According to Šunjić's trial testimony Filipović not only participated in the atrocity but also incited fellow Ustaše to act with extreme cruelty.

In his testimony to a Croatian state commission set up after World War II to investigate war crimes “ by the occupation forces and their collaborators ”, Filipović said he neither participated in, nor even attended, the 7 February massacres.

" Well, as you all know, I had a bad period in my last two fights, which I'd lost in the UFC ," Filipović said.

Filipović said that he was planning for a long fight and a KO towards the end.

Filipović said the injury came as a result of him sparring with Pat Barry and that the doctors told him he had to go into surgery because a tendon had separated from a bone, but he refused.

After hearing from 62 Jasenovac survivors, whom it listed usually with complete addresses, the war-crimes commission in 1946 counted Filipović among 13 Ustaše who “ stood out ” for their brutality and direct involvement in the killing.

It reported that even the cruelty of Ljubo Miloš, notorious for slashing prisoners to death in a mock clinic, was “ surpassed in sadism ” by Filipović.

" The commission cited one witness, Tomo Krkac, who had described seeing Filipović “ very often ” shooting prisoners during so-called public executions and forcing prisoners to kill other prisoners with sledgehammers.

In one of the first published memoirs about life and death in the Jasenovac complex, a Croatian medical doctor and academic, Dr. Nikola Nikolić, who had been imprisoned in Camp III, described his first meeting with Filipović: “ His voice had an almost feminine quality which was at odds with his physical stature and coarse face .” Nikolić recalled standing in the second row of a group of prisoners who had been lined up to watch as another group of prisoners were herded in front of Filipović.

Filipović then shot dead two prisoners and told a colleague to “ finish off the rest ”.

In September 1944, Filipović, along with Dinko Šakić and others, was appointed to sit on an ad hoc court-martial convened to try prisoners accused of forging links with the partisans and plotting an escape.

" A few days later, Filipović seemed more upbeat, and looked to continue his career, saying fighting is the only life he knows, and at least wants to honor the last two fights on his UFC contract.

UFC president Dana White and the UFC officially announced on December 30, 2006 during the post-UFC 66 press conference, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, that Filipović had signed a two-year, six-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion.

It was later confirmed at the UFC Fan Expo by Fertitta that Filipović had indeed signed a three fight contract with the UFC.

Ivan Placec, a witness, added that Filipović shot nine inmates that day for an escape attempt.

The teacher recalled that when Filipović and some Ustaše entered her classroom, the children looked on with curiosity but no fear.

After three rounds Filipović received a unanimous judges ' decision victory.

In a post-fight interview upon his return home, Filipović stated that he cracked a rib during the fight and that the three illegal knees to the groin he received also cost him some strength.

Then he shot 42 Bosnian villagers in the head Škrgatić confirmed that Filipović shot 40 villagers in the head after mass, adding: " In Majstorović's time, musters and executions were frequent.

Rumors continued to circulate about Filipović's future with the Pride FC organization and soon media websites were reporting that Filipović had chosen the UFC for his future.

Another former players were Stanislav Karasi, Vladica Popović, Vladislav Bogićević, the brothers Boško and Milko Đurovski, Zoran Filipović, Ratomir Dujković, Ognjen Petrović, followed by Stevan Stojanović, the goalkeeper of the Europa Cup winner generation from 1991, and striker Miloš Šestić.

When troops under the command of Josip Filipović and Stjepan Jovanović entered the provinces expecting little or no resistance, they were met with ferocious opposition from elements of both Muslim and Orthodox populations there.

Filipović went on to knock out Japanese star Musashi and Australian karate fighter Sam Greco on the same night before being stopped again by Hoost.

This had led to speculation and statements from his camp about Filipović having sustained injuries to his feet before the fight.

During the fight, Filipović dominated for two rounds before opening a cut on Perosh's forehead which forced a doctor stoppage before the third round and awarded the TKO win to Filipović.

