Category: Gegard Mousasi

  • PHOTO | New Bellator middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi shows off impressive belt collection

    PHOTO | New Bellator middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi shows off impressive belt collection

    Last Friday night, in the main event of the landmark Bellator 200 card, Gegard Mousasi smashed Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho to a first-round TKO, thereby capturing the middleweight title for himself. The Bellator middleweight belt, of course, is not Mousasi’s first piece of MMA gold. The Dutch veteran has previously won the Strikeforce light […]

  • Rory MacDonald responds to Gegard Mousasi’s callout

    Rory MacDonald responds to Gegard Mousasi’s callout

    It did not take long for current Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald to respond to a challenge issued by newly crowned Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi called out “The Red King” just moments after defeating Rafael Carvalho via first-round TKO to claim the Bellator middleweight title at last night’s Bellator 200 event in London. […]

  • Gegard Mousasi is ‘more nervous than normal’ for middleweight title fight with Rafael Carvalho

    Gegard Mousasi is ‘more nervous than normal’ for middleweight title fight with Rafael Carvalho

    This Friday night, in the main event of Bellator 200, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi will challenge Rafael Carvalho for Bellator’s middleweight championship. The bout was originally expected to serve as the card’s co-headliner, but was elevated to the headlining spot when Roy Nelson and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s […]

  • Rory MacDonald Calls Out Winner of Gegard Mousasi and Rafael Carvalho for Bellator Middleweight Title

    Rory MacDonald Calls Out Winner of Gegard Mousasi and Rafael Carvalho for Bellator Middleweight Title

    It’s been no secret that Rory MacDonald wanted big things from his transition to Bellator. He dominated Paul Daley in his debut and then won a war with Douglas Lima to finally become a world champion. After he defends his title against whoever is next – most likely Andrei Koreshkov – MacDonald wants to become […]

  • Rory MacDonald responds to Gegard Mousasi’s callout

    Rory MacDonald responds to Gegard Mousasi’s callout

    Gegard Mousasi is currently gearing up for a Bellator 200 middleweight title fight with destructive champion Rafael Carvalho, but that didn’t stop him from calling out Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald late last week. “He didn’t have a great performance [against Douglas Lima], but I’m not going to go on Twitter and say stupid shit,” Mousasi […]

  • Gegard Mousasi wants showdown with Rory MacDonald after Bellator 200

    Gegard Mousasi wants showdown with Rory MacDonald after Bellator 200

    It was recently announced that former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi will return to the Bellator cage at Bellator 200 on May 25. On this stacked card, which goes down in London, England, Mousasi will take on Bellator’s reigning middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho. If Mousasi can get passed Carvalho at […]

  • Gegard Mousasi blasts “children” who think he lost to Alexander Shlemenko

    Gegard Mousasi blasts “children” who think he lost to Alexander Shlemenko

    Back in October, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ and UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi made his anticipated Bellator debut opposite the dangerous Alexander Shlemenko. Though many fans expected Mousasi to walk through Shlemenko, it was ultimately a very close fight, as the UFC vet braved a brutally swollen eye to capture a controversial unanimous decision […]

  • BREAKING | Bellator 200 to feature Gegard Mousasi title shot, return of ‘MVP’

    BREAKING | Bellator 200 to feature Gegard Mousasi title shot, return of ‘MVP’

    Bellator 200, which will go down on May 25 in London, England, is a landmark card for the promotion. From the looks of it, they’re going to make sure the event is suitably stacked. On Monday morning, the promotion announced the first two fights for the event. One will see former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion […]

  • Rory MacDonald was not happy with the decision of tonight’s Bellator 185 main event

    Rory MacDonald was not happy with the decision of tonight’s Bellator 185 main event

    Gegard Mousasi made his Bellator MMA debut this evening fighting veteran Alexander Shlemenko in the main event of Bellator 185. The top ranked middleweight, Mousasi, had a very solid opening round but was rocked by one overhand left from Alexander which resulted in his right eye swelling closed. The big overhand left from @StormShlemenko that […]

