{"id":91307,"date":"2014-03-27T19:14:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T02:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=91307"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:55:11","slug":"mark-munoz-on-gegard-mousasi-im-going-to-light-him-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/mark-munoz-on-gegard-mousasi-im-going-to-light-him-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Munoz On Gegard Mousasi: &#8216;I&#8217;m going to light him up&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/munoz-vs-mousasi-set-for-headliner-in-berlin\/mark-munoz-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-90334\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90334\" title=\"Mark Munoz PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Mark-Munoz-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Mark-Munoz-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Mark-Munoz-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Mark-Munoz-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn May 31, Mark Munoz headlines UFC Fight Night 41 in Berlin, opposite, Gegard Mousasi.<\/p>\n<p>Both men are top middleweight contenders, and both are coming off losses to Lyoto Machida. The winner moves forward and etches himself one-step closer to a title shot, and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-mark-munoz-talks-gegard-mousasi-bout-with-ufc-tonight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Munoz told &#8216;UFC Tonight&#8217;<\/a>, that it is he, who will be &#8216;in his opponents face&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Check it:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Munoz on fighting Gegard Mousasi:<\/strong> <em>\u201cHe\u2019s a very good striker. He wants to keep it on his feet. He likes to fight forward. I like when guys stay in front of me. It\u2019s a great time to take somebody down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Munoz on what he learned about Mousasi watching his last fight:<\/strong> <em>\u201cHe likes to pop forward. As Lyoto was getting angles, Gegard had to set feet to set up the power shot. When he set his feet, I\u2019ll be in his face. I\u2019m going to light him up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Munoz on getting assigned to cards outside the US:<\/strong> <em>\u201cIt gives me a chance to travel. I\u2019d love to fight in the United States. But I\u2019ve never been to Berlin. It\u2019s a historic city. I\u2019d like to visit the Wall and I\u2019d like to crumble Mousasi\u2019s wall there, too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Munoz on who has the advantage between Weidman and Machida:<\/strong> \u201cThe key to victory for Chris is to close the gap and take it to the ground. For Machida, his key is to catch him coming in with knees and strikes. That\u2019s what he\u2019s good at. It\u2019s very hard to pin him down. I\u2019d say Chris has the advantage, though, because I feel he can close the gap, put Machida on his back and has very good jiu-jitsu.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 31, Mark Munoz headlines UFC Fight Night 41 in Berlin, opposite, Gegard Mousasi. 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