The Most Famous

MARTIAL ARTS from Croatia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Croatian Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, 1 of which were born in Croatia. This makes Croatia the birth place of the 17th most number of Martial Arts behind Ukraine, and Switzerland.

Top 1

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Croatian Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous Croatian Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Mirko Cro Cop (b. 1974)

With an HPI of 48.36, Mirko Cro Cop is the most famous Croatian Martial Arts.  His biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.

Mirko Filipović (Croatian pronunciation: [mîrko fǐːlipɔːʋitɕ]; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro Cop fought in the UFC, K-1, RIZIN and Bellator. He is widely considered one of the greatest Heavyweight Kickboxers and MMA fighters of all time. Cro Cop is the 2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion, the K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb Champion and the 2016 Rizin Openweight Grand Prix Champion becoming the second fighter in the world to win mixed martial arts and kickboxing championships and tournaments. He is also a former IGF Champion. His nickname, Cro Cop, short for "Croatian Cop", comes from his employment in the Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit, Croatia's elite Police Special Forces tactical unit. Cro Cop's signature move was his lightning-quick left high roundhouse kick, once famously described as "right leg, hospital; left leg, cemetery." He was a successful amateur boxer and medalled numerous times in international competition, and was also a member of Croatia's world team when he competed at the 1997 Amateur Boxing World Championships. From 23 December 2003 until 11 January 2008 he served as a Member of the Croatian Parliament for the 1st electoral district. He was elected as an independent candidate on the list of the Social Democratic Party. On 1 March 2019, he announced his retirement for health reasons, specifically a stroke he suffered.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Croatian martial arts born between 1974 and 1974. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Croatian martial arts include Mirko Cro Cop.

Living Croatian Martial Arts

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