Would Cheick “The Darkness” Kongo be a top 10 UFC HW?

[Dozer .]

 

[James Baller]

"The Darkness"?

 

[lagofala]

It's heavyweight. Anyone can score a KO

 

[frederick]

Didn't the Barry fight teach this guy anything? Always protect your balls, and don't leave yourself open when you have him against the cage.

 

[The Witcher]

Wouldnt even be top ten.

 

[Kingz]

Just give him Volkov again and he can sweep his way into the top 3

 

[ChildoftheCorn]

Pretty good win after losing to Stipe.

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

Kongo should have never left the UFC. He's fringe top 10 and in a ton of fun fights. His fights that people bitch about aren't that bad.

 

[Dozer .]

Just give him Volkov again and he can sweep his way into the top 3

 

[Straightcross]

We already have Kongo 2.0 with Ngannou

 

[Dozer .]

We already have Kongo 2.0 with Ngannou

Kongo’s wrestling > Ngannou’s

 

[Bogeyman]

Well nut-kicking his way through the division only got him so far. And he was younger then.

 

[HEADSTONES]

The UFC HW division is a little thin. But I think he’d be in tough to beat any top ten. He certainly could do it. But I’d see him as an underdog against the whole top ten.

 

[cheesus]

I think he could hang in there with the top guys, I think he'd the top 15 gatekeeper. He is a solid fighter who doesn't get enough credit, I think he has lost a lot of confidence in his striking though.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

We already have Kongo 2.0 with Ngannou

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[Juventud]

No.

HW is awful.
Only the top 5 HW's in the UFC matter.

The rest are just a bunch of delivery men fighting part time.

 

[thobra]

Congo was one of the most succesful guys in the UFC. In todays HW division he could probably be top 5. But who knows.

 

[MeatheadFighter]

He was never top 10 in the UFC, even in his prime.

Actually, correction, he was for a while after beating Cro Cop. But after that win faded, never again.

 

[tehMoose]

Yes

 

[SalvadorAllende]

He was never top 10 in the UFC, even in his prime.

Actually, correction, he was for a while after beating Cro Cop. But after that win faded, never again.

He adapted his style to win more fights.

UFC top 10 looks terrible when you realize you have Arolvski and 43 years old Hunt in there.