Rafael Lovato Jr. Prefers Machida Next, Not Mousasi

Rafael Lovato Jr. became the new Bellator middleweight champion at Bellator London when he defeated Gegard Mousassi via majority decision. Due to the competitiveness of the fight, though, a rematch between the two is entirely possible, and Lovato has e…

Rafael Lovato Jr. became the new Bellator middleweight champion at Bellator London when he defeated Gegard Mousassi via majority decision. Due to the competitiveness of the fight, though, a rematch between the two is entirely possible, and Lovato has expressed an openness to it, but there is another man he would like to fight next […]

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Rafael Lovato Jr. Is Prepared for Mousasi Rematch

Rafael Lovato Jr. is still getting used to the term “Bellator middleweight champion” referring to himself after realizing his dream at Bellator London with his victory over Gegard Mousassi. The feeling of having the belt wrapped around himself was the …

Rafael Lovato Jr. is still getting used to the term “Bellator middleweight champion” referring to himself after realizing his dream at Bellator London with his victory over Gegard Mousassi. The feeling of having the belt wrapped around himself was the culmination to years of hard work and refining of his craft (Transcript via MMA Junkie): […]

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Watch: Rafael Lovato Jr. Defeats Gegard Mousasi To Become Bellator Middleweight Champion

Bellator London is in the books. In the main event, Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi put the 185-pound gold on the line against Rafael Lovato Jr. The action was held inside The SSE Arena in London, England. This was the second time Mousasi…

Bellator London is in the books. In the main event, Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi put the 185-pound gold on the line against Rafael Lovato Jr. The action was held inside The SSE Arena in London, England. This was the second time Mousasi put his Bellator title up for grabs. After five rounds of action, […]

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Bellator London & Bellator 223 Predictions

Bellator returns to SSE Arena in London, England this Saturday with a packed card full of 19 bouts. Below are my predictions for the three bouts scheduled for Bellator London and the five bouts scheduled for Bellator 223 (see broadcast plans here). Bel…

Bellator returns to SSE Arena in London, England this Saturday with a packed card full of 19 bouts. Below are my predictions for the three bouts scheduled for Bellator London and the five bouts scheduled for Bellator 223 (see broadcast plans here). Bellator London Middleweight title bout: Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. Mousasi (45-6-2) […]

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Gegard Mousasi Fighting For Money, Not Love Of The Sport

Gegard Mousasi still has some lofty goals for his Bellator run, but they’re more financially driven than anything else. Speaking to MMA Fighting ahead of his return at Bellator 223 tomorrow (Sat. June 21, 2019), Mousasi explained that he’s fighting for money at this point in his career, not the love of the sport: “I’m […]

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Gegard Mousasi still has some lofty goals for his Bellator run, but they’re more financially driven than anything else.

Speaking to MMA Fighting ahead of his return at Bellator 223 tomorrow (Sat. June 21, 2019), Mousasi explained that he’s fighting for money at this point in his career, not the love of the sport:

“I’m fighting to get paid,” Mousasi said. “I’m not doing this because I love the sport so much. I’m not a crazy person. The motivation if I beat these guys, if I keep winning, my paycheck will go up eventually after my contract is done. That’s the motivation for me. It’s my job.

“The better you do, the more you make. It’s the same for a doctor or lawyer. If you’re a better lawyer, you’re going to make more money. That’s what I’m trying to do. I want to be the best fighter that I can be to beat these guys and then I get a better contract. That’s the whole thing that keeps me going. Fighting is not my life.”

Mousasi will be defending his Bellator middleweight championship against Rafael Lovato Jr. in tomorrow night’s main event. The show goes down from the SSE Arena in London, England.

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Gegard Mousasi Says He Fights ‘To Get Paid’ Not Doing It Because ‘He Loves It’

Gegard Mousasi is set to return to the cage tomorrow against Rafael Lovato Jr. in the main event of Bellator London. There, Mousasi is coming off of a TKO win over Rory MacDonald in September. Although Mousasi has been fighting professionally since 200…

Gegard Mousasi is set to return to the cage tomorrow against Rafael Lovato Jr. in the main event of Bellator London. There, Mousasi is coming off of a TKO win over Rory MacDonald in September. Although Mousasi has been fighting professionally since 2003, the middleweight champion says he doesn’t love the sport. Rather, he is […]

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