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Gegard Mousasi Calls Out Chris Weidman: Don’t Be Scared

No. 5-ranked UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi recently extended his winning streak to four with an impressive stoppage victory over Uriah Hall last month in Belfast, Ireland, and it appears as if he is now gunning for a bout with a big name. “The Dreamcatcher” took to his official Instagram account earlier today (Dec. 20,

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No. 5-ranked UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi recently extended his winning streak to four with an impressive stoppage victory over Uriah Hall last month in Belfast, Ireland, and it appears as if he is now gunning for a bout with a big name.

“The Dreamcatcher” took to his official Instagram account earlier today (Dec. 20, 2016) to call out No. 4-ranked former champion Chris Weidman. Mousasi said that the fight has already been offered by the UFC and he urged Weidman to accept it:


Weidman is coming off of back-to-back losses to former champion Luke Rockhold and potential title challenger Yoel Romero, although he remains a legitimate contender in the division and would provide Mousasi with quite a unique test.

If Mousasi, a former Strikeforce champion, cannot land a bout with the New York native, however, he isn’t worried, as he made it clear that he’s willing to take on all ‘volunteers’ on his way to the top:

Is a bout between Weidman and Mousasi one that interests you?

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Gegard Mousasi Calls Out Chris Weidman: Don’t Be Scared

No. 5-ranked UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi recently extended his winning streak to four with an impressive stoppage victory over Uriah Hall last month in Belfast, Ireland, and it appears as if he is now gunning for a bout with a big name. “The Dreamcatcher” took to his official Instagram account earlier today (Dec. 20,

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No. 5-ranked UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi recently extended his winning streak to four with an impressive stoppage victory over Uriah Hall last month in Belfast, Ireland, and it appears as if he is now gunning for a bout with a big name.

“The Dreamcatcher” took to his official Instagram account earlier today (Dec. 20, 2016) to call out No. 4-ranked former champion Chris Weidman. Mousasi said that the fight has already been offered by the UFC and he urged Weidman to accept it:


Weidman is coming off of back-to-back losses to former champion Luke Rockhold and potential title challenger Yoel Romero, although he remains a legitimate contender in the division and would provide Mousasi with quite a unique test.

If Mousasi, a former Strikeforce champion, cannot land a bout with the New York native, however, he isn’t worried, as he made it clear that he’s willing to take on all ‘volunteers’ on his way to the top:

Is a bout between Weidman and Mousasi one that interests you?

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Gegard Mousasi Calls Out Two Top Middleweight For UFC London

No. 5-ranked UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi has been on a rabid tear through the 185-pound division with his current three-fight win streak. The former Strikeforce champion is coming off of a first round knockout win over Uriah Hall in their rematch main event at UFC Belfast earlier this month, marking Mousasi’s third straight knockout finish

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No. 5-ranked UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi has been on a rabid tear through the 185-pound division with his current three-fight win streak.

The former Strikeforce champion is coming off of a first round knockout win over Uriah Hall in their rematch main event at UFC Belfast earlier this month, marking Mousasi’s third straight knockout finish since July. Now that he’s broken into the top five the Dutchman is looking to propel himself into the crowded middleweight title picture, and he believes a win over two certain fellow top ten 185-pounders will do the trick.

Mousasi recently spoke to Independent.co to discuss his future plans after his win over Hall, setting his sights on the co-main event slot of UFC London in March of 2017, a card he believes will be headlined by current division champ Michael Bisping:

“The UFC is coming back to the UK and I’ve already fought there a few times so it makes sense I fight there again,” Mousasi said. “If Michael Bisping fights Yoel Romero in the main event then I should fight in the co-main event – that would be nice.

“I like fighting in the UK and I prefer fighting in Europe so to me that all makes sense. I know that’s when Michael Bisping wants to defend his belt because that’s his home turf.”

As for his potential opponent in the co-main event slot, Mousasi targets up-and-coming middleweight Robbert Whittaker and former division champion Luke Rockhold as viable candidates:

“I think a fight with Robert Whittaker or Luke Rockhold would be good,” Mousasi said. “If I fight one of those guys in the co-main event I think that’s what makes most sense for me and what makes most sense for the UFC.

“A win over either of those guys should put me in line for the title shot, but I know it has to be impressive. I want that co-main event and I want it in March,” Mousasi said.

Mousasi does not have a preference as to whether or not it’s Whittaker or Rockhold next, but believes the UFC will determine the next challenger for the middleweight title with a bout between Rockhold and No. 3-ranked Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza:

“I’m not sure what the UFC are going to do, but I’m guessing they will do Jacare [Souza] versus Luke Rockhold to decide the next guy,” Mousasi said. “They are ahead of me right now I know that and I think the winner of that will be the next guy to fight for the title. Whatever though, I’m confident I would be Rockhold, I’ve seen things in his game that I can take advantage of.

“Now Robert Whittaker is coming through. I saw him beat Derek Brunson last weekend. He looked good and he’s powerful, but that was a crazy fight. He was wild and that wouldn’t work against me. I don’t care what the UFC are going to do. They could put me with anyone and I’m confident I would beat them.”

Regardless of who Mousasi gets matched-up with next, it is certain to be an entertaining bout for fight fans to enjoy. Who do you think the UFC will pair the Dutchman up with next?

