Daily Fights: Mirko Cro Cop v. Minowaman

There was a request to keep Cro Cop week going, so why not?  Here's a fun one - Mirko Cro Cop v. the future Super Hulk champion Minowaman.  This is from the Pride Open Weight Grand Prix four years ago and was the only fight in the "Open Weight" tournament to feature a non-heavyweight.  Of course, that spot goes to Minowaman.  He's actually just plain old Ikuhisa Minowa here, having not yet fully channeled his inner super hero (though he was coming in off a win over Giant Silva which is really worth your time).  Cro Cop is actually doing a bit of rebuilding here as he was 1-2 in his last 3 with loses to Fedor and Mark Hunt.

Not the greatest fight of all time, but it's fun to see these two in the ring together.  Minowa makes it interesting, while Cro Cop shows some of that overlooked ground game that cost Pat Barry.