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Bellator’s Gegard Mousasi Considers Triple-Champ Status

Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi wants a shot at the promotion’s light heavyweight title by the end of 2022. Mousasi is fresh off his dominant win over Austin Vanderford at Bellator 275. After a flurry of strikes from both men in the opening minute, Mousasi got the fight to the ground and finished Vanderford with…

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Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi wants a shot at the promotion’s light heavyweight title by the end of 2022.

Mousasi is fresh off his dominant win over Austin Vanderford at Bellator 275. After a flurry of strikes from both men in the opening minute, Mousasi got the fight to the ground and finished Vanderford with a ground-and-pound barrage in the first round.

Mousasi has now won four straight since falling to Rafael Lovato Jr. at Bellator 223. He earned the Bellator middleweight title by defeating Douglas Lima at Bellator 250.

Mousasi went on to defend his title against John Salter at Bellator 264 before his recent dismantling of Vanderford. The former UFC standout has become a household name in Bellator despite being in the latter stages of his career.

During a recent interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, Mousasi teased his plans for 2022, including a move to light heavyweight and maybe even heavyweight after that.

“I’m going to do a weight up in Bellator,” “Even heavyweight maybe. If I win the light heavyweight belt, maybe it’s nice also to fight for the heavyweight belt. Let me get the light heavyweight belt first, and dream even bigger. At the end of the year is what my manager thinks [for light heavyweight]. To achieve something no one else [has].”

Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov will face off with former UFC contender Corey Anderson at Bellator 277. The fight will conclude the promotion’s Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix.

Mousasi has previously competed at 205 pounds but hasn’t fought at light heavyweight since beating Ilir Latifi at a UFC Fight Night in 2013. He earned a light heavyweight title in Dream by defeating Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 16.

Bellator President Scott Coker has also hinted that he would like to see Mousasi compete at light heavyweight.

Mousasi has previously hinted at retirement after a few more MMA fights. Before he calls it quits, he plans on attempting to mark a few goals off his MMA bucket list and cement his legacy as arguably an all-time great.

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Gegard Mousasi Crushes Austin Vanderford In Minutes – Bellator 275 Highlights

Gegard Mousasi, Austin VanderfordIt didn’t take long for Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi to impose his will and finish top contender Austin Vanderford at Bellator 275. The fight began with a flurry of wild exchanges between the two middleweights on the feet. Mousasi was able to showcase solid boxing movements to elude Vanderford’s strikes. Mousasi was able to […]

Gegard Mousasi, Austin Vanderford

It didn’t take long for Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi to impose his will and finish top contender Austin Vanderford at Bellator 275.

The fight began with a flurry of wild exchanges between the two middleweights on the feet. Mousasi was able to showcase solid boxing movements to elude Vanderford’s strikes.

Mousasi was able to land a big right hand in the middle of a Vanderford takedown attempt to drop Vanderford to the mat. After quickly moving into top position off a sprawl, Mousasi landed a series of heavy elbows and right hands to finish the fight via TKO.

This was Mousasi’s second straight successful title defense since earning the middleweight title over Douglas Lima in 2020. He has since earned dominant wins over John Salter and now Vanderford since earning the middleweight throne.

A loss to Rafael Lovato Jr. at Bellator 223 ended up being a turning point in Mousasi’s career. He would lose the belt before going on his current four-fight winning streak and cementing himself as the best middleweight in Bellator.

Before signing with Bellator in 2017, Mousasi enjoyed a dominant run in the UFC that put him on the cusp of a middleweight title shot. But, a win over former UFC champion Chris Weidman at UFC 210 wouldn’t be enough to earn him the next shot.

As for Vanderford, his loss to Mousasi was the first of his professional career. He most recently earned one-sided wins over the likes of Fabian Edwards and Vinicius de Jesus en route to the title shot.

Mousasi continues to prove that he’s arguably one of the most underrated fighters in the world and it could take a big test to take away his Bellator middleweight title.

Check out the highlights from Mousasi’s win over Vanderford at Bellator 275.

Watch Gegard Mousasi Finish Austin Vanderford

Bellator 275 Results: Mousasi vs. Vanderford

Bellator 275LowKick MMA will be live on-site to bring you Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford results throughout the night (Fri. February 25. 2022) live from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Headlining the promotion’s return to Dublin for the first time since November: an undisputed middleweight championship bout between reigning champion, Gegard Mousasi, and the undefeated, Austin Vanderford. Mousasi, a former […]

Bellator 275

LowKick MMA will be live on-site to bring you Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford results throughout the night (Fri. February 25. 2022) live from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

Headlining the promotion’s return to Dublin for the first time since November: an undisputed middleweight championship bout between reigning champion, Gegard Mousasi, and the undefeated, Austin Vanderford.

