Gegard Mousasi picked up his first ever Bellator middleweight title defense this evening in San Jose, defeating Rory MacDonald via second-round TKO in the Bellator 206 main event.
Mousasi was able to pick “The Red King” apart with a nasty jab for the opening five minutes of the contest.
In round two Mousasi was able to get the fight to the floor where he began raining down some nasty ground and pound on the current Bellator welterweight title holder Rory MacDonald.
Gegard Mousasi would eventually move to half guard before quickly transitioning to full mount. Once there, “The Dreamcatcher” unloaded a plethora of hard elbows that had MacDonald in all sorts of trouble. After a taking a long hard look at the damage Rory was enduring, the referee stepped in and mercifully called a stop to the one-sided contest. (Watch the finish here)
Here is how the pros reacted to Gegard Mousasi’s sensational performance against Rory MacDonald at Bellator 206:
https://twitter.com/Siyarized/status/1046219599199363073
Been an @mousasi_mma fan since his days in #dream let’s go #Dreamcatcher
— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) September 30, 2018
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Ok. Mousasi is a baaaaad man… #Bellator206
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) September 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/Siyarized/status/1046265714317783040
Quicker than I thought. Gegard is great to watch, technically proficient everywhere.
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) September 30, 2018
Rory always showing heart he a true champ. Hats off to Musasi for showing why he the middleweight champ!
— Darrion Caldwell (@TheWolfMMA) September 30, 2018
I definitely want to see @mousasi_mma vs @robwhittakermma at some point in my lifetime
— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) September 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/JuliaBudd/status/1046266321464229888
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