Filipović has been successful in both K-1 and Pride Fighting Championships. On September 10, 2006, he won the Pride 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix, and in 2007 began fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Filipović is famous for his left high kicks, with which he has knocked out many of his opponents.

Professional career

Filipović started his professional career in 1996 as a kickboxer, following in the footsteps of his compatriot Branko Cikatić. Before turning pro Filipović was said to have accumulated an amateur boxing record of 40-5 (31 KO’s). At the time, Filipović was working as a commando in the Croatian police anti-terrorist unit Alpha (stationed in Lučko near Zagreb), which earned him his nickname “Cro Cop”. He also fought several times early in his career under the nickname “Tigar” (Croatian for “tiger”). His entrance theme song is The Wild Boys by Duran Duran

Championships and Accomplishments

• IKBF World Heavyweight Full Contact Champion
• K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Finalist
• K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka Finalist
• PrideFC Final Conflict 2005 Finalist
• PrideFC 2006 Open weight Grand Prix Champion

Links

• Filipović’s official website
• SportsPortal : Mirko Filipovic

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• mirko filipovic cro cop

Rachelle Leah started out modeling for Ford Motor Company. By the time she was 19 she had appeared on television shows such as The View, Carson Daly, and the Nick And Jessica Variety Show.

Soon thereafter Rachelle Leah’s photo was seen on a boxing website by the UFC, and she was hired as an Octagon Girl. She has now had quite a full career, appearing on TV shows such as Spike’s Sexiest NYC Bartenders, Spike TV’s Women of Action, Casino Cinema, Inside the UFC, and The Ultimate Fighter.

Some of the magazines Rachelle has modeled for include; Maxim, Men’s Fitness, 944, Playboy (clothed), Steppin’ Out, Muscle & Fitness, AXL, Vegas Magazine, and Stuff.

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From July 18, 2005 through June 2, 2008 he was rated by The Ring magazine as the number-one pound for pound boxer in the world. Mayweather has won six world boxing championships in five different weight classes; he is the former WBC welterweight champion, a title he vacated upon his retirement. He was named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year in 1998 and 2007. ESPN.com listed Mayweather at #48 on their “50 Greatest Boxers of All Time” list.

Floyd Mayweather was born Floyd Joy Sinclair in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his mother’s last name. His last name would change to Mayweather shortly thereafter. His father, Floyd Mayweather, Sr., is a former welterweight contender, while two of his uncles, Jeff Mayweather and Roger Mayweather, won world championship belts.

MMA Controversy

Before his May 2007 fight with De La Hoya, Mayweather criticized the Ultimate Fighting Championship, stating that any quality boxer could easily become the champion and that, while boxing is an art, UFC was a temporary fad. UFC President Dana White stated that he was willing to organize a fight with then Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk, and the two met with Mayweather at his Las Vegas hotel. Mayweather publicly apologized to UFC and turned down the offer of a fight, saying “I respect MMA fighters and what they do in the UFC. I have no plans of fighting in mixed martial arts.”

Mayweather Jr. vs. Márquez

On May 1, 2009, it was confirmed that Mayweather is coming out of a 16-month retirement to fight Juan Manuel Márquez on July 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on HBO PPV. The fight will be at the Light Welterweight division.

Links

• SportsPortal : Floyd Mayweather, Jr.