Mousasi, a former DREAM, Strikeforce, and Cage Warriors champion, looks to score the second defense of his second reign as middleweight champion against the unbeaten, Vanderford — most recently stopping John Salter with ground strikes in the third round of their Bellator 264 clash back in August.

For Vanderford, the undefeated Dana White‘s Contender Series alum turned in his eleventh consecutive professional victory at Bellator 259, securing a unanimous decision win over Fabian Edwards.

In the night’s co-headliner — a historic high-profile All-Ireland clash between featherweight contenders, Sinead Kavanagh, and Leah McCourt.

Kavanagh, a native of Dublin, looks to grab a hometown win against McCourt — and subsequently rebound to the winner’s enclosure following a December title knockout loss to defending queen, Cris Cyborg.

For McCourt, the Northern Ireland native improved to 6-1 back in October at Bellator London — securing an impressive unanimous decision victory against Jessica Borga.

Bellator 275 Results: Mousasi vs. Vanderford

Bellator 275 Main Card Results: (Showtime 4 p.m. ET)

Middleweight: Gegard Mousasi (c) vs. Austin Vanderford

Featherweight: Leah McCourt vs. Sinead Kavanagh

Featherweight: Ciaran Clarke vs. Abou Tounkara

Featherweight: Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jose Sanchez

Bantamweight: Brian Moore vs. Jornel Lugo

Bellator 275 Preliminary Card Results: (YouTube/Pluto TV 2 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Khurshed Kakhorov vs. Brett Johns

Lightweight: Charlie Leary vs. Davy Gallon

Strawweight: Danni McCormack vs. Stephanie Ielo Page

Lightweight: Junior Morgan vs. Darragh Kelly

Lightweight: Daniele Scatizzi vs. Vladimir Tokov

Heavyweight: Gokhan Saricam vs. Kirill Sidelnikov

Featherweight: Nathan Kelly vs. Scott Pedersen

Catchweight: (146.8lbs) Lee Hammond def. Jamie Hay via first round (3:32) TKO (knee and ground strikes)

Bellator 275 Results: Mousasi vs. Vanderford

Bellator 275LowKick MMA will be live on-site to bring you Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford results throughout the night (Fri. February 25. 2022) live from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Headlining the promotion’s return to Dublin for the first time since November: an undisputed middleweight championship bout between reigning champion, Gegard Mousasi, and the undefeated, Austin Vanderford. Mousasi, a former […]

Bellator 275

LowKick MMA will be live on-site to bring you Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford results throughout the night (Fri. February 25. 2022) live from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

Headlining the promotion’s return to Dublin for the first time since November: an undisputed middleweight championship bout between reigning champion, Gegard Mousasi, and the undefeated, Austin Vanderford.

Mousasi, a former DREAM, Strikeforce, and Cage Warriors champion, looks to score the second defense of his second reign as middleweight champion against the unbeaten, Vanderford — most recently stopping John Salter with ground strikes in the third round of their Bellator 264 clash back in August.

For Vanderford, the undefeated Dana White‘s Contender Series alum turned in his eleventh consecutive professional victory at Bellator 259, securing a unanimous decision win over Fabian Edwards.

In the night’s co-headliner — a historic high-profile All-Ireland clash between featherweight contenders, Sinead Kavanagh, and Leah McCourt.

Kavanagh, a native of Dublin, looks to grab a hometown win against McCourt — and subsequently rebound to the winner’s enclosure following a December title knockout loss to defending queen, Cris Cyborg.

For McCourt, the Northern Ireland native improved to 6-1 back in October at Bellator London — securing an impressive unanimous decision victory against Jessica Borga.

Bellator 275 Results: Mousasi vs. Vanderford

Bellator 275 Main Card Results: (Showtime 4 p.m. ET)

Middleweight: Gegard Mousasi (c) vs. Austin Vanderford

Featherweight: Leah McCourt vs. Sinead Kavanagh

Featherweight: Ciaran Clarke vs. Abou Tounkara

Featherweight: Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jose Sanchez

Bantamweight: Brian Moore vs. Jornel Lugo

Bellator 275 Preliminary Card Results: (YouTube/Pluto TV 2 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Khurshed Kakhorov vs. Brett Johns

