アントニオ・ホドリゴ・ノゲイラ
Kongo was expected to face Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira on July 21, 2012, at . However, Nogueira pulled out of the bout, citing that an arm injury sustained in his last bout against Frank Mir had not healed enough to resume the proper training and was replaced by Shawn Jordan. Kongo defeated Jordan via unanimous decision.