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Anthony Johnson Admits Fighting Gegard Mousasi Was Too ‘Risky’

No. 1-ranked UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was scheduled to rematch 205-pound champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of Dec. 10’s UFC 206 from Toronto, Canada, but Cormier was unfortunately forced to withdraw from the bout with an injury. The plan was initially to keep Johnson on the card and the UFC

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No. 1-ranked UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was scheduled to rematch 205-pound champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of Dec. 10’s UFC 206 from Toronto, Canada, but Cormier was unfortunately forced to withdraw from the bout with an injury.

The plan was initially to keep Johnson on the card and the UFC even offered him an interim light heavyweight title bout against surging middleweight contender and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi. “Rumble”, however, recently admitted that the bout was simply too ‘risky’ to accept:

“No, not at all. I didn’t interest me at all,” said Johnson on a recent appearance on The MMA Hour.

“When Gegard was presented to me, it would’ve been a good fight, but it wouldn’t have done anything for me,” said Anthony. “Fighting him and becoming the interim champion, as much trash as I’ve talked and ‘DC’ has talked about interim titles being fake champions, if I would have beat him, it wouldn’t mean anything.”

“And if I had lost, I would have to start from scratch. It was just too risky.”

Since first losing to Cormier at UFC 187, Johnson has scored three straight stoppage wins and he will now wait for Cormier to heal to receive his title shot. While he likely would’ve prefered the fight to take place in a few weeks, “Rumble” admitted that he wasn’t too disappointed with Cormier:

“I was disappointed, but I didn’t take it to heart because he is actually hurt. It’s not like he just popped a rib or twisted his ankle; the man is actually hurt. It didn’t bother me too bad,” Johnson said.

Do you agree with Johnson’s decision?

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Anthony Johnson On Proposed Gegard Mousasi Fight: “Didn’t Interest Me”

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Anthony Johnson wants to be UFC light heavyweight champion.

And he doesn’t want to do it against anyone but Daniel Cormier – and he definitely doesn’t want an interim tag attached to it.

“Rumble,” who was set to meet Cormier for the belt next month at UFC 206, told “The MMA Hour” recently that he wasn’t interested in a proposed interim title fight with Gegard Mousasi at the event.

“Not at all,” he said. “When Gegard was presented to me, it would’ve been a good fight, but it wouldn’t have done anything for me. Fighting him and becoming the interim champion, as much trash as I’ve talked and ‘DC’ has talked about interim titles being fake champions, if I would have beat him, it wouldn’t mean anything.”

Johnson, who lost to Cormier last year via submission, admitted that he was “disappointed” the bout was delayed, but “I didn’t take it to heart because he is actually hurt.” Cormier suffered a groin injury, but is hopeful for an early 2017 return.

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Anthony Johnson wants to be UFC light heavyweight champion.

And he doesn’t want to do it against anyone but Daniel Cormier – and he definitely doesn’t want an interim tag attached to it.

“Rumble,” who was set to meet Cormier for the belt next month at UFC 206, told “The MMA Hour” recently that he wasn’t interested in a proposed interim title fight with Gegard Mousasi at the event.

“Not at all,” he said. “When Gegard was presented to me, it would’ve been a good fight, but it wouldn’t have done anything for me. Fighting him and becoming the interim champion, as much trash as I’ve talked and ‘DC’ has talked about interim titles being fake champions, if I would have beat him, it wouldn’t mean anything.”

Johnson, who lost to Cormier last year via submission, admitted that he was “disappointed” the bout was delayed, but “I didn’t take it to heart because he is actually hurt.” Cormier suffered a groin injury, but is hopeful for an early 2017 return.

Steadily Climbing 185-Pound Rankings, Robbert Whittaker Knows Who He Wants Next

Coming off of his impressive first round knockout victory over Derek Brusnon last night (Saturday November 26, 2016), surging UFC middleweight contender Robbert Whittaker has his eyes fixed on one day hoisting up the 185-pound title, and he has an idea of who he wants inside the Octagon next to help him get there. During

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Coming off of his impressive first round knockout victory over Derek Brusnon last night (Saturday November 26, 2016), surging UFC middleweight contender Robbert Whittaker has his eyes fixed on one day hoisting up the 185-pound title, and he has an idea of who he wants inside the Octagon next to help him get there.

During the UFC Melbourne post-fight press conference last night, courtesy of MMA Junkie, Whittaker expressed interest in a potential throw-down with No. 5-ranked Gegard Mousasi next:

“He’s a top athlete, he’s a top fighter, and he’s a cool dude,” Whittaker said. “If that’s a fight the UFC wants, that’s a fight they’ll get.”

In the midst of Brunson’s usual first round blitz against Whittaker last night it seemed as though at one point the Australian was in trouble after eating a few shots from the heavy-handed Brunson. Whittaker would instead insist, however, that he was in fact not hurt but was instead just moving back to avoid anymore shots:

“It’s funny, because I actually remember in the fight as I was backing away, I was thinking, does he think he rocked me? I wasn’t rocked,” Whittaker said. “I was still in it. A lot of people were critical of his game plan charging forward, but ask the last four dudes. He takes you out of it.”

In the end Whittaker simply wants to prove he is belonging in the conversation of today’s top 185-pound competitors, and is looking for the hardest fights possible to prove so:

“I think they understand I’m for real and I’m here to stay,” Whittaker said. “This is my run.”

“I just want to move up. I want to take these hard fights, and fight these tough dudes and eventually fight for the belt. If I’m healthy and I’m ready, I’ll fight anywhere, any time.”

Is a match-up with Mousasi what makes sense in the next step for the steadily rising Whittaker? Or perhaps a different bout would better help his claim to fame? Let us know who you think the ‘The Reaper’ should throw-down with next.

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