UFC veterans Cheick Kongo and Hector Lombard never met in the Octagon during their respective peaks.The main reason for this was the weight disparity between the pair. PFCKongo and Lombard will square off in Pillow Fight Championship on Friday[/caption]Kongo, now aged 50, spent his entire career at heavyweight, while 47-year-old Lombard campaigned between welterweight and light heavyweight.However, both men have finally been brought together to square off in a pillow fight (yes, you read that right) on Friday night.The MMA icons will make their debuts in the new sport under the Pillow Fight Championship (PFC) promotional banner at Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort, live on ESPN 2.“This is the BIG one,” read a post from the PFC, Kongo and Lombard on Instagram.“MMA Legends @kongo4real and @hectorlombard will face off in a historic ‘Hush Super Fight’ LIVE during @hushblankets Presents Pillow Fight Championship this Friday, Aug 1, when ESPN2 becomes ESPN8: The Ocho LIVE at 10 PM EST from @disneyparks and @espn Wide World of Sports. DO. NOT. MISS. THIS.”ESPN 2 will become ‘ESPN 8: The Ocho’ for the event in a not-so-subtle nod to the ‘Dodgeball’ movie.The ESPN 8 branding, made famous by the 2004 film starring Ben Stiller, is used when ESPN airs obscure sports, and pillow fighting certainly fits that billing.What are the rules of pillow fighting?PFC ‘fights’ take place over three rounds, each lasting 90 seconds, with a one-minute break between stanzas.Matches are scored on a points-based system. Strikes must be swung at ‘full force’ to count for points.GettyLombard is a former Bellator middleweight champion[/caption]Pillow Fight Championship leads the way when it comes to pillow fightingCompetitors receive five points for a knockdown, three points for a 360-degree strike to the head and a single point for normal strikes to the head.If a winner cannot be determined by the judges, then a 30-second tiebreaker round will commence.What did Kongo and Lombard achieve in their MMA careers?Lombard and Kongo had mixed success in the UFC. Kongo compiled an 11-7 record in MMA’s premier promotion, and was always in and around the title picture even though he never got his shot at gold.He is perhaps best known for his stunning come-from-behind knockout win over Pat Barry in 2011, where he survived two knockdowns to flatten his adversary on wobbly legs.Lombard, meanwhile, went 3-8 under the UFC banner following an impressive run in Bellator, where he won the inaugural middleweight crown.AFPKongo fought 18 times in the UFC[/caption]The Cuban has remained active in combat sports deep into his forties and picked up the inaugural BKFC cruiserweight title in 2021.Kongo hasn’t competed in any fighting discipline since 2022, when he unsuccessfully challenged for the Bellator heavyweight title against Ryan Bader.But that is set to change (kind of) tomorrow night.