Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo (born May 17, 1975), more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a French heavyweight mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in Bellator MMA.A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the UFC.As of September 01, 2019, he is #10 in the world rankings by Sherdog. Bellator 248 will take place in Paris, and France’s Cheick Kongo will be headlining in a rematch against Timothy Johnson. Which means longtime heavyweight veteran Kongo (30-10-2, 1NC) is coming home after nearly two decades in the sport. See full Cheick Kongo profile and stats: height, age, weight, last fight and next fight Kongo’s weakness was soon revealed in his next fight as Carmelo Marrero used his wrestling to continually put Kongo on his back as Kongo lost via split decision. … “It’s great. Cheick Kongo and Tim Johnson headline Bellator Paris an event that caps off a doubleheader that will also see Bellator 248 air right before. At 45, Cheick Kongo is finally getting the opportunity to fight at home. Bellator president Scott Coker says that Cheick Kongo will get a rematch against Ryan Bader with an impressive win over Tim Johnson. Latest MMA news about Cheick Kongo. Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II: Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II: Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard III: Frank Mir vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira II Last edited: Mar 31, 2021 Striker Fox , Mar 31, 2021 Bellator Paris this Saturday — part of a double bill with Bellator 248 — will mark the first official MMA event in France. Cheick Kongo UFC 137 results: Cheick Kongo defeats Matt Mitrione by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28) Cheick Kongo is a French kickboxer who has competed in the UFC since 2006. By: Nolan King. Kongo bounced back by picking up decision victories over Assuerio Silva and PRIDE legend Mirko Cro Cop. Rightfully being awarded Knockout of the Night, Kongo would go on to fight four more times for the UFC before signing with Bellator. Meanwhile, Barry went 2 … Roy Nelson: Cheick Kongo (The match-up of the bodies. This was only Cain's 5th pro fight coming from a wrestling background, and Kongo was a former kickboxing champ. Kongo and Bader first met last September at Bellator 226, but the fight ended in controversial fashion when Kongo was unable to continue due to eye pokes.The bout was ruled a No Contest and Bader kept his belt, moving back down to 205lbs in an … I would love to see Nelson v. Mir, but Mir doesn’t gain anything from that fight and Nelson isn’t a young hot-shot prospect, he’s going to need to work his way through the ranks)