Gegard Mousasi News

bjpenndotcom - November 18, 2016

Top ranked UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi has been on a tear of the UFC middleweight division over the course of 2016. Mousasi kicked off the year by defeating Thales Leites at ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ in February, before making it 2-straight wins as he KO’d Thiago Santos on the UFC Fight Pass prelims of UFC 200 in July. In his most recent Octagon outing, Mousasi TKOd former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of UFC 204 in Manchester, England, back in October, cementing his place near the top of a stacked UFC middleweight division.

Tom Taylor - November 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/z9iwR5lD8tU Originally, the UFC’s Saturday night trip to Belfast, Norther Ireland was supposed to be headlined by a welterweight bout between South Korea’s Dong Hyun Kim and honorary Irishman Gunnar Nelson. When Nelson was forced out of this bout with an injury, however, the Belfast card received a new main event: a middleweight rematch between Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall.

Tom Taylor - October 25, 2016

Late last week, it was announced that an injury had forced Gunnar Nelson out his bout with Dong Hyun Kim, the planned headliner for the UFC’s return to Belfast, Northern Ireland. This unfortunately left the UFC scrambling for a viable main event on just a few weeks’ notice. Though it can’t have been easy, the organization was able to produce a compelling replacement main event. This new headliner will see top-5 middleweight Gegard Mousasi attempt to avenge arguably the toughest loss of his career against the hot-and-cold Uriah Hall.

bjpenndotcom - October 21, 2016

Just over a month ahead of ‘UFC Fight Night: Belfast’ on November 19th, the card has now been left without a main event as the Dong Hyun Kim vs. Gunnar Nelson matchup, which was expected to headline the event, has now been pulled from the card for unknown reasons. At the present time, TalkMMA is reporting that Gunnar Nelson injured his foot in training, and ultimately was forced to withdraw from the fight as a result of the injury:

bjpenndotcom - October 19, 2016

Coming off one of the biggest wins of his UFC career, Gegard Mousasi made an unusual request for his next fight following his second round TKO of Vitor Belfort at UFC 204. Mousasi, in the most polite way possible, called out former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, who was recently reinstated after a lengthy USADA suspension.

bjpenndotcom - October 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/NeNP3B7FqKQ Recently, top ranked UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi has come out of his shell more, and has begun to talk trash openly to the rest of the UFC roster.

Tom Taylor - October 17, 2016

Earlier this month, in the co-main event of UFC 204, Gegard Mousasi got a fight with an opponent he’d been calling out for years: Vitor Belfort. He did not let this long-awaited opportunity to fight Belfort go to waste. After a strong first round, the Dutchman finished things off in the second, grounding the fight, climbing into full mount, and raining down the punches for a nice TKO win. With this win in the books, Mousasi now sets his sights on his next step up the light heavyweight ladder. Because the division’s top four contenders are currently scheduled opposite one another, however, Mousasi was forced to get creative in the hunt for his next opponent. This led him to call out aging middleweight GOAT Anderson Silva.

Russell Ess - October 17, 2016

UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi has really gone on to make some loud and clear statements recently. The former Strikeforce, DREAM, and Cage Warriors champion just finished Vitor Belfort at UFC 204 by TKO in the second round and made a statement with his performance to the middleweight division.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2016

Former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi picked up an impressive second-round TKO victory over former UFC champion Vitor Belfort at yesterday’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England. (Watch the highlights here). The victory marked Mousasi’s third in a row, as he had previously scored victories over Thiago Santos and Thales Leites respectively.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

After years of waiting, Gegard Mousasi finally got a fight with Vitor Belfort. The fight served as the co-main event of Saturday night’s UFC 204. Mousasi would not let the long-awaited opportunity to fight Belfort go to waste. After a dominant first round, the Dutchman sealed the deal in the second, securing full mount and unleashing a meteor shower of ground and pound for a nice, TKO win.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 204, Gegard Mousasi got a fight with an opponent he’s been chasing since his days under the Affliction banner in 2009: Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort. Though the bout was undoubtedly a better late than never situation, Mousasi made good on this long-awaited opportunity.

bjpenndotcom - October 7, 2016

Saturday night in Manchester, England, MMA veteran Gegard Mousasi will be stepping into the Octagon against Vitor Belfort for his 48th professional MMA fight. Mousasi, who will be entering the fight on a 2-fight win streak that most recently saw him pick up a spectacular KO win over Thiago Santos on the UFC Fight Pass prelims of UFC 200, believes that a win over the #5 ranked Belfort helps him climb the middleweight rankings, but won’t help him get the recognition he deserves.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Fresh off his win over Thiago Santos at UFC 200, Gegard Mousasi is looking to fight once again before the year is up. Wednesday evening Combate announced that Mousasi had signed to fight Vitor Belfort at UFC 204, which takes place on October 8th.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

This past weekend, at the UFC’s historic UFC 200 event, Gegard Mousasi picked up an incredible KO win over Thiago Santos on the UFC Fight Pass prelims. The win made it two straight for Mousasi following his TKO loss at the hands of Uriah Hall last year. On the heels of Mousasi’s win over Santos, he’s looking to keep the momentum rolling at the UFC’s inaugural event in New York.

bjpenndotcom - July 9, 2016

OHHHHH! @Mousasi_MMA drops Santos!!!!!!!! #UFC200 https://t.co/CatCy4YLyT — #UFC200 (@ufc) July 9, 2016

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2016

Former Strikeforce title holder Gegard Mousasi was expected to square off with rising contender Derek Brunson at July’s stacked UFC 200 event. Unfortunately for fight fans, Brunson has apparently suffered an injury that has forced him off the July 9 fight card:

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

Former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC title challenger Thales Leites in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. Many fans and analysts were critical of Mousasi’s performance against Leites and Gegard responded to those critics at the post fight press conference:

Chris Taylor - February 27, 2016

Former Strikeforce title holder Gegard Mousasi earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC title challenger Thales Leites in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. At the post fight press conference, Gegard was asked who he would like to fight next. Mousasi gave the following response calling out two of the divisions top contenders: