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CroCop, Barnett in Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 12/31 in Japan

Josh Barnett and Mirko Cro Cop will both be in Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 on New Years Eve in Japan, although not vs. each other, or even in the same sport.

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Chris Palmquist
November 4, 2014 · 1 min read
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Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic and Josh Barnett will be both be performing in the ring at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 on New Years Eve in Japan. The pair will not however face other, or even be doing the same sport.

Cro Cop will be defending his Inoki Genome Federation title against TBA. This will be a legitimate match. As is not uncommon Japan, it will be a mixed card. UFC heavyweight Josh Barnett in a pro-wrestling match.

The full card will be announced on Dec 1.

it is highly unusual for an athlete under contract with the UFC to participate in pro wrestling. If it is OK with Joe Silva, maybe Brock Lesnar can work for both the WWE and the UFC. As the WWE is no longer primarily in the PPV business, it would not be the strangest thing that ever happened in mixed martial arts.

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