After losing to Roy Nelson at UFC 137 via third round technical knockout (TKO) last October, "Cro Cop" announced his retirement from mixed martial arts (MMA) after 10 years in the game. That retirement, however, was short lived as Mirko decided that he wanted one more attempt to try and go out on top.
On March 10, 2012, the ex-Croatian cop went back to his kickboxing roots as he took on fellow kickboxing legend Ray Sefo, in a K-1 rules kickboxing match in Mirko's hometown of Zagreb, Croatia. When it was all said and done and the final bell rang, Mirko had done enough to defeat Sefo and in the process, went on top in front of his friends and family, capping his fight career in a perfect fairy-tale ending he so long desired.
Or so we thought.
K-1 today announced the lineup for its upcoming "K-1 Rising 2012 - K-1 World Max Final 16 2012" event, which is set to go down in Madrid, Spain on May 27, 2012 and lo and behold, Mirko Filipovic was amongst the names listed set to compete in the all-striking extravaganza.
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