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Rafael Lovato Jr takes the Middleweight throne post defeating Gegard Mousasi at Bellator London

MMA Community was agog on Saturday after a new middleweight champ emerged in Rafael Lovato Jr. Lavato Jr. was crowned following a deserved victory earned over much touted Gegard Mousasai in Bellator London event. Rafael Lovato Jr who entered the bout main event on the back of an incredible professional record of 9-0, won via majority decision. His previous 9-0 stats saw Lavator Jr record five wins … Continue reading Rafael Lovato Jr takes the Middleweight throne post defeating Gegard Mousasi at Bellator London

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Results: Bellator 223, London – Rafael Lovato Jr. defeats Gegard Mousasi via UD

Main Card Rafael Lovato Jr. def. Gegard Mousasi via majority decision (47-47, 48-47, 48-47) Melvin Manhoef def. Kent Kauppinen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Aaron Chalmers def. Fred Freeman via submission (triangle) (R2, 4:05) Under Card Paul Daley (41-17-2) defeated Erick Silva (20-11, 1 NC) via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) James Gallagher (9-1) defeated Jeremiah Labiano (12-7) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Fabian Edwards (8-0) defeated Jonathan Bosuku (7-5) via unanimous decision … Continue reading Results: Bellator 223, London – Rafael Lovato Jr. defeats Gegard Mousasi via UD

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“I’m fighting to get paid,” “I’m not doing this because I love the sport so much, I’m not a crazy person.” says Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi has said he is involved in fighting not because he loves fun or just like to ranting about but because he gets paid. The 33-year-old will be in a face-off against Rafael Lovato Jr in what looks like a fight to finish on Saturday afternoon in the main event of Bellator London. The Tehran-born Dutchman will be making his 53rd appearance as a … Continue reading “I’m fighting to get paid,” “I’m not doing this because I love the sport so much, I’m not a crazy person.” says Gegard Mousasi

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Gegard Mousasi outlines ‘right conditions’ key to challenging welterweight title

Gegard Mousasi will be looking forward to defending the Bellator middleweight title when he faces Rafael Lovato Jr. this weekend. A victory for the Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer in the main event of Bellator 223 will see him seek a second title in another Bellator division. The 33-year old has expressed his interest in competing at the light heavyweight division to battle and … Continue reading Gegard Mousasi outlines ‘right conditions’ key to challenging welterweight title

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Scott Coker positive Aaron Pico may bounce back

Bellator President Scott Coker insisted that despite losing at the first two outings in contest, Aaron Pico is no cast out in boxing. The mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler showed a lot of prospects in his debut showpieces on the Bellator MMA roster, but has fallen way off after the brutal defeats and knock outs There have been concerns about Pico and his … Continue reading Scott Coker positive Aaron Pico may bounce back

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“TJ Dillashaw, for a long time it was suspicious that he did steroids” says Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi has opened up that he suspected banned TJ Dillashaw for a ‘long time’ following the suspension of the former UFC bantamweight champ. TJ Dillashaw was earlier this year tested positive for the prohibited substance EPO and was subsequently suspended for two years by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. However, the 33-year old Dutch Bellator middleweight champion says he is not surprised that Dillashaw … Continue reading “TJ Dillashaw, for a long time it was suspicious that he did steroids” says Gegard Mousasi

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Heather Hardy reacts to haters on Twitter

Bellator 222 was for Heather Hardy an event to forget, as the former WBO featherweight boxing champion made an awful outing with an incredible TKO defeat in the hands of Taylor Turner. Hardy returned to the Bellator 222 event in New York with hope of knocking out her ferocious opponent but the table turned against the 37-year old mixed martial artist. The loss caused a … Continue reading Heather Hardy reacts to haters on Twitter

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Chael Sonnen ‘The American Gangster’ retires from MMA!

Chael Sonnen has announced his decision to retire from mixed martial arts after last night’s shock stoppage defeat in the hands of Lyoto Machida. Chael lost at death no thanks to a Machida’s pair of flying knees that caught him in co-main event, falling to the second. The loss marked Sonnnen’s second on the bounce having initially fallen to the deafening punches of MMA Legend … Continue reading Chael Sonnen ‘The American Gangster’ retires from MMA!

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Dillon Danis reigns supreme with another win at Bellator 222 NYC

It was a breath-taking outing in New York City on the main card of last night’s Bellator 222 event in a catchweight bout between Dillon Danis and Max Humphrey With the 25-year-old Danis making his debut return to the cage since Bellator 198, it was widely expected to be a clash of the wounded and the rejuvenated. Danis had in his mixed martial arts debut … Continue reading Dillon Danis reigns supreme with another win at Bellator 222 NYC

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Lyoto Machida speaks of his upcoming fight with Chael Sonnen at Bellator 222 and long term goals at the promotion

In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Lyoto Machida spoke about his upcoming fight with Chael Sonnen, his short and long term goals at Bellator. In short, not just playing around to make money, he’s at Bellator to be champion, most likely champ-champ. Here’s what he had to say: “As I said I look to be busy. And in order to be busy I have … Continue reading Lyoto Machida speaks of his upcoming fight with Chael Sonnen at Bellator 222 and long term goals at the promotion

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