4. Mirko “Cro Crop” Filipović
Cro Crop, who has announced his retirement and return a few different times, is once again returning from retirement to compete for Rizin. More specifically Cro Crop will be taking part in the 16-man open weight tournament in September. Mirko has been given a first round bye in the tournament, and advances straight to the quarter-finals.
Cro Crop has knocked out his opponent in 23 of his 31 career victories. Notable names he has KO’ed include: Heath Herring, WWE’s Alberto Del Rios, Alexander Emelianenko, Mark Coleman, Wanderlei Silva, and Gabriel Gonzaga.