  • Bellator 185 Results: Gegard Mousasi defeats Alexander Shlemenko

    Bellator 185 Results: Gegard Mousasi defeats Alexander Shlemenko

    A key middleweight scrap between mixed martial arts veterans Gegard Mousasi (42-6-2 MMA) and Alexander Shlemenko (56-9 MMA) served as the headliner of tonight’s Bellator 185 event. Despite handily winning the fights opening round after landing a barrage of punches, Gegard Mousasi walked back to his corner with a closed right eye. Alexander Shlemenko was […]

  • Ahead of Bellator debut, Gegard Mousasi targets MW title, super fights with top Bellator stars

    Ahead of Bellator debut, Gegard Mousasi targets MW title, super fights with top Bellator stars

    Gegard Mousasi is arguably the best fighter Bellator MMA has snagged from the UFC to date, and this weekend, in the main event of Bellator185, the former Strikeforce and Dream light heavyweight champ will make his promotional debut. Though he probably could have been rushed into an immediate title shot opposite champ Rafael Carvalho, he’ll […]

  • Gegard Mousasi Airs His Greivances Against UFC as a New Part of Bellator’s Family

    Gegard Mousasi Airs His Greivances Against UFC as a New Part of Bellator’s Family

    Slowly but surely, Bellator has been gathering huge talent from the UFC. It started as just a couple here and there, but Roy Nelson marks the 16th former UFC fighter that Bellator has gathered for its roster. One of the most unexpected fighters to jump ship was Gegard Mousasi. He was on a five-fight win […]

  • Rory MacDonald Wants to Fight Gegard Mousasi in Bellator

    Rory MacDonald Wants to Fight Gegard Mousasi in Bellator

    When Rory MacDonald walked down the Bellator ramp like Scott Hall showing up at a WCW Nitro broadcast, it sent some pretty big shockwaves through the internet. His debut for the organization wasn’t any less exciting, he submitted Paul Daley in less than two minutes. MacDonald is confident his performance is going to result in […]

  • Bellator announces two key fights including the debut of Gegard Mousasi

    Bellator announces two key fights including the debut of Gegard Mousasi

    Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and perennial middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi will make his Bellator MMA debut this October. Bellator officials broke the news during tonight’s broadcast on Spike TV stating that Gegard Mousasi (42-6-2 MMA) will make is promotional debut against former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko (56-9 MMA) on October 20 live from […]

  • Gegard Mousasi will not be getting the next Bellator middleweight title shot

    Gegard Mousasi will not be getting the next Bellator middleweight title shot

    Earlier this week, we learned that former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ and long-time UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi had failed to agree on the terms of a new UFC contract, and that he would be moving to the world’s second biggest MMA promotion, Bellator MMA. Given Mousasi’s stature as one of the finest middleweights on […]

  • Yoel Romero shares friendly exchange with new Bellator fighter Gegard Mousasi

    Yoel Romero shares friendly exchange with new Bellator fighter Gegard Mousasi

    Earlier this week, we learned that former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ and long-time UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi had signed with Bellator MMA, this after failing to agree to the terms of a new UFC deal. Since the announcement of his move to Bellator, Mousasi has been welcomed to the fold by a number of […]

  • MMA community reacts to Gegard Mousasi signing with Bellator

    MMA community reacts to Gegard Mousasi signing with Bellator

    Monday afternoon, the MMA community was shocked to learn that top ranked UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi had signed with Bellator MMA after being unable to reach a deal with the UFC. Mousasi broke the news, which immediately hit social media, setting off a chain of reactions from members in the MMA community. Mousasi was of […]

  • BREAKING| Gegard Mousasi confirms he’s signed with Bellator, shares details of deal

    BREAKING| Gegard Mousasi confirms he’s signed with Bellator, shares details of deal

    Earlier this morning, reports began to swirl that former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and long-time UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi had abandoned the UFC ship and signed with Bellator MMA. I’m hearing from a reliable source that Gegard Mousasi has signed with Bellator MMA. It’s one source but I’m trying to get confirmation now. — […]

  • Report | Gegard Mousasi has found a new home

    Report | Gegard Mousasi has found a new home

    Gegard Mousasi’s impressive – if controversial – UFC 210 TKO defeat of former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman marked the final obligation on his UFC contract. With his contract completed, Mousasi then entered a renegotiation period with the UFC. Despite the fact that Mousasi holds the number-four spot in the UFC middleweight rankings, the promotion […]

