Cheick Kongo Autographs
Cheick Kongo (born May 17, 1975) is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator.
Born to a Burkinabé father and a Congolese mother, Kongo began training in martial arts when he was 5 years old, learning Kendo and Karate. As he grew older, he had already received a black belt in both styles and began to expand his repertoire and trained in Boxing, Muay Thai, Savate, and Greco Roman Wrestling at the age of 19. At the age of 23 he learned Pencak Silat Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate under the tutelage of Charles Joussoat and Franck Ropers, who learned it from C. N. Hardjono Turpijn, the pioneer of Pencak Silat PSHT in Europe. Kongo was interducted to Shootfighting through Bas Rutten at age 25, and started his career in mixed martial arts in 2001. He is also a cousin of rugby star Fulgence Ouedraogo, the French back-rower. Cheick is also a columnist for the French MMA magazine, Top Fight.
On June 10, 2001, Kongo began his professional career by knocking out Doog Ward. Kongo then followed up that win with a TKO over Dave van der Veen. He then lost his third professional MMA fight to Rodney Faverus by decision. He faced Gilbert Yvel on May 20, losing for the second time in his career when he tapped to strikes in the second round. He trained with Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva in the early days of Pride Fighting Championships.
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Traded items with a signature of Cheick Kongo
The most expensive item with a signature of Cheick Kongo (UFC MMA CHEICK KONGO SIGNED OFFICIAL UFC FIGHT GLOVE!) was sold in January 2010 for $69.99 while the cheapest item (Cheick Kongo UFC Signed 8x10 MMA COA Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2016. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2012 with an average selling price of $11.49 for an autographed item of Cheick Kongo. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2010 with $69.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2016. In average, an autographed item from Cheick Kongo is worth $14.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Cheick Kongo were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Cheick Kongo 2010 Topps UFC 162 Event Used Fight Mat Relic Signed Auto Autograph | $6.99 |  |
| CHEICK KONGO HEAVYWEIGHT STAR AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED UFC OFFICIAL MMA TRAINING GLOVE | $9.99 | |
| CHEICK KONGO HEAVYWEIGHT STAR AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED UFC OFFICIAL MMA TRAINING GLOVE | $10.51 | |
| Cheick Kongo Signature Signed Auto Autograph 8x10.5 Bellator MMA Promo Photo | $14.99 | |
| Cheick Kongo Signed Official Bellator Glove MMA COA Autograph Auto UFC | $21.49 | |
| Cheick Kongo Signed UFC 2009 Topps Card #15 Autograph 61 62 70 75 87 92 97 137 | $14.99 | |
| Cheick Kongo Signed UFC 2009 Topps Round 1 Rookie Debut Card #47 RC Autograph 75 | $39.99 | |
| Cheick Kongo Signed UFC 2009 Topps Silver Card #15 82/188 Autograph 61 70 75 137 | $18.99 | |
| CHEICK KONGO UFC 137 ACTION MMA AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO BELLATOR + PROOF | $9.99 | |
| CHEICK KONGO UFC 99 KNEE VS VELASQUEZ MMA AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO BELLATOR | $2.90 | |
| CHEICK KONGO UFC 99 PUNCH VS CAIN MMA AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO BELLATOR | $9.99 | |
| CHEICK KONGO UFC KO PAT BARRY MMA AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO BELLATOR + PROOF | $9.99 | |
| Cheick Kongo UFC Signed 8x10 MMA COA Autograph | $0.99 | |
| UFC Bellator CHEICK KONGO autographed signed red MMA glove | $10.99 | |
| UFC MMA CHEICK KONGO autographed signed 8x10 photo w/COA | $7.99 | |
Latest News about Cheick Kongo
Bellator 280 results, highlights: Ryan Bader outpoints Cheick Kongo to retain he (05/06/2022): The champion turned away the French native in a fight that turned into a grappling war over 25 minutes 
Bellator 280 predictions -- Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo 2: Fight card, odds, sta (05/05/2022): Bader and Kongo look for a more decisive conclusion to their heavyweight title fight the second time around 2022 Bellator MMA schedule: Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo, Michael 'Venom' Page vs (04/26/2022): Bellator MMA is kick off the new year with some big title fights already on the docket Bellator Paris fight card: Yoel Romero vs. Melvin Manhoef set as light heavyweig (02/10/2022): Romero vs. Manhoef will take place on May 6 as the supporting act to Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo 2 Bellator Paris results: Timothy Johnson gets revenge with decision win over Chei (10/10/2020): Johnson handled his business in his opponent's backyard on Saturday night
Older News Stories about Cheick Kongo
Bellator MMA to promote historic first fight card in recently legalized France o (09/2020): The event will be headlined by French veteran Cheick Kongo and Timothy Johnson, with Michael 'Venom' Page as well
