Mirko decided to show his lovable side by playing a joke on Pride announcer Mauro Ranallo. Joke: make fake allegations that the announcer made dubious remarks about your fighting style. Punchline: make announcer almost cry in front of colleagues. After an interview with The Independent, Mirko shed a little light into his feeble little mind.

People think I’m a cold person, or that I’m hard to make contact with. Even the other fighters say that. But it isn’t true: I like to play practical jokes. Maybe people find it hard to believe that a cage fighter can have a sense of humor.

He’s got a point. Consciously getting your face wrecked and mangled on a consistent basis probably makes fighters a big bunch of comedians: especially after a five round face reconfiguration. Those locker rooms must be full of laughter!

Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Likes To Play Practical Jokes [UFC Mania]