  • Chris Weidman reveals he lost his NYSAC appeal regarding controversial UFC 210 loss to Gegard Mousasi

    Chris Weidman reveals he lost his NYSAC appeal regarding controversial UFC 210 loss to Gegard Mousasi

    Chris Weidman was not happy but also was not surprised when he got the answer to his appeal to the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) regarding his controversial loss to Gegard Mousasi at UFC 210. Speaking on the MMA Hour on Monday, Weidman told Ariel Helwani that he received a letter from the NYSAC […]

  • VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi once again gets the Thug Life treatment

    VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi once again gets the Thug Life treatment

    VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi once again gets the Thug Life treatment Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi is currently the most coveted free agent fighter in all of mixed martial arts. Mousasi is riding a very impressive five-fight win streak which includes two stoppage wins over former UFC champions. Gegard’s most recent win came […]

  • Gegard Mousasi says contract negotiations with the UFC are “not good”

    Gegard Mousasi says contract negotiations with the UFC are “not good”

    When Gegard Mousasi defeated Chris Weidman at UFC 210, it marked the final obligation of his current UFC contract. With this milestone, he and the UFC began negotiating the terms of a new contract. Apparently, however, those negotiations have not been fruitful. Mousasi updated on the situation on the latest episode of UFC Tonight. “It’s […]

  • Gegard Mousasi: “I won’t miss fighting if I retire”

    Gegard Mousasi: “I won’t miss fighting if I retire”

    Gegard Mousasi: “I won’t miss fighting if I retire” Surging UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi is currently a free agent. The former Strikeforce light heavyweight title holder, Mousasi, is riding a very impressive five-fight win streak which includes two stoppage wins over former UFC champions. Gegard’s most recent win came at last month’s UFC 210 […]

  • ‘Big’ John McCarthy breaks down Chris Weidman – Gegard Mousasi controversy

    ‘Big’ John McCarthy breaks down Chris Weidman – Gegard Mousasi controversy

    Recently, at UFC 210, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman stepped into the Octagon with Gegard Mousasi in hopes of snapping a 2-fight skid and returning to the win column. After going undefeated throughout his professional career, which included winning the UFC middleweight title, Weidman dropped back to back losses to Luke Rockhold and Yoel […]

  • Chris Weidman felt he was dominating Mousasi at UFC 210, targets rematch

    Chris Weidman felt he was dominating Mousasi at UFC 210, targets rematch

    It’s now been several weeks since Chris Weidman’s controversial TKO loss to Gegard Mousasi, which marked his third-straight strike-induced loss in a row.  The controversy of this loss surrounded a strange choice by the referee, who first paused the action on the assumption that Mousasi landed an illegal knee, then called the fight when he […]

  • Joe Rogan weighs in on Mousasi-Weidman controversy

    Joe Rogan weighs in on Mousasi-Weidman controversy

    This past weekend at UFC 210, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman stepped into the Octagon with Gegard Mousasi in hopes of snapping a 2-fight skid that had seen him lose the UFC middleweight title to Luke Rockhold in 2015 before then being viciously knocked out by Yoel Romero in November. In the fight with […]

  • Hard to deny Gegard Mousasi’s value to the UFC with his compelling UFC event stats

    Hard to deny Gegard Mousasi’s value to the UFC with his compelling UFC event stats

    Gegard Mousasi has picked up multiple championship titles throughout his mixed martial arts career, including a light heavyweight Strikeforce strap and two division titles in DREAM. There is no denying the UFC middleweight contender’s status as one of the elite fighters in mixed martial arts. However, Mousasi in now at the crossroads on his MMA […]

  • VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi gets thug life treatment following UFC 210 win

    VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi gets thug life treatment following UFC 210 win

    https://twitter.com/FurysFightPicks/status/851990376013602817 Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 210, streaking middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi scored an extremely valuable win over former middleweight champion Chris Weidman. Unfortunately, this win was not without controversy… The controversy began in the second round, when Mousasi seemed to be stealing the bout’s momentum. After sprawling on a Weidman takedown, […]