Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo: it's the fight many fans were asking for after both knocked out their respective opponents at UFC Live on Versus 4 last month. And, as ESPN first reported on Thursday evening, they will get to see it, as the heavyweights have agreed to meet at UFC 137 on Oct. 29 in Las Vegas.

Mitrione (5-0) knocked out Christian Morecraft in Pittsburgh, while Kongo (16-6-2) pulled off one of the great comebacks in UFC history when he knocked out Pat Barry in the first round.

"I think his last couple performances have been a bit lackluster," Mitrione told NBCSports.com, "but you know, he had a back problem. He had some pretty serious issues going on, and he finally had surgery and got it fixed and said he felt a lot better.

"You could really tell in that Pat Barry fight, even though it didn't take very long, Cheick was bouncing on his feet, real light on his toes, had some good movement, felt real comfortable at rolling his hips in some punches and some kicks. I mean, it looked good. So I know that Cheick is healthy, I know Cheick is game, and I know that he'll come out ready to earn his money."

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Mitrione added that this was one of the fights that he really had his eye on after beating Morecraft.

"I feel that it's a really sexy matchup. It's two guys that are at a good point in their careers. I'm developing at a good pace, and I think that Cheick is really making a push for his title run. So I think it's going to be a fun fight. I know Cheick is game, obviously he is. He's resilient, and I feel that I am as well. And I think it's the name that will be a lot of fun. Hopefully fans will want to see it -- seems to have gotten a good response so far."

And if you think Mitrione is heading into this fight looking to avenge for his good friend, Barry, think again.

"I feel like we're all grown adults. We all fight for a living, that's what our paycheck, so there's no mixed up feelings in that. I don't feel like I need to go out on a vendetta for Pat. I didn't feel that way with [Sean] McCorkle [because he lost to Christian Morecraft], I didn't feel that way when I fought Tim Hague [who beat Barry]. It sucks that Barry lost. Hopefully someday he can fight Cheick Kongo again and square up on it, but you never know. As far as for me, it's a fight for me and Cheick and our paychecks and our records and our legacies."

UFC 137 will be headlined by Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz for the UFC welterweight title.