Lightweight: Charlie Leary vs. Davy Gallon

Strawweight: Danni McCormack vs. Stephanie Ielo Page

Lightweight: Junior Morgan vs. Darragh Kelly

Lightweight: Daniele Scatizzi vs. Vladimir Tokov

Heavyweight: Gokhan Saricam vs. Kirill Sidelnikov

Featherweight: Nathan Kelly vs. Scott Pedersen

Catchweight: (146.8lbs) Lee Hammond def. Jamie Hay via first round (3:32) TKO (knee and ground strikes)

Bellator 275 Results & Highlights: Mousasi TKOs Vanderford

Bellator 275 went down at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland today with a middleweight title fight between Gegard Mousasi and Bellator MMA’s No. 1 ranked middleweight,  Austin Vanderford. The 31-year-old Vanderford is known to casual fans of the sport for being the husband of Paige VanZant, but for anyone that has been paying attention, he’s…

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Bellator 275 went down at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland today with a middleweight title fight between Gegard Mousasi and Bellator MMA’s No. 1 ranked middleweight,  Austin Vanderford.

The 31-year-old Vanderford is known to casual fans of the sport for being the husband of Paige VanZant, but for anyone that has been paying attention, he’s definitely a world-class fighter.

Mousasi is only a few years older than Vanderford but his experience in mixed martial arts competition was considered a key factor by pundits ahead of his title defense against Vandeford at Bellator 275.

You can peep the highlights from the main event below followed by the Bellator 275 quick results!

Gegard Mousasi def. Austin Vanderford

Bellator 275 Quick Results

Main Card

Gegard Mousasi def. Austin Vanderford via TKO (punches): R1, 1:25

Sinead Kavanagh def. Leah McCourt via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28×2)

Ciaran Clarke def. Abou Tounkara via TKO (shoulder injury): R1, 5:00

Khasan Magomedsharipov def. Jose Sanchez via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27×2)

Jornel Lugo def. Brian Moore via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28×2)

Preliminary Card

Brett Johns def. Khurshed Kakhorov via TKO (strikes): R3, 3:00

Davy Gallon def. Charlie Leary via TKO (punches): R2, 3:01

Stephanie Page def. Danni McCormack via TKO: R1, 1:46

Darragh Kelly def. Junior Morgan via submission (guillotine choke): R1, 1:47

Vladimir Tokov def. Daniele Scatizzi via unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Gokhan Saricam def. Kirill Sidelnikov via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Nathan Kelly def. Scott Pedersen via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28×2)

Lee Hammond def. Jamie Hay via TKO: R1, 3:32

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Gegard Mousasi Would Be Open To A Boxing Match With Anderson Silva

Gegard Mousasi could be the next MMA fighter to move to boxing. Gegard Mousasi has had a long and successful MMA career. From the UFC to now in Bellator, Mousasi isn’t closing the door on new opportunities. He is getting ready for his Bellator middleweight title defense against Austin Vanderford. That fight will go down…

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Gegard Mousasi could be the next MMA fighter to move to boxing.

Gegard Mousasi has had a long and successful MMA career. From the UFC to now in Bellator, Mousasi isn’t closing the door on new opportunities. He is getting ready for his Bellator middleweight title defense against Austin Vanderford. That fight will go down at Bellator 275 this Friday night.

During a Q and A with the media prior to the event, Mousasi explained how he would like to try out boxing. He also has a very big name in mind if he does.

“We were aiming for Anderson Silva because of Showtime and boxing and he was boxing,” Mousasi told the media via MMA Junkie. “I wanted to do something different, but I don’t know. I want to do it, but it is up to them. Boxing because MMA [he] is a bit too old. Boxing he is doing well, he beat a former champ I think. And I think it is something different. Or they give me another fighter, a boxing fighter, but I think Anderson is a bigger name.”

Silva was a longtime UFC champion. He is known in some circles as the greatest fighter of all time. With a reputation like that, he is bound to be the target for many other fighters, no matter the sport.

After his UFC career came to a close, Silva decided to make his way to the squared circle. He has had four professional boxing fights so far, winning three of them, including most recently going 2-0 in 2021, with an upset win over Julio César Chávez Jr. and defeating fellow UFC legend Tito Ortiz. Silva is showing that he still has the skill and drive to continue fighting, even if it is in another manner.

Although both Silva and Mousasi spent the majority of their careers in the UFC at the same time, in the same division, they never fought each other. They do have some former opponents in common, so it would be interesting to see who would get the win between them.

Taking the opportunity to fight in the boxing ring seems fashionable at this point. Lately, a few former MMA fighters have been taking their talents to the ring in order to continue their careers and make some money. Silva is still a draw and having him face any other MMA fighter would be entertaining, especially if it is the current Bellator middleweight champion.

Would you like to see a boxing match between Anderson Silva and Gegard Mousasi?

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