Mousasi was deducted one point due to an illegal upkick. [65] After dominating the opening round, Mousasi was finished early in the second after absorbing a jumping spinning back kick, flying knee and follow-up punches. He is an Armenian Apostolic Christian. Mousasi will make his first title defense at Bellator 205 on Sept. 29, when he battles welterweight champion Rory MacDonald, exclusively on DAZN. After a lot of speculation about Mousasi's opponent for 2010 New Year's Eve, Mousasi was set to face Kyotaro, the K-1 Heavyweight Champion, in a K-1 rules bout. [57], Mousasi was expected to rematch Ronaldo Souza on August 2, 2014 at UFC 176. Turning down a renewal with the UFC, Mousasi fought and beat former middleweight champion Chris Weidman by second round TKO at UFC 210. On January 15, 2013, the UFC announced[49] Mousasi would be joining 19 other Strikeforce fighters in a move to the UFC after his win over Mike Kyle at the promotion's last event, Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine. Mousasi was later recovering from knee surgery following a torn ACL and was expected to fully recover by November, 2012. Instead, Shlemenko made it harder than anyone thought with exceptional striking. He brought the fight to Kyotaro and in the second round Mousasi knocked the Japanese fighter down, almost finishing him. In his promotional debut, Mousasi defeated former Bellator middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko by unanimous decision. Let’s take a look at Gegard Mousasi’s last five fights. He fought with an injured knee and underwent surgery after the fight. Gegard Mousasi began competing in mixed martial arts in 2003 at the age of 18, running his professional record to 12-1-1 before debuting for the Japan-based Pride Fighting Championships in 2006. DREAM 2010 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal; O'Brien missed weight (212 lbs). [9], Mousasi was born in Tehran, Iran to ethnic-Armenian parents during the Iran–Iraq War. Mousasi was awarded the victory and held all the cards in choosing his next employer. Gegard Mousasi en 2009. DREAM 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal. Mousasi competed in the Pride 2006 Welterweight (183 lbs.) También peleó en la Ultimate Fighting Championship . Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2) is one of the most effective finishers in all of MMA. It was revealed on January 31, 2011 that Mousasi was considering trying out for the 2012 Summer Olympics at the category of boxing. [91] Mousasi stuffed MacDonald's takedown attempt and delivered ground and pound, eventually winning the fight via technical knockout in round two. Summary: People were expecting Mousasi to blow Shlemenko and leave an impression. Mousasi!" In the third and final round, Schlemenko landed the better of strikes standing up and Mousasi's only takedown attempt was unsuccessful. PPV schedule, main card start time for Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal 2. Date: Thursday, Oct. 29 He didn't waste any time, going right at Carvalho from the opening bell. The Dutch fighter put himself on the map when he went to DREAM and won the inaugural middleweight championship by knocking out Ronaldo '"Jacare" Souza.   Draw/No contest After the fight in an interview with Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting.com, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated “I’ve got a lot of respect for Keith Jardine, but I think Gegard won the fight.”[40] In the same interview, Coker also stated that a rematch between Mousasi and Jardine was definitely a possibility for the future. Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal purse, salaries: How much money will they make at UFC 261? [87], Mousasi faced Rafael Carvalho on 25 May 2018 at Bellator 200 in London, England for the Bellator Middleweight World Championship. Strikeforce's last event took place in January 2013 when they merged with the UFC and Mousasi took his talents to The Ultimate Fighting Championship. DREAM 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. [93] However, on 20 December 2018, it was reported that Mousasi pulled from the fight, citing a back injury. In the second round, both fighters landed strikes in short exchanges for the first three minutes until Mousasi landed two takedowns and spent most of the last two minutes making submission attempts and landing strikes, which caused Shlemenko's face to bleed. The next outing for Mousasi went a little bit easier, as he defeated Rafael Carvalho by first-round TKO to become the middleweight champion. Gegard Mousasi eyes fight with Robert Whittaker or Luke Rockhold as he targets Fight Night London.   