Cheick Kongo (born May 17, 1975) is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor...

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Shamrock and the Lion's Den. He holds notable victories over Mirko Cro Cop, Cheick Kongo, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. Nelson was born and raised in Las Vegas...

on April 10, 2015. He lost the fight via split decision. Volkov faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015. He lost the fight via unanimous decision...

that Bader is set to make his first heavyweight title defense against Cheick Kongo. This bout served as the headliner of Bellator 226 on September 7. The...

from the card, stepped in to fight Rick Story, while the Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo fight was promoted to the main event. Dana White subsequently announced...

player Cheick Kongo (born 1975), French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer John Kongos (born 1945), South African singer and songwriter Kongo Kong...

Championship. Minakov faced Bellator Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament winner Cheick Kongo at Bellator 115 on April 4, 2014. He won via unanimous decision to retain...

faced Cheick Kongo in his second defense in a rematch from their 2019 title bout at Bellator 226. That bout ended due to an accidental poke to Kongo's left...

October 10, 2020, Johnson rematched Cheick Kongo at Bellator 248 in Paris, France. He would avenge his previous loss to Kongo with a split-decision victory...

"Cheick Kongo vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira added to UFC 149 in Calgary". mmajunkie.com. 24 April 2012. "Shawn Jordan replaces 'Big Nog,' meets Cheick Kongo...

Cro Cop's first fight in the UFC since his unanimous-decision loss to Cheick Kongo at UFC 75 in 2007. An announced bout between Heath Herring and Cain Velasquez...

18, 2019. Tucker, Bryan (February 17, 2019). "Bellator 216 results: Cheick Kongo gets unanimous decision nod over Vitaly Minakov". MMA Fighting. Archived...

fight was at UFC 99 against former kickboxer and heavyweight contender Cheick Kongo. Velasquez was once again dominant, landing 251 strikes and winning the...

4:28 of round 2 Mitrione suffered his first professional MMA loss to Cheick Kongo via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–28, and 29–28) on October 29, 2011...

veteran Cheick Kongo at UFC 120. The fight was even heading into the third round, with Browne winning the first round on the judge's scorecards and Kongo taking...

2004), Malian footballer Cheick Oumar Koné (born c. 1956), Malian football coach Cheick Kongo, French mixed martial artist Cheick Tidiane Niang (born 1996)...

September 2011. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Hunt next faced Cheick Kongo on 26 February 2012, at UFC 144. He won the fight via TKO in the first...

7, 2020. He won the fight via first-round knockout. Kharitonov faced Cheick Kongo on August 20, 2021, at Bellator 265. He lost the fight via a rear-naked...

Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded Knockout of the Night: John Howard, Cheick Kongo and Junior dos Santos Submission of the Night: Clay Guida The following...

after a previous fight.[citation needed] Barry fought fellow striker Cheick Kongo on June 26, 2011 in the main event of UFC on Versus 4 in Pittsburgh,...

(diverticulitis) that kept him from training. Cheick Kongo was scheduled to face Roy Nelson, but a back injury sidelined Kongo. Nelson fought Junior dos Santos at...

tourney final vs. Kongo". Mmajunkie.com. October 27, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013. "With Vinicius Spartan injured, Cheick Kongo now meets Peter Graham...

between PRIDE and K-1 veteran Mirko Cro Cop and French Muay Thai kickboxer Cheick Kongo. Anthony Johnson was scheduled to face Jess Liaudin, but was forced to...

through my mind." -Frank Mir after UFC 107. Mir had his next fight against Cheick Kongo on December 12, 2009, at UFC 107. Two months prior to this fight, Mir...

defense for Vitaly Minakov as he took on Season 9 tournament winner Cheick Kongo. Doug Marshall was originally announced as one of the participants in...

Vedepo. He won via TKO due to punches in the third round. Lawal faced Cheick Kongo in a heavyweight bout on February 27, 2015, at Bellator 134. He won the...

UFC Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira was expected to face Cheick Kongo at the event. However, Nogueira pulled out of the bout, citing that an...

Johnson, late in the third round due to punches (TKO). Johnson faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 161 on September 16, 2016. He lost via majority decision...

UFC 82 Heath won a three-round split-decision against rising contender Cheick Kongo. While both are considered strikers, much of the fight took place on...