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Gegard Mousasi Open To Douglas Lima Fight For Vacant Middleweight Title

MousasiFormer Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi is hungry to regain his title. The former UFC star lost his middleweight strap after getting outpointed by Rafael Lovato Jr. back in June. He has since rebounded with a split decision win over Lyoto Machida. And with the news that Lovato is dealing with a brain condition that […]

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Former Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi is hungry to regain his title.

The former UFC star lost his middleweight strap after getting outpointed by Rafael Lovato Jr. back in June. He has since rebounded with a split decision win over Lyoto Machida.

And with the news that Lovato is dealing with a brain condition that will keep him on the sidelines indefinitely, Mousasi could find himself challenging for the title again.

Although Lovato has not vacated his title or been stripped, it could very well be a possibility if he is unable to fight in the near future. And Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima recently expressed his interest in challenging Mousasi for a vacant title.

That sounds fine by Mousasi, who is also open to facing John Salter for a potential vacant belt.

“Bellator, send me the next victim. I’m hungry,” Mousasi tweeted. “@JohnSalter_mma or @PhenomLima, I am down for either. @BellatorMMA@MikeKoganMMA@ScottCoker.”

A Mousasi vs. Lima fight would be a very intriguing contest and certainly one of the biggest fights Bellator would be able to put out.

We’ll just have to see if that’s something Bellator president Scott Coker is also interested in, especially after seeing Mousasi dominate then welterweight champion Rory MacDonald back in 2018.

What do you think of a Mousasi vs. Lima matchup?

Gegard Mousasi Will Retire If He Can’t KO Rafael Lovato Jr. In Rematch

After beating Lyoto Machida at Bellator 228, Gegard Mousasi is looking to run things back with Rafael Lovato Jr. The two fought back at Bellator 223 in London where it was Lovato Jr. who edged out a decision win to become the new middleweight champion. It was a disappointing loss for Mousasi, especially because he […]

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After beating Lyoto Machida at Bellator 228, Gegard Mousasi is looking to run things back with Rafael Lovato Jr.

The two fought back at Bellator 223 in London where it was Lovato Jr. who edged out a decision win to become the new middleweight champion. It was a disappointing loss for Mousasi, especially because he knows he can beat Lovato Jr.

Now, after beating Machida he called for the rematch and made a very interesting claim. If he can not beat and finish Lovato Jr., he will retire from the sport.

“Next fight I’m going to kill him. I swear to God that if I don’t knock him out, I don’t count it as a victory,” Mousasi said at the Bellator 228 post-fight news conference (h/t MMA Junkie).

“Because I know what I can do, and he will die, literally. We’ll see. I will knock him out 100 percent. And if I don’t, I will retire. I promise you, I am not kidding, because I’m not trying to sell a fight. I don’t know what I can do. Next time will be extra special, and I will be extra special boy.”

Not only does he plan to knock him out, Mousasi believes Lovato Jr. is still using steroids – alleging his former opponent is using “monkey steroids.”

“That guy looked like a horse,” Mousasi said. “You guys are reporters, but you don’t even report on that. You can see a picture of him. He looks like a muscular [at] 35. Take a picture, put it next to each other, it’s day and night difference. It’s not even a little bit steroids; it’s like monkey steroids. You guys can check it out.”

Mousasi didn’t stop there either.

“He looked twice as big at the weigh-ins. His nipples were hard like a woman,” Mousasi said. “I’m not kidding. You guys watch it. I’m not trying to be funny, his nipples were twice as … he could have given milk to babies. I’m in a good mood. Maybe I shouldn’t talk that much, yeah.”

It now seems the feud is there for Bellator to run the fight back later this year or early 2020.

What do you make of Mousasi’s comments about Lovato allegedly using steroids?