In an interview to a Croatian television station Filipović revealed that he suffered an arm injury in training 10 days before the fight.

Miroslav Filipović originated from the Catholic monastery before he went on to join the Ustaše during WWII, and commit numerous atrocities and war crimes over the Serbs in the region between 1942 and 1945.

Two teachers survived the school massacre: Dobrila Martinović, who subsequently suffered a nervous breakdown, and Mara Šunjić ( shown as Tunjić in some documents ) who gave evidence against Filipović at his postwar trial in Belgrade.

Through the direct intervention of Vjekoslav " Maks " Luburić, who then headed Section III of the ISC internal security service ( Ustaška Narodna Služba ), which was responsible for administering the puppet state's system of prison camps, Filipović was quickly released and posted to the Jasenovac complex of labour and death camps where he was at first an inmate with benefited status, who aided the Ustase, and later appointed Ustase, commanding a small transit camp nigh Jasenovac, in early 1942, He reportedly killed an inmate there for hiding a loaf of bread.

In the final match, Filipović won a third victory over Josh Barnett, who submitted after sustaining an eye injury.

Prior to the Barry fight, Filipović was detained by Canadian officials, who threatened to deport him.

Zlata's Diary ( ISBN 0-14-024205-8 ) is a book by Zlata Filipović, who was a young girl living in Sarajevo while it was under siege

Tarik Filipović ( born March 11, 1972 in Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia ) is a Bosnian actor who lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.

After the defeat of the Croatian Ustaše regime, Filipović was convicted of war crimes by both a German military court and a Yugoslav civil court and hanged at Belgrade.

In 1941, a superior at his monastery allegedly urged Filipović to distance himself from the Ustaša, an organisation of extremist Croatian nationalists installed by the Axis Powers in April 1941 to rule in the Independent State of Croatia ( ISC ), a puppet state embracing Bosnia-Hercegovina as well as most of Croatia.

Statements by two eyewitnesses and a senior German general alleged that on 7 February 1942, Filipović accompanied elements of his battalion in an operation aimed at wiping out Serbs in the settlement of Drakulić, on the northern outskirts of Banja Luka, and in two neighbouring villages, Motike and Šargovac.

Filipović was court-martialed by the Germans for his involvement, possibly at the request of the Italian army which was then occupying part of the ISC territory.

On 4 April 1942 Filipović was reportedly suspended from his chaplaincy post by the papal legate in Zagreb and jailed in Croatia.

Nogueira pulled out of this fight in order to undergo needed surgery on both of his knees and was replaced by Mirko Filipović.

After defeating the previous year's finalist, Jérôme Le Banner, Filipović was stopped in the next round by Ernesto Hoost.

Despite this, Filipović was given a wildcard into the world tournament where he shocked the kickboxing world by defeating highly regarded K-1 fighter Mike Bernardo.

In an upset, Filipović was knocked out in the first round by Kevin Randleman.

Filipović won by TKO 1: 10 into the fight.

On July 1, 2006 at Pride Critical Countdown Absolute, Filipović defeated 1992 Olympic judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida by technical knockout ( leg kicks ) in the first round to move on to the semi-finals.

Filipović was vague in answering the question himself, qualifying his response by mentioning his intent to return to the UFC sometime in the future.

However, it was later announced by Filipović himself on his webpage that he would be unable to fight due to his elbow injury worsening and needing surgery.

Filipović stated after the match that he had wanted to continue to fight, as evident by his remaining in the ring, but the ringside doctor would not allow him to continue.

Mirko Filipović defeated Pat Barry by submission due to a rear naked choke at UFC 115 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

During the third round, Filipović sustained an uppercut to his left eye that caused him to verbally submit by waving his hand at the referee and motioning that there was a problem with his eye.

The third round saw Filipović open up with a head kick followed by an axe kick to Barry's head.

Neither fighter managed to deliver any significant damage to the other until Filipović was defeated by Mir at 4: 02 of the third round by KO due to a knee strike to the head.