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Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi has some interesting plans should he win his next fight.

While speaking with MMA Junkie, the Bellator star noted that he has an interest in moving to light heavyweight or welterweight in an attempt to become a two-division champion.

“Welterweight, only if Douglas Lima wins (the grand prix final),” Mousasi told MMA Junkie. “That’s going to be more appealing if he wins because a rematch of me vs. Rory (MacDonald) is not that interesting now.”

“Like I’ve always said, they should pay me more. If they don’t pay more, fine, I have a contract. I’m worth more against Ryan Bader, and I’m worth more if I fight Douglas Lima for the belt. That’s the way I feel. My value goes up because the opponent is better, and more people would like to see that. I guess if they don’t want to pay, I’m fine. I’ll fight my own middleweight fights.”

Mousasi is slated to defend his Bellator middleweight title against Rafael Lovato Jr. in the headliner of the upcoming Bellator London event. Obviously, he would need to retain his title before another title pursuit begins. Bellator London is set to take place on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at SSE Arena in London, England.

Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald is slated to fight Douglas Lima in the finals of the Welterweight Grand Prix tournament. While the promotion wants this fight to take place in September, MacDonald has made it known that he wants it to take place later this year.

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Gegard Mousasi has some ideas in mind for his next opponent inside of the Bellator cage while making his upcoming title defense.

Mousasi is fresh off a win over Rory MacDonald at Bellator 206 this past September. His dominant performance marked the first title defense of his belt. Mousasi is slated to defend his Bellator middleweight title against Rafael Lovato Jr. in the headliner of the upcoming Bellator London event. If you recall, the fight was originally slated to take place back in January. Obviously, that didn’t happen as Mousasi was forced to withdraw due to injury.

While doing a recent interview, the top star in the 185-pound division made his intentions clear regarding his gameplan. He wants to go out there and knock Lovato out:

“He can fight standup. He can do ground-and-pound. He can do wrestling. It’s about who is the better MMA fighter. Obviously, we’re not going to go and waste time fighting him on the ground, where he’s at his best. We’re going to do our thing, and that’s ground-and-pound and stand-up.”

“Listen, if I hurt him and he gives something away, we’ve gotta go for it,” he told MMA Junkie. “But the plan is to punch him and knock him out. That’s the whole plan.”

Bellator London is set to take place on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at SSE Arena in London, England. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 pm EST while the main card will air on DAZN at 9:00 p.m. EST.

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