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Gegard Mousasi Points To Rafael Lovato’s Nipples As Proof Of Steroid Use

Gegard Mousasi was on fire during the Bellator 228 post-fight presser and he took aim at Rafael Lovato Jr. Last night (Sept. 28), Mousasi took on Lyoto Machida in a rematch. Back in Feb. 2014, Machida defeated Mousasi via unanimous decision under the U…

Gegard Mousasi was on fire during the Bellator 228 post-fight presser and he took aim at Rafael Lovato Jr. Last night (Sept. 28), Mousasi took on Lyoto Machida in a rematch. Back in Feb. 2014, Machida defeated Mousasi via unanimous decision under the UFC banner. Mousasi got his revenge, edging Machida via split decision. Gegard […]

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Bellator 228 Results: Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta

Tonight (Sat. September 28, 2019) Bellator 228 goes down from The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event of the night, Patricio Freire puts his Bellator featherweight title up for grabs in the first round of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix tournament. Also, in the co-main event, Lyoto Machida meets Gegard Mousasi at middleweight. […]

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Tonight (Sat. September 28, 2019) Bellator 228 goes down from The Forum in Inglewood, California.

In the main event of the night, Patricio Freire puts his Bellator featherweight title up for grabs in the first round of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix tournament. Also, in the co-main event, Lyoto Machida meets Gegard Mousasi at middleweight. A plethora of other great featherweight bouts will take place on the main card as well.

LowKickMMA will be providing you with Bellator 228 results throughout the night as the card progresses live on DAZN. Check out the Bellator 228 results below.

Bellator 228 Results

Main Card:

  • Featherweight: (C) Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta
  • Middleweight: Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
  • Featherweight: Darrion Caldwell vs. Henry Corrales
  • Featherweight: Saul Rogers vs. Daniel Weichel
  • Featherweight: Georgi Karakhanyan vs. A.J. McKee

Prelims:

  • Bantamweight: Jason Edwards vs. Adrian Najera
  • Catchweight (130 pounds): Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Jay Viola
  • Middleweight: Osman Diaz vs. Andre Walker
  • Catchweight (165 pounds): Ian Butler vs. Emilio Williams
  • Featherweight: A.J. Agazarm vs. Jonathan Quiroz
  • Women’s strawweight: Shannon Goughary vs. Ava Knight
  • Catchweight (165 pounds): Antonio McKee vs. William Sriyapai
  • Catchweight (175 pounds): Johnny Cisneros vs. Mike Jasper
  • Featherweight: Shawn Bunch vs. Leandro Higo
  • Featherweight: Weber Almeida vs. Castle Williams
  • Lightweight: Dominic Clark vs. Joshua Jones
  • Catchweight (133 pounds): James Barnes vs. David Duran

**Keep refreshing for live results/LowKickMMA’s Bellator 228 coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET**

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Lyoto Machida Wants To Silence Gegard Mousasi’s ‘Excuses’ With KO

Lyoto Machida hopes to leave no doubt in his rematch with Gegard Mousasi. On Sept. 28, Machida and Mousasi will do battle in the Bellator 228 co-headliner. The action will be held inside The Forum in Inglewood, California. Headlining the card will be a…

Lyoto Machida hopes to leave no doubt in his rematch with Gegard Mousasi. On Sept. 28, Machida and Mousasi will do battle in the Bellator 228 co-headliner. The action will be held inside The Forum in Inglewood, California. Headlining the card will be a featherweight title bout between champion Patricio Freire and Juan Archuleta. This […]

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Gegard Mousasi Promises No Excuses if Machida Beats Him

It has only been a few weeks since Gegard Mousasi lost his Bellator middleweight championship to Rafael Lovato Jr. at Bellator London, and he is already ready to put the loss behind him. Though the sting of defeat lingers, there is always one thing tha…

It has only been a few weeks since Gegard Mousasi lost his Bellator middleweight championship to Rafael Lovato Jr. at Bellator London, and he is already ready to put the loss behind him. Though the sting of defeat lingers, there is always one thing that always inspires one to pick oneself up and get right […]

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