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 ...

Big boys collide on Friday afternoon in Paris when the Bellator heavyweight title is on the line. Champion Ryan Bader will battle France native Cheick Kongo for a second time when the two headline ...

Cheick Kongo is set to return to combat sports (kind of) for the first time in three years. The MMA legend hasn’t fought since being outpointed by Ryan Bader at Bellator 280 in May 2022. At 50 years ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Hush Super Fight marks a historic milestone for Pillow Fight Championship as it brings together two icons of the MMA world—Cheick Kongo and Hector Lombard—for a battle of speed, skill, and ...

Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features ...