3. Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs Gabriel Gonzaga, UFC 70
Result: Gonzaga by KO (headkick) in the 2nd round. Cro Cop was alongside Big Nog and Fedor considered to be one of the most dangerous men in Pride's Heavyweight division. His devastating kick boxing skill set had seen him create a vast highlight reel of slightly sickening head kick knock outs and gave rise to his tagline 'right kick hospital, left kick cemetery'. After a comfortable 1st round win over Eddie Sanchez in his UFC debut, fans anticipated a similar tale at UFC 70 when the Croatian was scheduled to fight the rather less decorated Gonzaga. The British fans in the packed out Manchester Arena were left stunned when Gonzaga unleashed a head kick from nowhere immediately dropping Cro Cop to the floor. The fighter credited with the best head kicks in MMA had been given a painful taste of his own medicine. To use the words of UFC colour commentator Joe Rogan, Gonzaga 'Cro Copped Cro Cop'.
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