{"id":316791,"date":"2019-06-20T06:40:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T13:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=316791"},"modified":"2019-06-20T06:40:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T13:40:59","slug":"gegard-mousasi-interested-in-bellator-welterweight-title-under-the-right-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/gegard-mousasi-interested-in-bellator-welterweight-title-under-the-right-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gegard Mousasi interested in Bellator welterweight title \u2014 under the right conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s successful on this mission, he may then seek a second title in another Bellator division.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Mousasi has expressed interest in moving up to the light heavyweight division to battle reigning champion Ryan Bader for his belt. That being said, he&#8217;s now hinting at a potential move down to welterweight, but only if Douglas Lima captures the title from Rory MacDonald, as Mousasi has already decisively beaten MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelterweight, only if Douglas Lima wins (the Grand Prix final),\u201d Mousasi told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/06\/bellator-london-gegard-mousasi-plans-to-go-for-second-title?utm_source=MMAalley&amp;utm_medium=My%20New%20Route&amp;utm_campaign=dlvr.it.spon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s going to be more appealing if he wins because a rematch of me vs. Rory (MacDonald) is not that interesting now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Gegard Mousasi is to drop down to welterweight to battle Douglas Lima for the welterweight title, however, he expects a pay boost from Bellator. The same goes for a potential light heavyweight title fight with Ryan Bader. Against better competition, he expects more money, and if Bellator is unprepared to meet that requirement, he&#8217;s willing to stick to the middleweight division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I\u2019ve always said, they should pay me more,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If they don\u2019t pay more, fine, I have a contract. I\u2019m worth more against Ryan Bader, and I\u2019m worth more if I fight Douglas Lima for the belt. That\u2019s the way I feel. My value goes up because the opponent is better, and more people would like to see that. I guess if they don\u2019t want to pay, I\u2019m fine. I\u2019ll fight my own middleweight fights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Would you be interested in seeing Gegard Mousasi move down to welterweight or up to light heavyweight in pursuit of a second belt? Join the conversation in the comments!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 6\/20\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s successful on this mission, he may then seek a second title in another Bellator division. 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