Cheick Kongo
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26: Mark Hunt reacts after defeating Cheick Kongo during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.
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UFC 146 Results: Five Questions We Still Have About Cain Velasquez
of fighters. There are guys who hit hard, and there are strikers. The two legitimate strikers that Velasquez has fought are Cheick Kongo and Junior dos Santos. Kongo and dos Santos, not coincidentally, are the only fighters that Velasquez did not have a knockout from Bleacher Report Read more »
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UFC 146: Cain Velasquez Vs. Antonio Silva Dissection
was long touted as a freak in the gym and yet to unveil his true dominance, but a less than stellar performance against Cheick Kongo and contentious stoppage over Ben Rothwell relegated the overwhelming accolades to unproven mystique. The praise was eventually from Bloody Elbow Read more »
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UFC 146's Struve: I've got the edge standing and on the mat over Johnson
task. The former K-1 kickboxer showed up a trio of competent heavyweight grapplers – Chris Tuchscherer, Ben Rothwell and Cheick Kongo – despite his rep as a straight-up kickboxer. Now that he's scheduled to face fellow heavyweight Johnson on the night's pay-per-view from MMAjunkie.com Read more »
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Tickets Go On Sale Next Week For Upcoming UFC 149 In Calgary
champ Minotauro Nogueira (33-7-1, 1 NC, fighting out of Bahia, Brazil) returns to action to face thealways dangerous Cheick Kongo (27-7-2, fighting out of Paris, France). Seasoned veterans also clash as Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-5, 2 NC, fighting out of Osaka, from The MMA News Read more »
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‘Big Nog’ Will Be Ready On July 21st, Wants To Finish Cheick Kongo At UFC 149
Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1, 1NC) will be looking for a win when he returns to Canada this summer when he faces French striker Cheick Kongo at UFC 149. Nogueira’s last visit North of the 49 ended in up with him having his arm broken by Frank Mir at UFC 140 in from The MMA News Read more »