Cheick Kongo vs. Vinicius Queiroz tourney final added to Bellator 106 PPV

Bellator MMA’s debut pay-per-view event has a fifth and final fight slated for the night’s main card.

Officials today announced that the final of the Season 9 heavyweight tournament will take place at Bellator 106 as former UFC fighter Cheick Kongo takes on Brazilian slugger Vinicius Queiroz.

Bellator 106 takes place Bellator Nov. 2 at Long Beach Arena in California. Former UFC champs and Bellator newcomers Quinton Jackson and Tito Ortiz headline the show, which also features three title fights.

“To be able to put on a card of this caliber for our first pay-per-view is something really special,” Bellator CEO and Chairman Bjorn Rebney stated. “Kongo vs. ‘Spartan’ should be absolute fireworks and will be a fantastic way to kick off what should be a historic night on Nov. 2 from the Long Beach Arena.”

Kongo, who’s ranked No. 15 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA heavyweight rankings, recently fought for the first time since his UFC release and advanced to the tourney final with a second-round TKO of Mark Godbeer at Bellator 102. It moved the Frenchman to 5-2-1 in his past eight fights and marked his 11th knockout in 19 career wins.

Queiroz, who fought once under the UFC banner, is now 2-1 with Bellator following a quick 23-second knockout of Lavar Johnson at Bellator 102. Queiroz, whose lone Bellator loss came to now-champ Alexander Volkov, has six knockouts in seven career wins.

The Kongo vs. “Spartan” winner earns a title shot.

The latest Bellator 106 card now includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

• Quinton Jackson vs. Tito Ortiz
• Champ Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez – for lightweight title
• Champ Pat Curran vs. Daniel Straus – for featherweight title
• Muhammed Lawal vs. Emanuel Newton – for interim light heavyweight title
• Cheick Kongo vs. Vinicius Queiroz – heavyweight tourney final

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

• Mike Bronzoulis vs. Joe Riggs – “Fight Master” tourney final
• Patrick Cenoble vs. Terry Etim

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com)

• Jesse Juarez vs. Joe Williams
• Brandon Halsey vs. Hector Ramirez
• Mike Guymon vs. Aaron Miller
• Joe Camacho vs. Cleber Luciano
• Darren Smith vs. Josh Smith

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(Pictured: Vinicius Queiroz)