Kongo vs. Mitrione Promoted To UFC 137 Co-Main Event
With the news that UFC 137 lost its original main event, the entire card has been reshuffled to accommodate the absence of GSP vs. Condit.
First on the list, was filling the main-event slot with Penn vs. Diaz and now the UFC has apparently decided on their co-headliner and it comes in the form of a heavyweight attraction between Matt Mitrione and Cheick Kongo.
“UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz” is set to take place on October 29th from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view event was set to feature a welterweight championship bout between George St Pierre and Carlos Condit. However GSP was forced to withdraw with a knee injury and in his place will come BJ Penn vs. Nick Diaz.
Kongo was last seen in action in a first round knockout over Mitrione’s teammate, Pat Barry at last month’s UFC on Versus 4 main event. The win marked the end of a two fight losing streak to both Cain Velasquez and Frank Mir respectively.
Mitrione will look to avenge his teammate’s loss and keep his momentum going since his time on The Ultimate Fighter reality series. The undefeated heavyweight has taken out every fighter the UFC has put in front of him including, Kimbo Slice, Joey Beltran, Tim Hague and most recently Christian Morecraft.
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Kongo is gonna go nite nite. Kongo has no chin. He got lucky that HD rushed in.
Kongo vs Mittrione is the co-main event? What a joke! Just don’t have a co-main event if its not worthy. It is getting rough. I’m so disappointed. Tr
I have Kongo winning this one, but with his last win did not break a two fight losing streak. After the Mir loss, he beat paul buentello and fought to a draw with travis browne.
Mitrione will win by fatality. He will uppercut Kongo so hard, his head will pop off and before it hits the ground, Mitrione will roundhouse it and it will hopefully land in Dana White’s lap…
Toasty!
Don’t forget he knocked out Perry
now this is a fight worth watching.. War Mitrione!
WAR MITRIONE!!!!