{"id":67790,"date":"2017-07-10T14:35:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T19:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=67790"},"modified":"2017-07-10T14:36:22","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T19:36:22","slug":"bellator-mma-signs-top-ranked-middleweight-gegard-mousasi-to-exclusive-multi-fight-contract-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=67790","title":{"rendered":"Bellator MMA Signs Top Ranked Middleweight Gegard Mousasi to Exclusive Multi Fight Contract &#8211; Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=67790\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=67790\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-53128 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/B-MMA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of perennial top contender Gegard Mousasi to an exclusive, multi-fight contract.<\/p>\n<p>Long-considered to be one of the elite two-division threats in MMA, Mousasi joins Bellator currently riding a five-fight win streak that includes recent knockout victories over two former world champions in Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort. Prior to his UFC tenure, Mousasi captured the STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight title, as well as the DREAM light heavyweight and middleweight titles in Japan. The signing sees Mousasi rejoin Bellator President Scott Coker following his successful run with STRIKEFORCE from 2009-2013.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to welcome Gegard to the growing Bellator family,\u201d said Bellator President Scott Coker. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the most well-rounded fighters in all of MMA and can compete in multiple divisions, so that really opens up some exciting matchmaking opportunities for us and for the fans. We\u2019re looking forward to having him compete on Spike very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am looking forward to fighting in Bellator,\u201d added Mousasi. \u201cI have a long-standing relationship with Scott Coker that goes back many years. Be ready, I am coming after the Bellator middleweight championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian-born Mousasi, who currently trains out of The Netherlands, has amassed an overall career record of 42-6-2 and has earned victories over some of the sports\u2019 biggest names, including Dan Henderson, \u201cJacare\u201d Souza, Mark Hunt, Ovince Saint-Preux, Melvin Manhoef, Hector Lombard and \u201cBabalu\u201d Sobral. The addition of Mousasi adds depth to an ever-growing Bellator roster, which has recently seen free agents Rory MacDonald, Lorenz Larkin, Michael McDonald and current Bellator light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader join the Viacom-owned promotion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GlRTfZv5UH8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Win an autographed copy of Mike Tyson&#8217;s autobiography &#8220;UNDISPUTED TRUTH&#8221; by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQ0YrV5Q70it1Rw8rG9DrpA\">HERE<\/a> and subscribing to be entered to win this great prize along with any future ones!<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of perennial top contender Gegard Mousasi to an exclusive, multi-fight contract. Long-considered to be one of the elite two-division threats in MMA, Mousasi joins Bellator currently riding a five-fight win streak that includes recent knockout victories over two former world champions in Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort. 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