Cheick Kongo signs new, multi-fight Bellator deal

[MMALOPEZ]

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/05/cheick-kongo-signs-new-multi-fight-bellator-deal

 

[mime]

France 2021 ?

 

[Vulcan]

piss break kongo

 

[careto]

A division as shallow as HW you cant afford to let go of any decent fighters. It is still baffling to think they did not re-sign Sakai and Volkov; they arent world beaters but add depth to the division. Kongo is not in his prime anymore but he is good enough that he adds depth to the division, good move, I believe.

 

[careto]

When you say Sakai and Volkov were not re-signed, was it a matter of the UFC paying more or did Bellator legitimately have no interest in their return?

That is a good question, honestly i dont know. I have heard Volkov was looking for free agency, and Sakai, I think, wasnt re-signed and he then went to the DWCS where he got a contract.
Maybe Bellator did make an effort to keep them and they just were looking for other options.

 

[careto]

If only now they can keep the HW division going and keep Fortune, Moldavsky, Mowry, Minakov, Kongo, etc busy and get some momentum in the HW division.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

He's doing a lot better than the other 40-year-old HWs in Bellator but it's sad they need to keep wheeling out these old dudes simply because of name recognition.

I think in the case of Kongo, he's still in the very top tier of Bellator heavies, so it'd be harsh to let him go.

 

[lukeuidswords]

need Kongo vs Moldavsky

 

[skylolow]

Why, they won't even let him compete in the HW tournament.

 

[careto]

need Kongo vs Moldavsky

That would make sense or Moldavsky vs Mittrione/Markes winner and Kongo vs Vassel

 

[Hellowhosthat]

need Kongo vs Moldavsky

If this fight happened in my front garden I'd probably close the curtains.

 

[lukeuidswords]

If this fight happened in my front garden I'd probably close the curtains.

Moldavsky isnt that exciting but I'm invested in him since I saw him as a pup in RIZIN

 

[EndlessCritic]

How can a guy as explosive looking as Kongo be so boring?

 

[careto]

Moldavsky isnt that exciting but I'm invested in him since I saw him as a pup in RIZIN

Not exciting but I think he is legit, he just needs to be more active on the ground.

 

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[leto1776]

How can a guy as explosive looking as Kongo be so boring?

The guy realized that he’s in his 40s, and doesn’t want to take any more drain bamage than necessary, so he adopted a safer (albeit boring) fighting style. It’s not fun to watch, but it’s effective, keeping him active longer than most fighters.

 

[pooknicca]

Good for Kongo, it’ll be interesting to see how long he can keep this thing going considering he’s turning 45 later this month.

 

[strebitel86]

Bellator still relying on old ex UFC fighters.

 

[bjpenngoat]

I think kongo vs fedor is a great fight for both guys.

 

[careto]

lol they're legitimately worried that he would win (reasonably so.)

Realistically HW is such a shallow division that he could have won that GP and to be honest Kongo would probably be top 10 in the UFC. So it makes sense to think that if he is top ten in the UFC he is top 5 in Bellator.