Two-time Strikeforce vet and former kickboxing world champion Ray Sefo will face Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic in a striking-rules contest.

The bout, which had been rumored for several weeks, is now official according to Sefo, who announced the fight via Twitter.

"Some news for you all," Sefo wrote. "My fight with Mirko 'Cro Cop' has been confirmed for March 10."

An official announcement of the bout – which takes place at Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia – is expected to come in the next several days. The card is being organized by a local TV station and has been dubbed "Final Fight," in honor of what is expected to serve as Filipovic's official retirement from combat sports.

Filipovic, of course, is a PRIDE and UFC veteran who was once considered among the best heavyweights in the sport. A powerful striker who earned his nickname due to his time as a member of Croatia's anti-terrorist police force, Filipovic was the champion of PRIDE's 2006 open weight grand prix.

Filipovic fought 10 times for the UFC but was never able to replicate the success of his PRIDE run and in 2011 walked away from the promotion after suffering three-straight defeats.

Sefo, who began fighting professionally in 1989, is best known for his kickboxing exploits but fighting out of Xtreme Couture, he also competed two times under the Strikeforce banner – a 2009 win over Kevin Jordan and a 2011 loss to Valentijn Overeem.

Both Filipovic and Sefo were competing under the K-1 banner for the better part of a decade in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but despite a few rumored meetings, the two never fought.



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