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There have been some epic comebacks in mma, but I can’t think of a more miraculous one than Mirko vs Minotauro. This was for the interim HW title between at the time the two baddest men on earth not named Fedor Emelianenko.
Cro Cop was putting on a masterclass in striking and takedown defense, working on a shutout, pitching a perfect game, and nearly finishing the fight in the last seconds of the round before Nog was saved by the bell.
Then after a dozen desperate failed attempts Nog finally gets a takedown, and the rest is history. It was something out of a Rocky movie….
Mirkos face here tells the story, he knows he let it slip right through his fingers.
I know the other obvious example is Anderson versus Chael, but in that fight you always had a feeling that Anderson could end it at any moment, and Chael was expected to lose, although very few thought it would happen by submission.
As one was watching Cro Cop versus Nogueira there was a feeling of hopelessness the entire fight, I was rooting for Mirko but I remember feeling sorry for Nog and just wanting it to be over… and then it was. Just an epic moment in mma’s short history.
Cro Cop was putting on a masterclass in striking and takedown defense, working on a shutout, pitching a perfect game, and nearly finishing the fight in the last seconds of the round before Nog was saved by the bell.
Then after a dozen desperate failed attempts Nog finally gets a takedown, and the rest is history. It was something out of a Rocky movie….
Mirkos face here tells the story, he knows he let it slip right through his fingers.
I know the other obvious example is Anderson versus Chael, but in that fight you always had a feeling that Anderson could end it at any moment, and Chael was expected to lose, although very few thought it would happen by submission.
As one was watching Cro Cop versus Nogueira there was a feeling of hopelessness the entire fight, I was rooting for Mirko but I remember feeling sorry for Nog and just wanting it to be over… and then it was. Just an epic moment in mma’s short history.
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