That Settles It: Cheick Kongo Is the Dirtiest Fighter in the UFC

(One of the few moments on Saturday when Travis Browne wasn’t in danger of getting his nuts demolished. Photo courtesy of MMAFighting.com)
Though many UFC fighters have gotten bad reputations for everything from eye-poking to greasing, nobody’s as co…

Cheick Kongo Travis Browne UFC 120
(One of the few moments on Saturday when Travis Browne wasn’t in danger of getting his nuts demolished. Photo courtesy of MMAFighting.com)

Though many UFC fighters have gotten bad reputations for everything from eye-poking to greasing, nobody’s as consistently rotten as heavyweight Cheick Kongo, who put on another notorious performance against Travis Browne at UFC 120. Kongo started things off in the second round by launching his trademark strike — a knee to the balls, straight up the middle — and wound up costing himself the victory in the third frame when he continued to grab Browne’s shorts despite warnings from the ref; the resulting point-deduction led to a unanimous 28-28 judges’ decision. At this point, it’s pretty much indisputable that Kongo is the dirtiest fighter currently on the UFC roster. Who could forget his other career highlights…

vs. Paul Buentello at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones: After being warned by Herb Dean for shots to the back of the head and 12-to-6 elbows in the second round, Kongo is finally deducted a point for kneeing Buentello in the head while Buentello was down. Later in the round, Kongo connects with another knee to his downed opponent’s dome, though Dean brushes it off, saying Buentello was trying to draw the foul. 

read more

UFC 120 Post-Fight Interviews: Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy, Dana White

Some more on-the-scene videos from our good friends at kimura.se: First up, Michael Bisping promises that Yoshihiro "Ironhead" Akiyama would have eventually gone down if it were a five-round fight, but says there’s no shame in not being …

Some more on-the-scene videos from our good friends at kimura.se: First up, Michael Bisping promises that Yoshihiro "Ironhead" Akiyama would have eventually gone down if it were a five-round fight, but says there’s no shame in not being able to put him away. He calls Mark Kinney the best boxing coach he’s ever worked with, and feels that he’s finally putting Mark’s lessons into practice. As for his future, the Count still has his eyes on the prize. "I’ve been around for a long time now, I’m not getting any younger," Bisping says. "Now it’s time to do it, it’s time to put in a run for a title and hopefully get the gold."

After the jump, Dan Hardy reflects on his knockout loss against Carlos Condit, and our BFF Dana White discusses educating new markets on MMA, the question of "morality" that jackass politicians bring up around the world, and the new "GSP is bigger than Gretzky" talking point he’s been testing out recently. For lots more UFC 120 interviews, check out youtube.com/kimurase.

read more

UFC 120 Live Blog: Claude Patrick vs. James Wilks Updates

Filed under: UFCThis is the UFC 120 live blog for Claude Patrick vs. James Wilks, a welterweight bout on tonight’s Spike TV event from the O2 Arena in London, England.

TUF 9 welterweight winner James Wilks (7-3) in June defeated Peter Sobotta at UFC 1…

Filed under:

This is the UFC 120 live blog for Claude Patrick vs. James Wilks, a welterweight bout on tonight’s Spike TV event from the O2 Arena in London, England.

TUF 9 welterweight winner James Wilks (7-3) in June defeated Peter Sobotta at UFC 115. Patrick (12-1) has won his last 11 fights and won his UFC debut in June against Ricardo Funch.

The live blog is below.

UFC 120: Claude Patrick Dominates James Wilks

Filed under: UFC, NewsFormer Ultimate Fighter winner James Wilks fought in front of his British fans Saturday at UFC 120, but he put on an unimpressive performance in losing a decision to Claude Patrick.

Patrick got double underhooks against the cage …

Filed under: ,

Former Ultimate Fighter winner James Wilks fought in front of his British fans Saturday at UFC 120, but he put on an unimpressive performance in losing a decision to Claude Patrick.

Patrick got double underhooks against the cage and then secured a takedown early in the first round, and from there he dominated the rest of the round from the top. Wilks did attempt one submission from the bottom, but for the most part the first round consisted of Patrick staying on top of Wilks and pounding on him on the ground.



UFC 120 Live Blog: Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne Updates

Filed under: UFCThis is the UFC 120 live blog for Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne, a heavyweight bout on tonight’s Spike TV event from the O2 Arena in London, England.

Kongo (15-6-1)’s last fight was a win over Paul Buentello in March. Browne (10-0) ma…

Filed under:

This is the UFC 120 live blog for Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne, a heavyweight bout on tonight’s Spike TV event from the O2 Arena in London, England.

Kongo (15-6-1)’s last fight was a win over Paul Buentello in March. Browne (10-0) made his UFC debut in June, stopping James McSweeney.

The live blog is below.

UFC 120: Cheick Kongo, Travis Browne Fight to a Draw

Filed under: UFC, NewsCheick Kongo and Travis Browne fought to a disappointing draw on Saturday at UFC 120, as Kongo won two rounds, Browne won one and a point deduction against Kongo turned decisive.

It wasn’t a particularly entertaining fight, and i…

Filed under: ,

Cheick Kongo and Travis Browne fought to a disappointing draw on Saturday at UFC 120, as Kongo won two rounds, Browne won one and a point deduction against Kongo turned decisive.

It wasn’t a particularly entertaining fight, and it won’t do anything for either fighter’s career, or for the UFC’s heavyweight division, which could have used a good fight that established either Kongo or Browne as a heavyweight to keep an eye on in 2011.