Gegard Mousasi says winning the Dream light heavyweight belt this Saturday would push him closer towards a shot at reclaiming the Strikeforce 205-pound belt.
“I feel like if I win this belt,” Mousasi told reporters Thursday. “It will give me the right to also fight for the Strikeforce belt and winning both belts; I think in Japan and U.S. is an accomplishment that I’ve always wanted.”
Besides the rare feat of holding titles in separate major promotions, the 25-year-old Dutch-Armenian would fully establish himself as an important figure in the historical sense down the line for the Dream organization.
Already staking a claim to being the first DREAM middleweight titleholder, he’d be the first-ever DREAM light heavyweight champion as well if he’s successful at Dream.16 against Tatsuya Mizuno.