Cheick Kongo
Bellator in 2021: A robust look at the stats, streaks, skids, and records
Another year is in the books for Bellator. The promotion hosted 18 fight cards to maintain its status among the top dogs in the MMA space. During that time, many records were set and a host of historic moments were produced. Now that the year has come to a...
MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for August: Vicente Luque’s signature D’Arce
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from August 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know...
Bellator 265’s Cheick Kongo expresses frustration with inactivity, passed-over opportunities as career winds down
" Just past his two-decade mark as a professional mixed martial artist, Cheick Kongo doesn’t feel the respect he thinks he deserves ahead of his Bellator 265 headliner this Friday. Kongo’s gripes with the promotion – and seemingly MMA as a whole – extend past a few simple bullet...
Bellator Paris pre-event facts: Cheick Kongo dominates heavyweight records
Bellator continues its busy month on Saturday with a split event showcase at Accor Arena in Paris featuring Bellator 248 and Bellator Europe 10. The Bellator 248 portion of the card is headlined by welterweight contender Michael Page (17-1 MMA, 13-1 BMMA) vs. Ross Houston (8-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA),...
Ryan Bader plans Cheick Kongo rematch, but only after he defends light heavyweight title
Ryan Bader is planning on running things back with Cheick Kongo, but not before defending his light heavyweight title first. In his most recent outing, Bellator dual champ Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) put his heavyweight title on the line against Kongo (30-10-2 MMA, 12-2 BMMA) in a fight...
Cheick Kongo signs new, multi-fight Bellator deal
Cheick Kongo is going to stick around with Bellator. The heavyweight contender signed a new multi-fight deal with the promotion, MMA Junkie confirmed Monday. Kongo (30-10-2 MMA, 12-2 BMMA) signed with Bellator in October 2015 and since has logged 15 fight with the company. Related Bellator 226 video highlights:...
Final four set for UFC Fight Pass’ Best Comebacks in MMA History tournament
The final four is set … no, not that one. But at least one with a bracket we can follow, which is better than nothing in this currently crazy world. The UFC is giving us a little tournament flavor, in the wake of the cancelation of just about every...
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Sept. 10: Does UFC 242’s big fights mean big change?
We tend to overstate the implications of a big fight in the MMA space, but Khabib Nurmagomedov’s victory over Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 was felt worldwide. It was big in the Middle East, which Nurmagomedov proved himself an icon. it was big in Nurmagomedov’s Russian homeland, where reportedly...
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