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PHOTO | Gegard Mousasi and Lyoto Machida share moment following Bellator 228
The main event of Bellator 228 saw long-time veterans Gegard Mousasi and Lyoto Machida rematch five years after meeting for the first time in the UFC. Machida won that fight via unanimous decision, and now five years later Mousasi has a victory in the series as he edged out a split decision over Machida in […]
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Bellator 228 Results: Gegard Mousasi defeats Lyoto Machida (Highlights)
A key middleweight bout between Gegard Mousasi and Lyoto Machida co-headlined tonight’s Bellator 228 event in Los Angeles. Tonight’s fight served as a rematch, as Mousasi and Machida had previously met in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 36 in February of 2014. There, they were the ‘fight of the night’ but it was Machida […]
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Bellator 228 | Pro fighters make their picks for Gegard Mousasi vs. Lyoto Machida 2
Bellator is back in Inglewood, California this Saturday night for a stacked Bellator 228 card. It features four Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix fights, and in the co-main event, a pivotal middleweight bout as Gegard Mousasi takes on Lyoto Machida in a rematch of their 2014 fight in the UFC. Heading into the tilt, Mousasi is […]
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Gegard Mousasi responds to fans calling him ‘a bad loser’
In late June, Gegard Mousasi surrendered the Bellator middleweight title to Rafael Lovato Jr., losing via majority decision. Shortly after this defeat, Mousasi accused his foe of performance-enhancing drug use. “I should have won this match even with him using PEDs,” Mousasi said on Vechtersbazen Podcast. “I told the commission that it’s clear that he […]
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Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi 2 set for Bellator 228
Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi are set to run it back at Bellator 228 on September 28, Bellator announced. The two fought back at UFC Fight Night 36 in February 2014. There, they were the fight of the night but it was Machida who did enough as he edged out a unanimous decision. Since then, […]
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Gegard Mousasi says he should have beaten Rafael Lovato Jr. ‘even with him using PEDs’
At Bellator London, Rafael Lovato Jr. shocked many as he defeated Gegard Mousasi by majority decision to become the new middleweight champion. But, the now former champion claims the 36-year-old was on PEDs for the fight. “I should have won this match even with him using PEDs,” Mousasi said on Vechtersbazen Podcast (as transcribed by […]
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Rafael Lovato Jr. ‘overwhelmed with emotion’ after title win over Gegard Mousasi
Rafael Lovato Jr. entered his Bellator 223 middleweight title fight with Gegard Mousasi as a significant betting underdog. Despite being counted out by the oddsmakers, however, the Brazilian jiu jitsu specialist was able to wrest the belt from the waist of his experienced foe, earning a hard-fought majority decision win after five rounds. Speaking on […]
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MMA Community reacts after Rafael Lovato Jr dethrones Gegard Mousasi at Bellator London
A new middleweight champion was crowned at today’s Bellator London event, as Rafael Lovato Jr defeated Gegard Mousasi via majority decision. Lovato Jr entered tonight’s Bellator London main event sporting a perfect professional record of 9-0, which included five wins under the promotional banner. Meanwhile, Gegard Mousasi entered tonight’s title bout on a eight-fight win streak […]
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Bellator London Results: Rafael Lovato Jr defeats Gegard Mousasi (Highlights)
The middleweight title is on the line in the main event of Bellator London as Gegard Mousasi takes on undefeated challenger Rafael Lovato Jr. Mousasi (45-6-2) returns to action for the first time since defeating Rory MacDonald via TKO at Bellator 206 this past September. The reigning Bellator middleweight champion, Gegard Mousasi, will enter tonight’s […]
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Gegard Mousasi says he fights ‘to get paid’, not because he loves the sport
Gegard Mousasi is set to defend his middleweight title against Rafael Lovato Jr. in the main event of Bellator London tomorrow afternoon. The 33-year-old, Mousasi, will fight professionally for the 53rd time on Saturday. Although he has been fighting professionally since 2003, he admits he doesn’t love the sport. Rather, he is doing it to […]
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Gegard Mousasi interested in Bellator welterweight title — under the right conditions
This weekend, in the main event of Bellator 223, Gegard Mousasi will attempt to defend the Bellator middleweight strap opposite Rafael Lovato Jr. If he’s successful on this mission, he may then seek a second title in another Bellator division. Previously, Mousasi has expressed interest in moving up to the light heavyweight division to battle […]
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Gegard Mousasi was ‘suspicious’ TJ Dillashaw was doping ‘for a long time’
Earlier this year, former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw tested positive for the banned substance EPO and suspended for two years by the United States Anti-Doping Agency as a result. Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi says he suspected the bantamweight of doping for “a long time.” https://youtu.be/1dARnaz-JWM “The stupidity of fighters, knowing that they’re gonna […]
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Gegard Mousasi, Paul Daley, James Gallagher, scheduled for fights at Bellator London
On June 22, Bellator MMA will return to the United Kingdom with the aptly titled Bellator London card. The promotion has already begun stacking this event, adding a trio of big names to the bill in Gegard Mousasi, Paul Daley and James Gallagher (via MMA Junkie). Gegard Mousasi will defend his Bellator middleweight title on […]
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Gegard Mousasi injured out of Bellator 214 title fight
The Bellator heavyweight title Grand Prix will finally declare its winner as the legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will take on current light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader in Bellator 214’s main event. Unfortunately, the middleweight title fight that was slated for the evening’s co-main event has lost its champion. ESPN confirmed that the 185-pound champion Gegard Mousasi […]
