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Monday, August 17, 2009
Win Over Babalu Latest in Impressive Performances by Mousasi
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 4:38 PM
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Gegard Mousasi Talks About Figth With Babalu
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 11:11 PM
Babalu Talks About Upcoming Fight with Mousasi
Renato "Babalu" Sobral talks about his expectations for his fight against Gegard Mousasi, who claims it will be a standup fight ending with a knockout. Sobral also talks about his excitement to have Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg as the events headliners on Saturday night at Strikeforce "Carano vs. Cyborg."Labels: Cristiane Cyborg Santos, Gegard Mousasi, Gina Carano, Renato Babalu Sobral, Strikeforce
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 11:07 PM
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Fedor Emelianenko & Gegard Mousasi's M-1 V-Blog (6/6/09)
Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi ham it up while Fedor tries to shoot promotional commercials for Affliction "Trilogy." Maybe the two will have to battle it out at a catchweight in the future to settle their differences?Labels: Fedor Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 7:39 PM
Friday, March 27, 2009
Mousasi vs. Sokodjou at Dream 9?
Dream middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi has long indicated his desire to make a jump up in weight classes as his young frame matures.
The Dutch fighter threw around some extra weight assisting Fedor Emelianenko in preparation for a fight with Andre Arlovski, and has been sitting on the shelf since winning Dream's title last September.
Now, an opportunity appears to have materialized for Mousasi, though its prospects are still uncertain. A fight at Dream 9 on May 25 is in the works, with Mousasi expected to move up a weight class to face light heavyweight Rameau Thierry Sokodjou, according to Joost Raimond, the COO of M-1 Global, which manages Mousasi.
But Raimond could not confirm that the fight was anywhere close to a done deal, or whether the match-up had even been offered by Dream.
And according to one of Sokodjou's representatives, Heath Sims, it hasn't.
"We haven't even received an offer," Sims told MMAInsider. "If they were to offer it, we might be interested, but we'd have to talk about a lot of things first."
Sims did confirm that Sokodjou was offered, and accepted, a fight against Mousasi at Dream 7 on March 8, but Mousasi turned the fight down, citing lack of time to prepare.
The summer card is the second round of the Japanese promotion's featherweight tourney, with star Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto expected to participate.
Sokodjou, 24, is now 5-4 after a meteoric rise to popularity following wins over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona. The Cameroon native has faced only top-tier talent since the 2007 upset wins, and a fight with Mousasi would certainly fall in line with his penchant for taking difficult matches.
Mousasi, Sokodjou's junior of a year, carries an impressive 27-2-1 record since his professional debut at the tender age of eighteen. Long considered a hot prospect, M-1's relationship with Pride, Dream, and Affliction have given him a wider audience and fan base.
MMAInsider will update this story as more information becomes available.Labels: Dream, Gegard Mousasi, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 6:48 PM
Friday, November 28, 2008
No. 8 Ranked Mousasi to Kickbox on New Year's Eve in Japan
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M-1 Global's Gegard Mousasi to take on Musashi on Dec. 31 in Japan at FEG's "Fields Dynamite!!"
Gegard Mousasi, an M-1 Global contracted fighter and the 2008 winner of DREAM's Middleweight World Grand Prix, has officially signed to return to DREAM for FEG's "Fields Dynamite!!" on Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
M-1 Global can reveal that the 23-year old will be taking on four-time K-1 Japan tournament champion, Musashi in a K-1 rules match.
The matching up of Mousasi vs. Musashi is intriguing outside of the fact that their last names are similar, as both are known as world-renowned strikers.
Before becoming the first-ever DREAM Middleweight Champion at DREAM 6 this past September, Mousasi was also a former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion and a former amateur boxing champion. He has also served as a striking coach for current WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko.
Musashi, a Japan native, is a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion and is also a two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist.
Born in Iran to Armenian parents during the Iran-Iraq war, Mousasi was raised in the Netherlands and began studying martial arts at a young age. Starting with both boxing and Judo, he would eventually become a standout kickboxer before achieving crossover success in mixed martial arts.
Mousasi won the DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix after knocking out world-class grappler Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza with an upkick at 2:15 of round one on Sept. 23. He reached the final after winning in the semifinals, which were held the same night. Facing K-1 standout Melvin Manhoef, Mousasi utilized his improving ground skills to submit the striker at 1:28 of round one.
Prior to his semifinal and final victories, Mousasi had defeated current UFC fighter Denis Kang in the Grand Prix's first round at DREAM 2 in April and then Korean Dong Sik Yoon at DREAM 4 in June in round 2.
Mousasi is 24-2-1 in a pro MMA career that began in April of 2003. During his five-year career that includes fights for PRIDE, MFC, M-1, DEEP, and BodogFIGHT, Mousasi has recorded notable victories over Kang, Manhoef, Souza, Makoto Takimoto, Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos, and Erik Oganov. He is currently the sixth-best middleweight in the world, according to the November rankings poll by the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts.
He is currently ranked as the No. 8 middleweight in the MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings.Labels: Dream, Gegard Mousasi, K-1 Dynamite, Musashi, World MMA Rankings
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 10:49 PM
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