{"id":233304,"date":"2017-04-12T13:07:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=233304"},"modified":"2017-04-12T13:07:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:07:45","slug":"hard-to-deny-gegard-mousasis-value-to-the-ufc-with-his-compelling-ufc-event-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/gegard-mousasi\/hard-to-deny-gegard-mousasis-value-to-the-ufc-with-his-compelling-ufc-event-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard to deny Gegard Mousasi’s value to the UFC with his compelling UFC event stats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

However, Mousasi in now at the crossroads on his MMA career, finding himself a free agent after fulfilling the last fight on his UFC contract. “The Dreamcatcher” was open about his own feelings on his pay<\/a> with the media following his controversial win over Chris Weidman at UFC 210.<\/p>\n

\"Gegard<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWell I should get paid. I have defeated Jacare (Souza), I have defeated Mark Hunt, I have defeated Dan Henderson, I have defeated Vitor Belfort, I have defeated Weidman. Who else? All of these guys I have defeated and they are making more money than me. What is it? My nationality? Do you want me to dye my hair blonde? What the fuck? I am one of the best, so I should get paid as one of the best! So there is nothing wrong with me. Just pay me what I am worth. I am a fair guy. I am not asking for more than I deserve. You think I cannot beat Bisping? I cannot talk like him what is it?\u201d<\/p>\n

UFC President Dana White later responded to Mousasi’s gripes<\/a> about his pay and stated that the middleweight contender isn’t selling out stadiums like other fighters Mousasi mentioned such as Hunt and Bisping. <\/p>\n

\"Gegard<\/a><\/p>\n

MMA journalist Mike Bohn took to twitter to point out a very interesting fact about Mousasi’s stats since fighting in the UFC.<\/p>\n

Bohn tweeted, “Sincerely hope the UFC keeps @mousasi_mma around. He’s been a main or co-main event 11 times in 12 UFC appearances. Clearly a useful talent.”<\/p>\n

Mousasi replied to Bohn’s tweet adding, “One appearance on the prelims of UFC 200 and that event I almost fought DC as the headline bout before they chose to go with anderson.”<\/p>\n

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One appearance on the prelims of UFC 200 and that event I almost fought DC as the headline bout before they chose to go with anderson<\/p>\n

— Gegard Mousasi (@mousasi_mma) April 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n