Photo: ESPN After a successful and quite frankly dominating win over Roy 'Big Country' Nelson Saturday night in Winnipeg, Canada, Croatian Crippler caught up with Croatian-American UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic at the post-fight press conference, as well as in his hotel room. UFC president Dana White alluded to Miocic moving into the top 10 of the heavyweight ranks after … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Miocic UFC 161 post-fight reaction
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Miocic crushes ‘Big Country’ in unanimous decision
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Photo: USA Today More to come from the Crippler in the next 24 hours out of Winnipeg, but Cleveland's American-born Croatian, Stipe Miocic, pummeled Roy Nelson Saturday night at UFC 161 to receive a unanimous three round decision. It is the biggest win of Miocic's career and will propel him up the UFC heavyweight ranks. Miocic vs. Big Country fight … [Read more...] about Miocic crushes ‘Big Country’ in unanimous decision
OFFICIAL: Lovren heading to Southampton
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Photo: Southampton Twitter After three years in the French Ligue 1 at Lyon, 23 year-old Croatian defender Dejan Lovren is moving to English Premier League side Southampton. Lovren had a falling out with Lyon management towards the end of the 2012-13 season and was benched for the club's last few remaining games as a result. A transfer after the season finale looked … [Read more...] about OFFICIAL: Lovren heading to Southampton
Crippler Exclusive at UFC 161 (Interviews Updated)
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The Croatian Crippler has been hanging out with Croatian MMA fighters Stipe Miocic and Igor Pokrajac before their respected UFC 161 fights against Roy Nelson and Ryan Jimmo. A win against 'Big Country' Nelson would be a huge career milestone for Cleveland native Miocic while light heavyweight Igor Pokrajac looks to get back into the thick of things following a loss in his last … [Read more...] about Crippler Exclusive at UFC 161 (Interviews Updated)
Meet And Greet With Igor Pokrajac and Stipe Miocic
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Mike "Croatian Crippler" Rozic and Winnipeg Croats Tomislav Magdic and Joe Brnjas have organized a meet and greet with Croatian UFC fighters Igor Pokrajac and Stipe Miocic. If your in Winnipeg this is your chance to get a pic, autograph or just have a conversation with the two UFC stars. The exclusive event is taking place Thursday June 13th at 7pm Central time at Smitty's Bar … [Read more...] about Meet And Greet With Igor Pokrajac and Stipe Miocic
Exclusive UFC 161 coverage by The Croatian Crippler
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The Croatian Crippler is on location in Winnipeg Manitoba covering both Stipe Miocic and Igor Pokrajac prior to their up coming bouts on Saturday. Check in daily for all the exclusive videos, pictures and reports from the week here in Winnipeg. Written by Mike " Croatian Crippler" Rozic You can follow me on Twitter @Crocrippler or on Facebook @ Croatian … [Read more...] about Exclusive UFC 161 coverage by The Croatian Crippler
HNL 2012/13 In Review
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The twenty-second installment of Croatia’s Prva Liga has come to a thrilling end during the final week of May. Twelve teams contested for the privilege to be called best in Croatia, but only one was awarded that title, and it was GNK Dinamo Zagreb, who have won their eight title in a row, and 15 overall since the league’s inception in 1992. After 198 matches, and 489 … [Read more...] about HNL 2012/13 In Review
20 years a legend gone
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Friday, June 7th marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Croatian basketball legend, Drazen Petrović. Petrović was killed on the German autobahn in 1993 at age 28 during a car accident. It followed his best season with the New Jersey Nets and was only one year after Petrović helped Croatia to the basketball silver medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. He will … [Read more...] about 20 years a legend gone
Scottish shock in Zagreb, Croatia lose 1-0
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It was supposed to be a walk in the park. No Modrić. No Ćorluka. No problem. Right? Wrong. Scotland, who went into Friday night's game already unable to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, did the the unthinkable, and beat Croatia 1-0 in Zagreb. Modrić was missed in the middle of the field, replaced by Dinamo Zagreb's Sammir, who played the full 90 minutes, but Croatia did … [Read more...] about Scottish shock in Zagreb, Croatia lose 1-0
