Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (22-6-2) will now take on Tatsuya Mizuno (3-2) on March 15 at the inaugural DREAM event at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, promoters announced today.
"Cro Cop" was previously slated to face fellow PRIDE veteran Yoshihiro Nakao. It is unknown why there was a change of opponent.
Mizuno, a member of Kiyoshi Tamura's U-FILE camp, will be competing for the first time outside of Pancrase, where is he currently ranked third in the promotion's light heavyweight rankings. The 26-year-old Judoka's two losses were both against UFC veterans in Assuerio and Thiago Silva.
Following back-to-back losses in his most recent two fights with the UFC, "Cro Cop" announced in February his return to the country he's had the most success in his career. "Cro Cop" expects to fight three times for DREAM before returning to the Octagon to resume his goal of winning the UFC heavyweight championship.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
'Cro Cop' draws new opponent for March 15 DREAM
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