In a battle of heavyweight kickboxing specialists, former K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Mark "the Super Samoan" Hunt was able to TKO Cheick Kongo in two minutes and eleven seconds.

Kongo, a veteran of now 16 UFC fights, was finished due to strikes for the first time in his UFC career.

In talking with MMAfighting.com's Ariel Helwani, Hunt said,

"It was a good fight on my side.....It's Great. I'm a pretty strong person, ya know? Physically and mentally, haha."

A man of especially few words, Mark Hunt does his communicating with his fists. 

He has already had a long and decorated combat sports career, with renewed energy and focus in MMA, Mark Hunt is making some big waves in the UFC heavyweight division.

UFC 144 post-fight interview with Mark Hunt