UFC president Dana White recently revealed that heavyweight Cheick Kongo had turned down two separate fights offered by the promotion. Just last week, Kongo was offered to step in on short notice to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle is a Paris-based reporter covering art and culture Kongo creates here in France, then goes overseas to exhibit ...

Part I. Kongo in Africa. 1. The culture of Mbanza Kongo / Linda Heywood and John Thornton. Focus 1. King Pedro VII of Kongo (r. 1923-55) ; 2. By the sword and the cross : power and faith in the arts ...

Wrestling victory from the jaws of defeat, veteran heavyweight Cheick Kongo pulled out a dramatic submission victory on Friday over Sergei Kharitonov that likely keeps his Bellator MMA title hopes ...

Introduction: cross-disciplinary approaches to Kongo history / Koen Bostoen and Inge Brinkman -- Part I. The Origins and Dynamics of the Kongo Kingdom -- The origins of Kongo: a revised vision / John ...

Though he was undeniably down, Cheick Kongo insists that he was never out during his jaw-dropping heavyweight battle with Pat Barry at UFC Live 4. “I was decolleted, like the lift -- you know, go down ...