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Gegard Mousasi still has some issues with Rory MacDonald. MacDonald is the reigning Belaltor welterweight champion. He won the title back in January, defeating Douglas Lima via unanimous decision. Mousasi will be going for middleweight gold at Bellator…
Gegard Mousasi still has some issues with Rory MacDonald. MacDonald is the reigning Belaltor welterweight champion. He won the title back in January, defeating Douglas Lima via unanimous decision. Mousasi will be going for middleweight gold at Bellator 200 when he challenges Rafael Carvalho. Making Things Personal “Red King” criticized Mousasi’s decision win over Alexander […]
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Bellator 200 appears to be a likely stacked card from the Viacom owned promotion. On Monday morning, Bellator MMA announced the first two bouts for the upcoming event. Middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho (15-1) defending his crown against Gegard Mous…
Bellator 200 appears to be a likely stacked card from the Viacom owned promotion. On Monday morning, Bellator MMA announced the first two bouts for the upcoming event. Middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho (15-1) defending his crown against Gegard Mousasi (43-6-2) will likely serve as the main event. Also announced for the show, London’s own Michael […]
Gegard Mousasi has hit out at fellow UFC to Bellator convert Rory MacDonald following comments the Canadian made in relation to Mousasi’s promotional debut Having told MMAFighting.com that he would be interested in moving up to middleweight to fa…
Gegard Mousasi has hit out at fellow UFC to Bellator convert Rory MacDonald following comments the Canadian made in relation to Mousasi’s promotional debut Having told MMAFighting.com that he would be interested in moving up to middleweight to face Mousasi, “The Red King” has clearly further upset the Dutchman: “Rory MacDonald can get it himself,” […]
Spike released the ratings for Bellator 185, which took place this past Friday night and featured the promotional debut of Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi defeated Alexander Shlemenko in the main event. According to a release, the card was viewed by an average of 523,000 fans, peaking at 792,000. Bellator returns next Friday night with Bellator 186 […]
Spike released the ratings for Bellator 185, which took place this past Friday night and featured the promotional debut of Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi defeated Alexander Shlemenko in the main event. According to a release, the card was viewed by an average of 523,000 fans, peaking at 792,000. Bellator returns next Friday night with Bellator 186 […]
Gegard Mousasi has heard critics throughout his career and he’s issued a response after his latest bout. Mousasi took on Alexander Shlemenko inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at Bellator 185. It was “The Dreamcatcher’s” debut for the promotion. Mousasi won the bout via unanimous decision. Some fans criticized Mousasi’s performance and believed Shlemenko […]
Gegard Mousasi has heard critics throughout his career and he’s issued a response after his latest bout. Mousasi took on Alexander Shlemenko inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at Bellator 185. It was “The Dreamcatcher’s” debut for the promotion. Mousasi won the bout via unanimous decision. Some fans criticized Mousasi’s performance and believed Shlemenko […]
Gegard Mousasi’s Bellator MMA debut this weekend left a lot of people feeling sour. Despite struggling to mount any offense on ex-champion Alexander Shlemenko because of bad swelling around his right eye, Mousasi took home a unanimous-decision win.
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Gegard Mousasi‘s Bellator MMA debut this weekend left a lot of people feeling sour. Despite struggling to mount any offense on ex-champion Alexander Shlemenko because of bad swelling around his right eye, Mousasi took home a unanimous-decision win.
The scorecards were met with boos and hisses both live and on social media, something that doesn’t sit well with the fighter. Speaking with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, the veteran defended his performance and had two words for anybody that didn’t enjoy his victory.
“He punched me right in the eye in the first minute so I was fighting on instinct, trying to survive,” he said (h/t MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee). “I was fighting with one eye for almost three rounds so it didn’t go the way I wanted, but a win is a win. To the haters, they can suck it.”
In the early goings of the fight, Mousasi was tagged clean by an overhand left from Shlemenko that immediately shut his eye and possibly broke his orbital. The loss of depth perception greatly impacted his ability to compete, resulting in whiffed punches and desperate takedown attempts. Shlemenko was in full command in the third round, but by that point, Mousasi had already earned enough points to take the contest via decision.
The comparatively weak performance by Mousasi restarted discussion on social media about a number of topics, including the struggles of UFC fighters in Bellator (and vice versa) and lingering questions about where Mousasi stacks up in the highly competitive 185-pound division. Those topics, however, are of no concern to the former Dream champion. He has more pressing matters at hand.
“I’m not pissed off. I don’t care,” he said later. “I’m going to eat lobster. I’m going to sit in my farm, drive a tractor and my car. Who cares about these guys? I made my money. I have a better life than all of these bums.”
Despite the controversy, Mousasi’s win over Shlemenko lines him up for a crack at the middleweight title, which will be held by the winner of the championship bout between Rafael Carvalho and Alessio Sakara set for December 9. Look for Mousasi’s shot to come at some point in early 2018.
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