{"id":304028,"date":"2019-03-01T12:41:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T20:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=304028"},"modified":"2019-03-01T12:41:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T20:41:47","slug":"mirko-cro-cop-announces-retirement-from-mma-after-suffering-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/mirko-cro-cop-announces-retirement-from-mma-after-suffering-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirko Cro Cop announces retirement from MMA after suffering stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another legend of mixed martial arts has decided to hang up the gloves. On Friday, former PRIDE, UFC and Bellator heavyweight star Mirko Cro Cop announced that he&#8217;s ending his fighting career. Cro Cop explained that he is ending his fighting career because he suffered a stroke shortly after his last fight, a decision defeat of Roy Nelson, and that he can no longer withstand damage to the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mirko Cro Cop made this announcement on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dnevnik Nove TV in his native Croatia.  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