UFC on Versus 4 gets first bout, Cheick Kongo to face Pat Barry
by Tim Groves on March 14, 2011

Cheick Kongo (15-6-2) will face off against Pat Barry (6-2) at UFC on Versus 4, according to MMAJunkie.com.

UFC on Versus 4 will take place on June 26th, although a city has yet to be determined.

It wasn't announced whether the bout will take place on the televised card.

Cheick Kongo will enter the fight after a disappointing draw to Travis Browne at UFC 120, that saw the French striker deducted a point for grabbing shorts. The point cost him the victory. Prior to the fight Kongo was a mere 1-2 in his past three fights with losses to Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez.

Kickboxer Pat Barry will also enter the bout after a lackluster performance against Joey Beltran at UFC Fight Night 23. Barry walked away the victor but not before some close striking encounters with the wild Beltran. A loss would knock "HD" back to .500 for his UFC career.

 |  (14) Comments mike5k: good fight matching up Kongo with other guys who will stand with him makes sense. He's apparently not going to get good enough on the ground to fight for the title so you might as well make exciting fights. 0311USMC: Is this a "losers walk" fight? illegalpoke: AW SNAP. Really? Aww man. Poor Barry. This is so Kongo's fight. He loves the little guys. illegalpoke: Wait - Pat Barry had a "lackluster" performance against Joey Beltran? What fight was Tim Groves watching? That was good fight! Wasn't it? flyangler: I hope that Strikeforce contracts can be nullified and so some of these guys can come over to the UFC faster. Does anyone know how many fights M-1 has contracted with Strikeforce int their latest deal before the Grand Prix started? GO HARD: honestly the only fight i was really impressed with of barrys was against hardonk. kongo and hardonk are similar... but kongo will get inside on barry and knee him in the nuts. after that he will take down barry and pound him out. Greedydrunk: I like Pat Barry, his kicks are amazing and he has a likable personality. The problem with Pat besides his almost non existant ground game is that he doesnt have a killers instinct. Now thats not to say I have never seen him finish anyone but it seems to almost happen by accident. His last fight I could be found screaming KICK HIM! Beacause Joey was limping pretty badly and got up slowly at the end of the third but he didnt jump on any opportunities. As for his fight against Cro Cop I think he got caught in that sloppy submission because he was trying to get Mirko to autograph his chest. I am watching Pat Barry fights to see him chop down people like he did against Dan Evensen, if he doesnt do that then I am going to lose interest.
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