Loss See full Gegard Mousasi profile and stats: height, age, weight, last fight and next fight MORE: There’s a new way to watch fight sports – find out more. [84] In the opening minute a punch from Shlemenko broke Mousasi's right orbital, causing Mousasi to fight with one eye for almost the entire bout. [63] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [28], Mousasi would go on to win his second Strikeforce bout by TKO (punches), three minutes and forty-three seconds into the 2nd round against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, who Mousasi was previously supposed to fight at Dream 11, on November 7, 2009 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Age: 35. [99] However, it was announced that Bellator 242 and Mousasi's fight against Lima would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gegard Mousasi official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, … After losing to Gono, Mousasi fought Hector Lombard in the Grand Prix Alternate bout and took a unanimous decision victory over the Cuban-born fighter. Mousasi went undefeated in 2008, going 6–0 in MMA and 1–0 in K-1. DREAM 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round. On November 21, 2008, ADCC Europe president Marko Leistén confirmed the signing of Mousasi as one of 2009's ADCC Championships. Mousasi won the fight via unanimous decision. [75], Mousasi next faced Uriah Hall in a rematch on November 19, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 99. [27] Mousasi defeated Sobral via KO in the first minute of the first round to become the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. Mousasi faced Mike Kyle at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine on January 12, 2013. [106] He also currently handles the finances for Gegard's career payments. Gegard Mousasi vs Douglas Lima full fight replay | Bellator 250 New, 7 comments Revisit the fight to crown a new 185-pound champion between “Dreamcatcher” and “Phenom.” Strikeforce's last event took place in January 2013 when they merged with the UFC and Mousasi took his talents to The Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mousasi was defeated with a straight armbar. Holm then lost a decision to Valentina Shevchenko. In the second round, Mousasi connected on a beautiful head kick, which rocked Belfort. 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Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985), is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in Bellator MMA, where he is the two-time and current Bellator Middleweight Champion. Mousasi was also given a point deduction following an illegal up-kick. Mousasi is already known in amateur boxing, being a former Netherlands amateur boxing champion. They called me Kingo in Japan, they called me the Young Vagabond, but that sounds bad, then Soldier of Fortune, now they call me the Dream Catcher. Rogers. [79] Mousasi accused Weidman of trying to win the fight by disqualification. [30], Mousasi quickly defeated journeyman Gary Goodridge under MMA rules at Dynamite!! For unknown reasons, Mousasi never participated in the ADCC 2009 Championships. Latest MMA news about Gegard Mousasi. I’d rather have no nickname, but with my style, you can’t really put a name on it. Instead of signing a new deal, he bet on himself against the former middleweight champion. He also announced that his goal would be also to obtain the light heavyweight belt as well, after becoming the Bellator middleweight champion first. However, Kyle was forced off the card with an injury and was replaced by Keith Jardine. [104], Mousasi has relatives in both Iran and Armenia. [53], For his second fight with the promotion, Mousasi moved down to Middleweight to face former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida on February 15, 2014 in the main event at UFC Fight Night 36. [96], After, losing the title, Mousasi rematched prior UFC opponent Lyoto Machida at Bellator 228 on 28 September 2019. [59] Souza defeated Mousasi via submission in the third round. MORE: Win tickets to a major fight – find out how. “After this year, two more years, that’s gonna be certain. Lawal landed 11 of 14 takedowns,[32] however Mousasi had outlanded Lawal in Total Punches 171 to 125. Mousasi was the rank outsider to win the match against the more experienced Musashi, but came out fast and scored a first-round KO. [74] Mousasi won the fight via TKO in the second round. Mousasi was expected to make his promotional debut against Alexander Gustafsson on April 6, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9. Let's take a look at Gegard Mousasi's last five fights. [33] Lawal would later test positive for anabolic steroids following a fight with Lorenz Larkin. [23] The card was headlined by a middleweight bout between Gegard Mousasi and Mark Muñoz. Mousasi is currently on a five-fight win streak. [31], On April 17, 2010, Mousasi lost the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship belt in his first defense to Muhammed "Mo" Lawal by way of unanimous judge's decision. According to Fightmetric statistics, Mousasi outstruck Jardine 146 to 21. It should be one of the best bouts of the year. Gegard Mousasi next fight will be announced later. Mousasi would try to qualify himself through Netherlands qualifiers. You know when Mousasi and Lima are on the bill they are in your face and don't take a back seat to anybody for the duration of the fight.   Notes, Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter, Gegard Mousasi in 2009, at the weigh-in before the. Bellator middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi gave a very Mousasi-like answer when asked about a fight. Gegard Mousasi wins his 10th fight in his last 11 by defeating Douglas Lima before paying respect to his opponent: "I cruised to the victory but you can never count out the guy. Pro Debut Date: 2003-04-27. UFC 261 results: Kamaru Usman retains welterweight title with 2nd-round KO of Jorge Masvidal, UFC 261: Usman knocks out Masvidal in second to retain title, UFC 261: Chris Weidman snaps leg kicking Uriah Hall; MMA world has Anderson Silva flashback, What time is UFC 261 today? 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