{"id":366136,"date":"2020-10-30T10:52:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=366136"},"modified":"2020-10-30T10:52:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:52:36","slug":"gegard-mousasi-releases-statement-after-winning-vacant-bellator-middleweight-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/gegard-mousasi-releases-statement-after-winning-vacant-bellator-middleweight-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Gegard Mousasi releases statement after winning vacant Bellator middleweight title"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi released a statement after defeating Douglas Lima to claim the vacant belt at Bellator 250.<\/p>\n

Mousasi won a unanimous decision over Lima in the main event of Thursday’s Bellator 250 card<\/a>. Mousasi was able to control the cage for the entire fight as he walked Lima down, outstruck him, and landed some takedowns for good measure. It was nice to see a vintage performance from Mousasi, as he reclaimed the middleweight belt he lost two fights ago in an upset loss to Rafael Lovato Jr. Overall, Mousasi has won 10 of his last 11 fights.<\/p>\n

Following the big win over Lima, Mousasi took to Instagram<\/a> to release a statement to fans.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Gegard Mousasi (@mousasi)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n