Top middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi announced on The MMA Hour Monday that he is the newest member of the Bellator MMA roster. Bellator had this to say shortly after in a press release:
“I’m thrilled to welcome Gegard to the growing Bellator family,” Bellator President Scott Coker said in a statement. “He’s 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’re looking forward to having him compete on Spike very soon.”
Mousasi (42-6-2) is riding a five-fight win streak, including a controversial second-round TKO of Chris Weidman at UFC 210 in his last fight. He joined the UFC in 2013 and racked up impressive victories over Dan Henderson, Thiago Santos and Vitor Belfort.
The 31-year-old never fought for a UFC title but leaves the organization with a 9-3 record. He joins Rory MacDonald, Ryan Bader and Lorenz Larkin as top-ranked UFC fighters to leave recently for Bellator. Stay tuned to MMAOddsBreaker.com as more details emerge on when Mousasi will make his debut and against which opponent.
LFA champion Roberto Sanchez who meets Joseph Morales at UFC Fight Night Mexico. A pair of undefeated flyweight prospects will make their respective UFC debuts against each other, as Roberto Sanchez faces Joseph Morales at UFC Fight Night 114 on August 5th in Mexico City.
Sanchez (7-0) won the vacant LFA flyweight title in his last bout, defeating Jerome Rivera at LFA 14 by third-round submission. “Little Fury” has won six of his seven career fights by submission. Meanwhile, Morales (8-0) is coming off a stoppage victory over Sean Santella at CFFC 64 in March. The Team Alpha Male product was featured in Dana White ‘Looking for a Fight’ and has picked up six wins by stoppage.
