No, Really: Cro Cop v Ralek Gracie in Grappling Match
Five Ounces of Pain —
In an exclusive story, our good friend Caleb Newby of Nokaut.com is reporting one of the oddest news bits in a long while : Mirko Cro Cop will face Ralek Gracie , a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu, in a special rules grappling match on June 15’s DREAM 4 card in Japan. Originally slated to face Jerome LeBanner in an MMA-rules fight at DREAM.4, a minor leg injury supposedly pushed the bout back to DREAM.5 on July 20. There is no update on the injury and the exact status of the originally scheduled fight was not addressed. Newby’s report states the LeBanner fight is postponed but does not give a definite date for the fight. Gracie ...
Ralek Gracie vs Mirko Cro Cop grappling match at DREAM 4
MMA Mania —
The Pride FC 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix tournament winner, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, has agreed to compete against Ralek Gracie in a “special rules” two-round grappling match at DREAM 4 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on June 15, according to Nokaut.com.
Cro Cop was originally booked to take on Jerome LeBanner in a mixed martial arts bout that same evening; however, the fight has been postponed and will take place at a later date. The report did not indicate if it would take place at DREAM 5 (as previously reported) on July 5.
This news is a bit strange — Gracie is a Brazilian ...
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Ralek Gracie Grappling Match Booked For DREAM 4
MMAFrenzy.com —
PRIDE and UFC veteran Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will take on Ralek Gracie in a special grappling match at DREAM 4 on June 15th according to Nokaut.
According to the report the match will “take place under modified Abu Dhabi rules: two five-minute rounds with no point system. The only way to win will be via submission. Should the fight go the distance, it will be declared an automatic draw.”
A decorated striker, “Cro Cop” won the 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix and has faced some of the worlds best fighters defeating notables Josh Barnett, Wanderlei Silva, and Aleksander ...
