MANCHESTER, England (CP) - Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga knocked out Mirko (Cro Cop) Filipovic with a devastating kick to the head Saturday, administering the Croatian heavyweight a shocking taste of his own medicine at UFC 70: Worlds Collide.

The 27-year-old Brazilian scored the mixed martial arts upset at 4:51 of the first round, after softening up and bloo

From mma411 News and Notes from the UFC 70 Pre-Fight Media Conference Call

Mirko Cro Cop:

- Stated he enjoyed his time working for the Croatian Special Police. "It was a great time of my life, I enjoyed it very much" but had to quit when he joined Parliament. Is strongly considering joining again when he is done with his Parliament duties around November. Being in t

The UFC’s first major event since last month’s shocking UFC Welterweight title change is this coming Saturday, April 21st. It takes place in Manchester, England and for the first time ever will be broadcasted in the United States and Canada for free on cable on Spike TV. It will air on a slight delay for North Americans at 9 P.M. eastern. For Europe, the show will be on regula

Over a month has passed since Mirko’s debut in the UFC 67. I’ve seen almost 30-odd UFC shows, but this is the first time I’ve seen so many Japanese press reporters. Chalk it up to the "star power" of Mirko Crocop. Any and all of their questions were directed to Mirko - not a single question about the UFC. In either case

Reported by the Boston Herald.  Chuck Liddell’s next fight is at the end of May, at which time he will be carrying a winning streak of roughly four years. The opponent? Hasn’t been determined yet. But that doesn’t mean the UFC’s light heavyweight champ doesn’t have a challenger list of his own.
 
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Accoring to Canada.com the UFC has confirmed it is headed back to Britain to hold an April 21 mixed martial arts card in Manchester, England.

The show at Manchester’s MEN Arena, believed to be UFC 70 although the UFC has yet to name the night, follows pay-per-view events March 3 in Columbus, Ohio, and April 7 in Houston.

It marks

By Sam Caplan
Special to CBS SportsLine.com
   
I have a word of advice for newer fans of mixed martial arts who were a little put off by Mirko Cro Cop’s UFC debut this past weekend:
  
 
Relax.

To steal a line from Star Wars, Mirko is more machine than man.

Yes, Cro Cop looked about as excited to b