Inside CroCop v Kongo: Underrated and Written Off

Mirko Filipovic vs Cheick Kongo may be the greatest standing matchup ever.

Even Joe Silva and the other UFC brass responsible for putting this matchup together don't seem to realize the magnitude a fight like this can have, the amount of impact this matchup can have.

Cheick Kongo is an up-and-comer. He's 10-3-1 in professional mixed martial arts competition, but the man is a complete monster on his feet. He's been KO'd once in his career by Dutch kickboxer Gilbert Yvel. Since being stopped by Yvel, he has not been stopped and, honestly, has looked unstoppable on his feet. He's stopped 7 of his 10 victories with his incredible striking ability, but it's more than just his precision and power.

Cheick Kongo is a monster. He's 6 feet and 4 inches tall, but he's built like a Ford F150. He's fast, agile and ripped, everything that a striker should be in terms of physique and raw athleticism.

When Kongo steps into the cage at UFC 75 he will be staring down, as Joe Rogan put it, "the scariest man ever to walk out to Duran Duran music."

Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic doesn't beat people, he destroys people. His striking is, beyond a doubt, the most percise and explosive skill in MMA. He holds a professional MMA record of 22-5-2 and has stood across the ring from more top ten fighter than any other heavyweight.

CroCop has a left leg that can really only be described as the most powerful tool in professional sports. It broke the leg of Judo Gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida. It made giants like Bob Sapp and Josh Barnett just give up. It has claimed KO's over Wanderlei Silva and Igor Vovchanchyn.

Mirko has, perhaps, the greatest highlight reel in the sport and, while Kongo's career is still in it's beginning stages, he has proven that he is a monster standing up.

This is a fight that will not go to the ground. It'll be a kickboxing match between the giant Frenchman Kongo and the 212 pound Croatian Senator and anti-terrorist officer known as CroCop.

I'm not going to make serious, major predictions about the outcome of the fight, though I have my bet on CroCop, I think that this will be a bout worth TiVoing, but in case you don't, it'll be on youtube the next day.

Highlight reels for both fighters:

Cheick Kongo

Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic

Thank you to whoever did the highlight reels. They're really well done, especially the CroCop one.