Gegard Mousasi Down To Fight Nick Diaz Before Title Shot
Former Strikeforce and DREAM champion Gegard Mousasi returned last night in Belfast, facing an old rival and demons of a brutal loss. Against the touted ‘Boogie Man’ of the division Uriah Hall, ‘The Dreamcatcher’ looked dominant. Having been spectacularly knocked out by ‘U-Hall’ in September 2015, the Armenian was looking to put that highlight reel demolition behind him. In a flawless performance, Mousasi shut down Hall early with a grounded TKO win. ‘U-Hall’ is without a win since that KO over Mousasi, and has now lost three straight.
Now looking at big fights against top flight competition, Mousasi has four straight victories under his belt. Arguably looking his best ever last nigh, and before that against Thiago Santos and Vitor Belfort, Mousasi is close to fulfilling his true potential. What’s next for the 49-fight veteran from Holland after his impressive win in Belfast? There are some fights that need to happen to free up the top five, but also some interesting opponents already available.
Next
Speaking during the post-fight press conference, the victorious Gegard Mousasi had some fights in mind. Included on that list was popular Stockton bad boy Nick Diaz. Check it out:
“Uriah won that first fight fair and square. I have to respect that he gave me a rematch, but now it’s behind me. I’m tired of that stupid highlight of him putting that kick in my face. I can put it behind me now, and I look forward to a title shot soon. Anderson Silva or Nick Diaz as a superfight that’s a great fight for me. Maybe Luke Rockhold, it depends on the UFC. If they give me top 10, top 15, number two, that’s fine as long as they give me a title shot as the next fight.”
Middleweight Mix
With all the madness in the UFC middleweight division over the last year, Gegard Mousasi makes a great addition to the title mix. Yoel Romero is targeted for a mid-2017 title fight, so perhaps Mousasi’s next fight, should he win, would work well with the rankings and timings. Jacare Souza, Luke Rockhold, or maybe even Nick Diaz, that’s some fun fights whichever happens.
