Bellator 216 results: Cheick Kongo gets unanimous decision nod over Vitaly Minakov

Cheick Kongo wasn’t invited to be a part of the recently concluded Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix, but it looks like a title shot is going to his anyway.
The 43-year old Paris native grinded his way to victory over former Bellator heavyweight champ Vitaly Minakov on Saturday night’s Bellator 216 main card en route to a unanimous decision victory. The judges’ scores were 30-27 and a pair of 29-28s in favor of Kongo.
The victory was Kongo’s eighth in a row; 10th in his la