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Gegard Mousasi is booked to fight Austin Vanderford this weekend at Bellator 275. Despite that booking, it seems that the Bellator middleweight champion is already looking to a future opponent.<\/p>\n

‘The Dreamcatcher’ is currently coming off a stoppage win over John Salter<\/a> at Bellator 264. The TKO victory was the first of his second reign as Bellator’s middleweight champion. While viewed as one of the greatest 185-pound fighters on the planet, it seems that he’s turning his view away from MMA for a potential fight in the ring.<\/p>\n

Gegard Mousasi went on to The MMA Hour<\/a><\/em> with Ariel Helwani earlier today. While on the show, he talked about future opponents, and he decided to shoot his shot. The 36-year-old seemingly wants to fight former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, in boxing.<\/p>\n

‘The Spider’ moved back to the sport in 2021. He defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Tito Ortiz<\/a> in a decisive fashion to become one of the most-talked-about stories of the year. It seems that the former amateur boxer Mousasi wants to be Silva’s next opponent in the ring.<\/p>\n

\"Rory<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately I\u2019ve fought twice the last two years. I would have loved to fight more but it\u2019s the pandemic. They\u2019re gonna keep me busy this year. Three times and I want to fight Anderson Silva in boxing. My managers are gonna push for that fight. You, Anderson, don\u2019t run away from me.\u201d – said Gegard Mousasi on The MMA Hour Wednesday (h\/t MMAFighting<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Mousasi continued, “Now it\u2019s up to him. I think it\u2019s not very interesting [to fight him in MMA]. In MMA he has lost, but in boxing, he\u2019s still winning. I think it\u2019s different and it\u2019s more entertaining. I threw it out to Scott [Coker] and Showtime. … I\u2019ve been pushing for it.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What do you make about Gegard Mousasi’s comments about fighting Anderson Silva in boxing? Would you like to see the matchup?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gegard Mousasi is booked to fight Austin Vanderford this weekend at Bellator 275. Despite that booking, it seems that the Bellator middleweight champion is already looking to a future opponent. ‘The Dreamcatcher’ is currently coming off a stoppage win over John Salter at Bellator 264. 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