GEGARD MOUSASI RUMORS
Gegard Mousasi Wants Top 3 Contender At Middleweight, Mentions Belfort
Gegard Mousasi is heavily leaning towards a drop to 185 lbs, and wants big fights that gets him to a title shot as quick as possible. Mousasi even mentioned last Saturday’s winner and top middleweight contender Vitor Belfort saying, “It’s all about matchups. Let’s say they’re going to give me somebody like Vitor Belfort that’s maybe a contender. That’s the kind of...
Gegard Mousasi believes the move back to middleweight is inevitable. Says he matches up better with Anderson than Bones.
After the last few years at light heavyweight, it looks like Gegard has seen the light and will take his talents to middleweight, where he belongs. As a middleweight, Mousasi went 24-2-1 with his only losses coming to Akihiro Gono and Petras Markivcius. Then, Gegard moved to light heavyweight, took part in the Super Hulk Tournament, defeating Mark Hunt at heavyweight, then won the...
Gegard Mousasi Out Six Months With Knee Injury
Gegard Mousasi most recently defeated late replacement Ilir Latifi in Sweden and after the fight revealed that he had suffered a knee injury while training that would most likely require surgery. His manager spoke to the media and said that Gegard would not be able to compete for another six months due to the injury. He would not say what the injury was or if he had already had...
Gegard Mousasi Says Will Move Down To Middleweight If Gets Top Five Opponent
Ariel Helwani reported on UFC Tonight that former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi is willing to move down to middleweight if he is given a top five opponent. Mousasi is a very undersized light heavyweight and a move to a lighter weight class would be ideal for him to compete at the highest level. Mousasi’s team would not comment however on his knee injury...
Gegard Mousasi Ponders Move to UFC Middleweight Division
Fresh off a victorious UFC debut, light heavyweight Gegard Mousasi (pictured) wants to know what you think about a possible transition to the middleweight division.
“The Dreamcather” recently took to Twitter to take an open poll.
“Hey everybody, what you think about if I go to 185? I am curious what people think about this idea,” Mousasi tweeted.
Mousasi has not competed...
UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs Latifi Fighter Salaries, Attendance & Gate
The UFC's latest forray in to Sweden could have been an absolute disaster if main eventer Gegard Mousasi (who injured his knee in the lead up to the fight) pulled himself from the card in addition to Alexander Gustafsson absence. But The Dreamcatcher gutted out a victory over Ilir Latifi in the main event, and walked away with the biggest payday.
Before we go any further...
Video: Gegard Mousasi vs. Ilir Latifi UFC on FUEL TV 9 fight highlights
In the main event in Stockholm, Sweden for UFC on FUEL TV 9 Gegard Mousasi took on late replacement Ilir Latifi.
Mousasi put it on Latifi from bell-to-bell with his quick jabs and unique style. “The Sledgehammer” just wouldn’t go away for the 15-minutes, but it ended with his face a bloody mess.
In the end, Mousasi took home the judges nod.
Check out highlights below.
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Mousasi wins big in Sweden
Gegard Mousasi had a cold and a knee injury.
Days before UFC on Fuel TV 9, The Dutch fighter also caught a new, less-experienced opponent in Ilir Latifi, a fighter that Mousasi picked away at for a unanimous decision victory (30-27 on all three judges' cards) in the main event Saturday at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.
"It was a risky fight," Mousasi told Fuel...
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April 06, 2013
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Despite Decision Win Over Heavy Underdog, Dana White Still Thrilled with Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi (pictured) was pegged as a whopping 14-to-1 odds-on favorite against Ilir Latifi at UFC on FUEL TV 9. For obvious reasons, most fans expected Mousasi to quickly dispose of the last-second substitute. However, Mousasi had many baffled when he wasn’t able to muster up more than his lightning-fast left jab on Latifi for a unanimous decision victory. Nonetheless, UFC...
Gegard Mousasi: I Have Nothing To Win In This Fight
Tough situation for Mousasi because he went from being the fighter with everything to gain to the fighter with everything to lose. Still he gets an opportunity to show case his talent as a main event for UFC fans. I’m sure he is not loving the match up though since on top of not having a name Latifi is an excellent wrestler and that is the type of fighter Mousasi has shown...
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