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Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo booked for UFC 137
A heavyweight bout between Matt Mitrione and Cheick Kongo will go down Oct. 29 at UFC 137 in Las Vegas,…
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Chris Palmquist
A heavyweight bout between Matt Mitrione and Cheick Kongo will go down Oct. 29 at UFC 137 in Las Vegas, sources close to the event confirmed Thursday.
Mitrione (5-0) will be seeking his sixth straight win and third this year. The former NFL player has fought his entire career under the promotion, compiling five knockout wins since December 2009.
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The bout figures to make the main card portion of UFC 137, which is headlined by a welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz.
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