Just wondering, figuring the UFC of all things would get it straight.
2007-04-07 14:50:46 · 8 answers · asked by Josh 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Marketability. Same reason why they refer to Mauricio Rua as Shogun.
2007-04-07 14:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by Orestes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question but who really knows? I'm afraid after last nights annoucement of Minotauro being signed to the UFc that they'll refer to him only as "Minotauro" Nogueira and not by his full name, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
2007-04-08 14:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by scorpion187us 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its because everybody knows him like that since his days at pride plus, he used to be a cop, so it actually sounds cool cro-cop (Croatian cop)
2007-04-08 01:02:23 · answer #3 · answered by SERG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people know him as Cro Cop. It's easier to say and easier to remember.
2007-04-08 05:45:14 · answer #4 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that he was a Croatian Cop could have a little bit to do with it...
2007-04-11 17:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by sapboi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a Croatian anit-terrorist officer and also on the Croatian parliment.
2007-04-08 04:16:44 · answer #6 · answered by David L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was due to Buffer not being able to announce properly with his voice :) . Also, I don't think they announced his last name in Pride, either.
2007-04-07 23:37:21 · answer #7 · answered by Corey S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz they feel like it
2007-04-07 23:10:43 · answer #8 · answered by Traffic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