrigo always had this idiotic idea to make one of his lhw a HW as they did not have one. Worst was Murilo at that but Wanderlei the same. For this tourney they made a science project out of Wand and pumped him full with absurd amounts of roids. He was big but lost his speed and cardio. Easy prey for Crocop. Crocops finals win or Alex Emelianenko was more impressive.

 

[Royce's Gi]

I think this might be the most dominating performance against an elite opponent in MMA history.

Wand could hit nothing but air and was utterly shut down and destroyed.

This.

He was too big on the roids and missed a lot/was too slow against Crewcut.

Cropshop showed Wand the Croptop

 

[dog y]

Unfortunately I think wand was already declining pretty rapidly at that point, but this was definitely the last nail in the coffin for him. He already had that war with mark hunt, got wrestlefucked by arona, and knocked out by crazy horse the same night he fought marco, which is wild to think about. But damn cro cop was dominant in that tournament

I don't know that he was declining, but he definitely over juiced and the extra muscle cost him a lot of speed and mobility. And he didn't even get to Test that power, as he didn't hit Marco cleanly.

 

[Smato_rules]

I don't know that he was declining, but he definitely over juiced and the extra muscle cost him a lot of speed and mobility. And he didn't even get to Test that power, as he didn't hit Marco cleanly.

Yeah that’s true, Marcos footwork and reflexes were phenomenal that entire tournament

 

[ChangeIsComing]

The fight went down exactly how everyone thought it would, Silva always game but Crocop was to big, strong, fast and technical for him.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Yes. The second fight was on the greatest night of Mirko's life.

 

[Ludonja]

Unfortunately I think wand was already declining pretty rapidly at that point, but this was definitely the last nail in the coffin for him. He already had that war with mark hunt, got wrestlefucked by arona, and knocked out by crazy horse the same night he fought marco, which is wild to think about. But damn cro cop was dominant in that tournament

krazy horse KO was before Arona 2 fight on NYE in 2005. but yes, after hunt to me wand was never the same. he admitted he got KOd few times in that fight