Cheick Kongo and Matt Mitrione set to battle at UFC 137
by Hubert Lau on July 14, 2011

Heavyweight strikers, Cheick Kongo and Matt Mitrione, are set for UFC 137 according to ufc.com.

This bout is sure to bring fireworks as both men are fresh off of knockout wins in their last octagon outing.

Kongo (16-6-2) defeated Pat Barry at UFC on Versus 4 via highlight reel knockout in the first round. After getting dropped twice by Barry, Kongo rallied to deliver a strike that sent the aggressive Barry limp to the canvas. Kongo is 2-2-1 in his last five fights.

Mitrione (5-0) defeated heavyweight young gun, Christian Morecraft, on the same event. Mitrione has shown drastic improvements to his game since his appearance on The Ultimate Fighter 10. Additionally, four of his wins come from stoppages.

UFC 137 is scheduled on October 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is headlined by the UFC's six time defending welterweight champion, George St. Pierre, taking on Nick Diaz. Other bouts planned for the fall event include BJ Penn fighting Carlos Condit in a welterweight bout. Heavyweights, Mirko Filipovic and Roy Nelson will look to snap their losing streaks with a win over the other. George Roop to fight Japanese import, Hatsu Hioki.

 |  (18) Comments Masternate: oh hell yea. should be fun. 1.5 years ago i would called myself retarted for saying this, but i think meathead is going to demolish kongo snuff: Who you got Poke? It pains my heart to say this but Mitrione will probably take this. :cool: SicJits: My fortune telling ball says no miraculous comeback for Kongo in this one Wandering_Minstrel: I think Mitrione should take this. The Hitman: Mitrione. And after this fight I think it's time he fights a HW contender. Giada Esposito: Lol at all the Mitrione love. How things have changed since the show. :D I think Mitrione wins this one fiarly handily. I would like to see him fight Schaub next, but that would probably only happen if Big Nog somehow manages to beat Schaub in Rio, which I doubt. Cryptic_Soldier: Im not jumpin on the meathead bandwagon quite yet. lets see him beat a top 15 guy in Kongo before I go that way. flyangler: This is the perfect opponent for Mitrione, to gauge his standing in the division. I think he wins by TKO.
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