Gegard Mousasi has never fought in the United States before, and he was anxiously awaiting his opportunity to do so on August 1. He'll now have to wait a little longer.Mousasi (25-2-1) was scheduled to face Renato Sobral on the undercard of the now-canceled Affliction: Trilogy. And while he has made a great name for himself overseas, this fight was supposed to be his official coming-out party in America. With that in mind, you can understand why he's a little upset about this news.
Mousasi expressed his frustration with Fight Network Radio Friday.
"Well, what can I say. It's ridiculous because one idiot we all have to pay for that. F*ck it. Maybe I ... I don't know. Every time ... Maybe I'll go to the UFC. It's ridiculous that this has to happen. I've been preparing for weeks now."
Mousasi is scheduled to face Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (6-4) in the semifinals of DREAM's Super Hulk Tournament on Oct. 6, so he may have to hold off on his UFC plans for the time being.
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Well this may be the single most promising thing to come out of Affliction's canceled show.
Mousassi is one of the best fighters in the world, he's young, talented and trains with Fedor Emelianenko.
Could this be the event that opens the door for Fedor to sign? Let's hope so, I know there's way more than having a friend sign with the UFC here, but hopefully it's the conduit to spark the flame.
yeah that sucks for all those fighters. man u have to be pissed. becasue of one idiot. mausasi fedor and gomi should all come to the ufc.
Mousasi is without a doubt a top 10 P2P fighter in the world. It's also scary he could compete at an elite level in three weight classes. Hopefully he starts getting the respect of the MMA community and the retarded fair weather fans who think if it's not the UFC it's not MMA.