At first glance, the video looks like your average bro prank – an ambush with a charlie horse. A trio of civilians barely notice when veteran MMA heavyweight Cheick Kongo sneaks up and slaps welterweight Paul Kelly with a leg kick, forcing him to do a walk of shame through the suit section of Nordstrom at a Las Vegas mall. Much giggling ensures (via YouTube ): It was 2008, and Kongo and Kelly were two members of Wolfslair MMA, one of the more preeminent teams in the sport. A bond forged by shared blood and sweat gave way to a brotherly rivalry outside the gym, and the mild-mannered Kongo was always the one getting pranked. The thing was, Kelly really knew how to get his teammate – all he had to do was mess with Kongo’s food on fight week.
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The story behind that Cheick Kongo leg-kick prank on Paul Kelly at Nordstrom – MMA Junkie