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Velasquez won by TKO in the second round and was awarded 'Knockout of the Night honors for his performance. [24] Velasquez's next fight was at UFC 99 against former kickboxer and heavyweight contender Cheick Kongo. Velasquez was once again dominant, landing 251 strikes and winning the bout by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27). [25]
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 since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator .
It was 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 was cancelled due to an illness that Herring was suffering. On May 20, 2009, Cheick Kongo was announced as the replacement. [6]
Nelson was scheduled to fight Cheick Kongo, though the bout was cancelled after Kongo withdrew. [22] Nelson instead faced Junior dos Santos at UFC 117 [23] in a bout to determine the #1 contender (after Cain Velasquez) to the UFC Heavyweight Championship. [24]
Cain Velasquez arrived in Mexico City as the UFC heavyweight champ in early June 2015. What he would come to realize only later was that he’d arrived too late, having underestimated what the air ...
Cheick Kongo UFC 107: Aaron Simpson: Matt Hamill ... Cain Velasquez: Alessio Sakara defeats Thales Leites ... United States vs. United Kingdom Finale: Jun 20, 2009 ...
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At 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 the ground. After the fight Heath said he was not happy with the fight, he wanted to give the fans a stand-up fight and Kongo refused to stand with him.