Photo: The Guardian So who exactly is Aleksandar Holiga? He is an independent Croatian football writer who often contributes to FourFourTwo and The Guardian. On June 26th, 2012, Holiga posted "Euro 2012: The problem with Croatia's nationalistic fans starts at the top" in the Guardian's sports section, citing all the problems he has with Croatian fans during major … [Read more...] about Aleksandar Holiga on Tap
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CRIPPLER GOES 1-ON-1 WITH MIOCIC BEFORE UFC 146
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Photo: Mike Rozic/CroatianSports.com Undefeated Croatian-American MMA heavyweight Stipe Miocic is taking his talents to Las Vegas this Saturday in the biggest fight of his life. The Cleveland-native will take on 11-0 Shane del Rosario on the main card at UFC 146 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. A win for either fighter would propel their career towards title-contender … [Read more...] about CRIPPLER GOES 1-ON-1 WITH MIOCIC BEFORE UFC 146
MIOCIC STALKING UP BEFORE THE BIG FIGHT
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Photo: Mike Rožić/CroatianSports.com CroatianSports.com's MMA correspondent Mike 'The Croatian Crippler' Rožić caught up with Croatian-American UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. Miocic was loading up on snacks and supplies at Sam's Club on Monday before he heads to Las Vegas for his May 26 fight vs. Shane del Rosario at UFC 146. This will be … [Read more...] about MIOCIC STALKING UP BEFORE THE BIG FIGHT
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with IGOR POKRAJAC
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Photo: MMAweekly.com Igor Pokrajac was gracious enough to give the Croatian Crippler an interview prior to his bout with Fabio Maldonado Tuesday night. The weigh-ins took place on Monday and both Pokrajac and Maldonado weighed in at 205 pounds. The fight will be featured on the main card of the UFC on Fuel Tv 3 card taking place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with IGOR POKRAJAC
Crippler Exclusive – Miocic Added To UFC 146 Main Card
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Croatian UFC Heavyweight stand-out Stipe Miocic confirmed via phone call this morning that he has been added to the main card of UFC 146 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miocic will face another undefeated fighter in Shane Del Rosario ( 11-0 MMA, 0-0 in UFC) on the May 26th event. Del Rosario is an accomplished Kick Boxer with 8 of his MMA wins coming by way of … [Read more...] about Crippler Exclusive – Miocic Added To UFC 146 Main Card
Nash: “Spurs Not In Top 4 Without Modrić”
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Photo:AP CroatianSports.com caught up with lifelong Tottenham Hotspur fan and 2-time NBA MVP Steve Nash after the Phoenix Suns 103-86 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night at Staples Center. Nash stated that he would be happy with acquiring current Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho for the same position at Tottenham if Harry Redknapp left for the England … [Read more...] about Nash: “Spurs Not In Top 4 Without Modrić”
Stipe Miocic Exclusive Interview
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Photo: AFP Undefeated (8-0) MMA heavyweight Stipe Miocic joined CroatianSports.com in our Sunday Night LIVE show March 18th at 9PM (ET). The 29 year-old Croatian American was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and is coming off a first round knockout over Phil de Fries at UFC on FUEL 1 in Omaha, Nebraska two weeks ago. Miocic is quickly climbing up the UFC Heavyweight … [Read more...] about Stipe Miocic Exclusive Interview
Croatian Domination in Cleveland
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Photo: CroatianSports.com I had the pleasure of spending two days with American-born Croatian UFC fighter Stipe Miocic as he prepared for his upcoming bout with Phil DeFries on February 15th. I made the five-hour trip from southern Ontario to Stipe’s home town of Cleveland, Ohio. I arrived Thursday afternoon and by 5:30pm I was on my way to the Strong Style Martial Arts … [Read more...] about Croatian Domination in Cleveland
POKRAJAC POST-FIGHT CHAT w/ THE CRIPPLER
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I had the pleasure of covering UFC 140 in Toronto, Canada this past weekend; and what a weekend it was! The week started on Thursday with a one-on-one interview with UFC fighter and fellow Croatian Igor “The Duke” Pokrajac. The interview only lasted eight minutes but I chatted with Igor afterwards for about two hours. We talked about everything from the Croatian national … [Read more...] about POKRAJAC POST-FIGHT CHAT w/ THE CRIPPLER
