{"id":244116,"date":"2017-07-11T08:33:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T15:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=244116"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:28:09","slug":"mma-community-reacts-to-gegard-mousasi-signing-with-bellator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/gegard-mousasi\/mma-community-reacts-to-gegard-mousasi-signing-with-bellator\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA community reacts to Gegard Mousasi signing with Bellator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday afternoon, the MMA community was shocked to learn that top ranked UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi had <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/gegard-mousasi\/breaking-gegard-mousasi-confirms-signed-bellator-shares-details-deal\/\">signed with Bellator MMA<\/a> after being unable to reach a deal with the UFC. <\/p>\n<p>Mousasi broke the news, which immediately hit social media, setting off a chain of reactions from members in the MMA community. Mousasi was of course in the midst of a 5-fight win streak going back to early 2016 when Mousasi bounced back from his TKO loss to Uriah Hall <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/gegard-mousasi\/mousasi-i-dominated-leites-i-should-get-credit\/\">by defeating Thales Leites<\/a>. Mousasi then rattled off four more straight wins, with his most recent being a 2nd round <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/ufc-210-results-chris-weidman-vs-gegard-mousasi\/\">TKO win over Chris Weidman<\/a> at UFC 210.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Chris-Weidman-Gegard-Mousasi-1.png\" alt=\"Chris Weidman Gegard Mousasi\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Chris-Weidman-Gegard-Mousasi-1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Chris-Weidman-Gegard-Mousasi-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Chris-Weidman-Gegard-Mousasi-1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Chris-Weidman-Gegard-Mousasi-1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below you can see Mousasi&#8217;s announcement, followed by reactions from members of the MMA community:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BWYAbjCFJa-\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proud to announce the signing of top middleweight Gegard @Mousasi to #BellatorMMA! Details in BIO<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Bellator MMA (@bellatormma) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-07-10T17:52:27+00:00\">Jul 10, 2017 at 10:52am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reunited with another outstanding athlete. Welcome to the family <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousasi_mma\">@mousasi_mma<\/a>!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qaZlydiXkg\">https:\/\/t.co\/qaZlydiXkg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottCoker\/status\/884474353508679680\">July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get that Bellator money. Gegard Mousasi signs multi-fight Bellator deal after 4-year UFC run <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/onebyone?src=hash\">#onebyone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/welcome?src=hash\">#welcome<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Linton Vassell (@LDV_TheSwarm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LDV_TheSwarm\/status\/884465386720305156\">July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to Gegard Mousasi!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; King Mo (@KingMoFH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingMoFH\/status\/884470577028661248\">July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousasi_mma\">@mousasi_mma<\/a> congrats &#x1f44a;&#x1f3fb;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Henri Hooft (@henrihooft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/henrihooft\/status\/884474229126770689\">July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The entire middleweight division in Bellator right meow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CB50OXAfM1\">pic.twitter.com\/CB50OXAfM1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Johnson (@doublejmma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doublejmma\/status\/884479324560031744\">July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gegard to Bellator? Is this mean NO Armenian guy fighter in the UFC? I guess I better get my body together as soon as I can. &#x1f64c; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Armenia_MMA\">@Armenia_MMA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MannyGamburyan\/status\/884473071918133248\">July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow, this is huge! He&#39;s one of the most underrated 185ers in the world but gets no recognition. Hope he gets that at Bellator. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OtTm9Fkkgc\">https:\/\/t.co\/OtTm9Fkkgc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeganA_mma\/status\/884471769125576708\">July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BWYAxA_A0T-\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sad I won&#39;t get to see some awesome fights he deserved but my god is he the man. Easily always been top 3 favorite fighter. @mousasi is the smoothest most gangster dude in the game.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Duffman (@toddduffee) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-07-10T17:55:23+00:00\">Jul 10, 2017 at 10:55am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/11\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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