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Four co-promotional fights that should happen
Bellator and RIZIN are back in the business of co-promoting. It was recently announced that Bellator is sending their current bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell to fight in RIZIN on New Year’s Eve. Caldwell will be heading to Japan to fight Kyoji Horiguchi for the RIZIN bantamweight title. Ultimately, co-promoting is something fans love to see […]
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Gegard Mousasi vs Rafael Lovato Jr official for Bellator 214
Going head to head with the UFC? “No problem,” says Bellator MMA as UFC 233 and Bellator 214 both take place on January 26 in Los Angeles. In the main event for Bellator 214, the new heavyweight champion will be decided as the heavyweight title Grand Prix comes to a close with Fedor Emelianenko taking […]
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Gegard Mousasi eyeing retirement after three more fights
Bellator 206 was one of the year’s biggest MMA events regardless of organization. And in its headliner, we saw a fight that we never expected to see. For Bellator, history was on the line as they put two champions against each other for the very first time. Moving up and looking to become the first […]
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Dear MMA Gods | Give Gegard Mousasi his chance to fully cement himself as a legend of the sport
At this current moment in time, Bellator’s middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi could very well be considered MMA royalty. But why not make it undeniable? Which leads me to today’s holy proposition to the ever merciless MMA gods. 33-years old and in the prime of his career, Mousasi has been competing professionally since 2003 and had […]
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Fighters react to Gegard Mousasi stopping Rory MacDonald at Bellator 206
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 […]
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Bellator 206 Results: Gegard Mousasi stops Rory MacDonald in Round 2 (VIDEO)
Current Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi put his title on the line in the headliner of tonight’s Bellator 206 event against reigning welterweight champion Rory MacDonald. Rory MacDonald was most recently seen in action at Bellator 192 where he defeated Douglas Lima via decision to become the promotions welterweight champion. Meanwhile, Gegard Mousasi enters tonight’s […]
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Gegard Mousasi explains how he plans to beat Rory MacDonald at Bellator 206
This weekend, in the main event of Bellator 206, Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi will attempt to defend his title against the promotion’s welterweight champion Rory MacDonald. Although Gegard Mousasi will be the bigger, heavier fighter in the cage on Saturday night, he’s not expecting that advantage to play all that much of a role […]
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Gegard Mousasi has harsh criticism of the UFC
Gegard Mousasi is arguably the biggest name to make the jump from the UFC to Bellator in free agency. After deciding to make the switch in July of 2017, signing a six-fight contract with the Viacom-owned company. While Mousasi was one of the better middleweights in the UFC, going to Bellator, it felt like the […]
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For a potential rematch, Gegard Mousasi would want ‘cheater’ Lyoto Machida to get extra testing
We might not hear him speak up often, but when he does Gegard Mousasi doesn’t hold back. And he didn’t yesterday when speaking of one of his old foes. Recently signed to Bellator was the MMA legend and former UFC light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida. In 2014 Machida defeated the current Bellator middleweight champion, Mousasi […]
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Gegard Mousasi says drug testing was a factor in Lyoto Machida’s move to Bellator
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida is now a Bellator fighter. Bellator middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi, who lost to Machida in 2014, thinks he knows why. Mousasi believes Machida has abandoned the UFC in hopes that the drug-testing will be less stringent in Bellator. “He’s older, and there was drug testing in the UFC,” […]
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VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi and Rory MacDonald have their first staredown
On September 29, in the main event of Bellator’s first event on DAZN, Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi will attempt to defend his title against Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald in a bona fide Bellator super fight. Today, at the press conference announcing Bellator’s deal with DAZN, Mousasi and MacDonald had their first staredown, and […]
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BREAKING | Bellator books Gegard Mousasi vs. Rory MacDonald super fight
According to a report from ESPN, Bellator MMA has booked a middleweight title super fight between divisional champion Gegard Mousasi and welterweight champion Rory MacDonald. The fight is expected to occur on September 29, when Bellator returns to San Jose, California. This card, which is shaping up to absolutely massive for the promotion, is also […]
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Scott Coker shuts down Gegard Mousasi vs. Rory MacDonald fight talk — for now
Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald and new Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi want to fight each other. That could not be any clearer. “Obviously, me and Gegard want it and I think the fans want it,” MacDonald said on The MMA Hour this week. “I think it would be the biggest fight that Bellator, that […]
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Rory MacDonald and Gegard Mousasi explain why they want to fight each other
Shortly after winning the Bellator middleweight title with a first-round mauling of Rafael Carvalho, Gegard Mousasi called for a fight with Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald. Not long thereafter, MacDonald answered this call, assuring it’s a fight he wants as well. Days later, both Bellator champions appeared onThe MMA Hour, where they each explained the […]