At 50 years old, many assumed that the UFC veteran had quietly retired after an iconic 46-fight career.<\/p>\n
However, it was recently revealed that Cheick Kongo will debut in a new sport on August 1.<\/p>\n
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Photo by Jed Jacobsohn\/Zuffa LLC\/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesCheick Kongo and Hector Lombard set for pillow fight <\/p>\n
Hector Lombard was named as Cheick Kongo\u2019s opponent for his Pillow Fight Championship debut. <\/p>\n
The 49-fight veteran fought some of the biggest names in the UFC and Bellator before seemingly calling it quits in November 2023.<\/p>\n
This is the BIG one,\u201d Pillow Fight Championship wrote alongside a Kongo vs. Lombard fight poster. <\/p>\n
\u201cMMA Legends\u00a0@kongo4real\u00a0and\u00a0@hectorlombard\u00a0will face off in a historic \u2018Hush Super Fight\u2019 LIVE during\u00a0@hushblankets\u00a0Presents Pillow Fight Championship this Friday, Aug. 1, when ESPN2 becomes ESPN8: The Ocho LIVE at 10 PM EST from\u00a0@disneyparks\u00a0and\u00a0@espn\u00a0Wide World of Sports. \ud83d\udcfa\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\ude80\ud83e\udd4a<\/p>\n
\u201cDO. NOT. MISS. THIS.\u201d<\/p>\n
What are the rules for Pillow Fight Championship?<\/p>\n
Pillow Fight Championship bouts take place over three rounds, each lasting just 90 seconds, with a one-minute rest period between rounds. <\/p>\n
The fights are scored by judges who will award one point for each headshot. You\u2019d get three points for a spinning headshot. Ultimately, the aim for competitors is to drop their opponent, which will earn them five points. <\/p>\n
Points are not awarded for any shots that land below the neck to encourage fan-friendly fights. <\/p>\n
One point is given at the end of each round for the fighter who displayed the most showmanship. <\/p>\n
You can\u2019t push or charge your opponent, and attempting to grab their pillow is strictly prohibited. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cheick Kongo is set to return to combat sports (kind of) for the first time in three years.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,27071,641,7187,638,27072,27073,82,640],"class_list":["post-36492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cheick-kongo","tag-fighting","tag-hector-lombard","tag-mma","tag-pillow-fight-championship","tag-pillow-fighting","tag-sports","tag-ufc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}