Cheick Kongo has had his sights set on Ryan Bader ever since their first fight ended rather unceremoniously for him, to say the least. And to hear Kongo talk about the rematch he recently booked with ...

On Saturday night, two veteran heavyweights will clash in the main event of Bellator 265 when Cheick Kongo battles Sergei Kharitonov. The action goes down from inside Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, ...

Wrestling victory from the jaws of defeat, veteran heavyweight Cheick Kongo pulled out a dramatic submission victory on Friday over Sergei Kharitonov that likely keeps his Bellator MMA title hopes ...

PHOENIX – Bellator is heading back to Paris with the heavyweight title on the line. After Ryan Bader’s win over Valentin Moldavsky in the Bellator 273 main event Saturday at Footprint Center in ...

It took almost three years for Cheick Kongo to get his rematch with Ryan Bader, but his frustration eventually faded with time. Kongo (31-11-2 MMA, 13-3 BMMA) rematches Bader (29-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) for ...

Don’t miss the historic Hush Super Fight between Cheick Kongo and Hector Lombard, part of Hush Presents Pillow Fight Championship LIVE on ESPN8: The Ocho (ESPN2), Aug. 1, 2025, at 10 p.m. EST from ...

Here’s the good news: There was no controversy this time between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo. The bad news? Their Bellator 280 headliner was anything but spectacular. Not that it should matter to ...