MMA-ID, a virtual community that sponsors Mirko Cro Cop, has confirmed that the Croatian's next fight will be against French kickboxing phenom Jerome LeBanner at DREAM.4 on June 16.
Rumors of the bout have been swirling since a March 11 post on Cro Cop's blog in which he stated there was "a possibility of facing some good fighters from K-1 under MMA rules."
After two lackluster performances in the UFC, Cro Cop headed back to Japan and signed with the upstart DREAM, where it took him less than a minute to dispatch of Tatsuya Mizuno in his first fight with the promotion.
LeBanner is only 3-1-1 in mixed martial arts competition but has amassed a stellar 73-14 record in professional kickboxing. His most recent fight was a KO loss in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final to eventual champion Semmy Schilt.
The two last fought in March of 1996, with Cro Cop scoring a decision win.
Cro Cop vs LeBanner
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