10 UFC Fights For Brock Lesnar That We Wish Had Happened

10. Mirko Filipovic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQeuVqbpVZ0 Right leg, hospital. Left leg, cemetery. Mirko Filipovic, otherwise known as the Croatian Cop, or just Mirko Cro-Cop for short, was once considered once of the deadliest MMA strikers in the world, and one of the best fighters in the business. In Pride he was a legend, behind only Fedor Emelianenko. That right leg/left leg quote? That's exactly how fans saw him, and why many opponents feared him. Struggling in his original UFC run after the promotion purchased Pride, in recent times he has had a career resurgence, winning the IGF heavyweight title in Japan by defeating Olympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii, then defending the belt in a rematch that ended in a brutal head-kick KO. He next rejoined the UFC, getting his revenge on the man who derailed him, Gonzaga, with a nasty come-from-behind win with vicious elbows earlier in 2015. How would Lesnar, who was never particularly successful with the stand-up game, have done against one of the most feared strikers of all time? Could he use his size and wrestling to ground and pound the Croatian legend? We wish we could have found out!
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.