Joe Rogan was always a big fan of Pride and UFC legend Mirko CRO COP who has one of the best highlights in the history of sport.
When he thinks about his loss of Brendan Schaub, Rogan Cro Cop has credited to bringing MMA to “another level” because of the devastating striking that he brought to the table.
If there is another aspect of the career of the MMA legend that the UFC commentator is a big fan of it is the iconic moment for his first fight with Wanderlei Silva.
In a clip from the Joe Rogan experience, the fighting historian stated that it is the best cataract with Cro Cop who looks like a “straight murderer”, while immediately looking back at one of the most feared hunters of his time.
Although the Croatian faced many of the legends of his era, one of the recipients of his iconic main kicks was a masked pro -thrust that would be to become a WWE super star.
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Mirko Cro Cop played Alberto del Rio with his characteristic main kick in 46 seconds
On Pride Bushido 1 in October 2003, Mirko CRO COP would against the masked DOS Caras Jr. Getting up that would be known as WWE's Alberto del Rio.
Caras Jr. Was an accomplished amateur gridmer who turned to pro -wrestling around the same time and MMA turned after missing the 2000 Olympic Games.
After fighting five times in Japanese promotion, the 3-2 hunter was brought in to undergo Cro Cop who had already stopped Kazushi Sakuraba, Heath Herring and Igor Vovusyn in this early stage in his MMA career to stand up as a superstar in pride.
Caras Jr. Wore a mask during the fight, because it is the Mexican wrestling tradition that the appearance of a Luchador is never revealed in public, which is not the greatest way to prepare for dealing with one of the most dangerous strikers in the world.
The main event only lasted as long as it did because the masked man tried to conquer or leave the Croatian, but the ticking clock hit.
After landing two punches, CRO COP's third strike would be his characteristic main kick that Caras Jr. Crumbled on the floor, even if it only seemed to graze the top of his head.
The Knock outpartist followed a large punch for a good measure before the referee could get between them to get rid of the fight.
DOS Caras Jr. Would be much more successful if WWE's Alberto del Rio
Although he would fight 15 times in his MMA career, with a return to the cage in 2019 where he faced Tito Ortiz, the former DOS Caras Jr. Achieving much more success when he was signed at the WWE.
After a four -year -old run with the Mexican promotion CMLL, Del Rio signed at WWE and made his most important scheduled debut in 2009.
He became an important player on the Roster after Summers Lam 2011, where he cashed in his money in the bank contract to pin CM Punk and became the first Mexican-born WWE champion.
Del Rio would be released from the promotion only three years later to return the following year and to be released again in 2016, although he was currently signed with the Mexican promotion AAA, who recently took over WWE, where he is struggling under the name Alberto El Patron.