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Cheick Kongo’s Final Push

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Cheick Kongo will rematch Vitaly Minakov in the Bellator 216 co-main event on Feb. 16 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. It will be the closest Kongo has come to title contention since April 2014, when he lost a decision to Minakov in a five-round battle for the Bellator MMA heavyweight championship. The stakes are undeniably high entering their second encounter.

“Our fight is going to be interesting,” Kongo told Sherdog.