CroCop ends his career, after a fight with Nelson, he suffered a stroke

Over the years of his career, CroCop performed under the auspices of many promotions and held more than 50 fights in mixed martial arts. His record includes victories over such rivals as Alexander Emelianenko, Igor Vovchanchin, Wanderlei Silva and Mohammed Laval. Also, his rivals were Fedor Emelianenko, Frank Mir, Cheick Kongo, Alistair Overeem and many others.