| Souleimane Konaté | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1984 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France |
| Other names | Black Grizzly |
| Nationality | French |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Villepinte, France |
| Team | Faucon Gym [1] |
| Trainer | Richard Roudy |
| Years active | 2005–2007 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| Losses | 5 |
Souleimane "Black Grizzly" Konate (born February 4, 1984) is a retired French heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Faucon Gym in Villepinte, France. He is former French Heavyweight kickboxing champion.
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Souleimane Konate joined Faucon Gym in 2005.
His first success in K-1 came on August 19, 2007 at K-1 2007 Hungary, when he defeated Ferencz József and Jánosi László and reached the tournament finals, where he was stopped by Dániel Török by unanimous decision.
On December 8, 2007 at K-1 World GP Final in Yokohama, Japan, Konate was scheduled to fight on a Superfight against Musashi but was forced to pull out due to injuries and was replaced by David Dancrade.