All Entries in the "Gegard Mousasi" Category

HyeFighter Mousasi vs Mizuno for The DREAM LHW Championship

As expected the Japanese-based DREAM organization returns Sept. 25 for DREAM.16.
The event takes place at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, and airs in North America on HDNet.
No fighters have been announced for the card, but as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported, both lightweight champ Shinya Aoki and UFC vet Caol Uno are expected to [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Looking to Finish 2010 With 3 More Fights

After a 31-second dispatching of UFC vet Jake O’Brien at this past weekend’s DREAM.15 event, HyeFighter Mousasi is already itching to get back in action.
Three times, in fact.
“I hope to fight (in Strikeforce) in October,” Mousasi recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “I haven’t talked to (Strikeforce CEO) Scott (Coker). I met him in Japan, and [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Wins in 31 Seconds of Round 1

It didn’t take long for HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi to get back to his winning ways.  31 seconds in the first round was all it took.  Below is a play by play of what happened:
Round 1: O’Brien immediately shoots and Mousasi sprawls. O’Brien grabs one leg and continues to work for the finish. Mousasi grabs [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi’s Fight on HDNET Tonight

TOKYO — Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez will not face Gegard Mousasi in the opening round of the Dream light heavyweight grand prix at Dream 15 on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Rodriguez agreed to fill in as a replacement for Jake O’Brien, but Mousasi has instead agreed to face O’Brien, [...]

Interview With HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi racked up 15 consecutive victories before fighting with Muhammed Lawal in April. In that fight, Mousasi was taken down repeatedly and subjected to a “lay and prey” tactic that robbed him of his title.  He lost his Strikeforce belt and this will be his first fight after that loss.
At DREAM.15 on [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi vs. Jake O’Brien completes DREAM.15 light-heavyweight grand prix

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (28-3-1 MMA, 6-0 DREAM) and Jake O’Brien (13-3 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) have verbally agreed to meet at DREAM.15 in the promotion’s scaled-down light-heavyweight grand prix.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the fight Monday morning from sources close to the event, who said that while contracts have not been signed, the bout is expected to be [...]

Pride, Honor and an Undying Fighting Spirit: Armenians in MMA

by Sam Nassar Correspondent for the Bleacher Report:
With a past of oppression and sadness in their history, Armenians have shown themselves to have a fighter’s spirit that will not extinguish.
After near annihilation due to Genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks in 1915, the Armenian population had lost 1.5 million brothers and sisters in the slaughter.
With [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi scheduled for Dream 15 in July

Japan’s largest mixed martial arts promotion is banking on just about every available big gun in its arsenal for July.
Officials for Fighting and Entertainment today announced a Dream 15 line-up that includes four ranked fighters: lightweight champion Shinya Aoki and contender Tatsuya Kawajiri; heavyweight Alistair Overeem and light-heavyweight HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi. Also scheduled for the [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Hoping for King Mo Rematch on New Year’s Eve

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi, who will likely fight at DREAM.15 in the light heavyweight tournament, expressed an interest in a rematch with Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal during a DREAM press conference Thursday.
An eight-man tournament recently scrapped for May 29′s DREAM.14 has been rescheduled as a four-man competition at DREAM.15. The news was first reported by Sherdog.com. [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Loses to Mo

Muhammed Lawal (7-0) won a five-round unanimous decision over HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (28-3-1) for the Strikeforce light heavyweight title in Nashville Saturday night by scores of 49-45 on all three judges’ scorecards.
The former champion, Mousasi, never lost control of the fight. Mousasi countered with damaging punches to Lawal but the judges all scored [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi: “I Will Finish Him”

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi has never faced an opponent like Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal before. Lawal is one of the hottest prospects in the sport, but he’s already one of its most colorful entertainers. He specializes in trash talking, in making outlandish claims in an effort to draw attention and get inside his opponent’s head. But [...]

Lawal, Mousasi Wage Mental Warfare Heading into April 17 Bout

by Loretta Hunt (lhunt@sherdog.com) from Sherdog.com

The subtle mental games playing out between Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi are providing an intriguing lead-up into their light heavyweight championship clash at Strikeforce “Nashville” on April 17 in Nashville, Tenn.
Lawal, a 2005 U.S. world team member in freestyle [...]

Gegard Mousasi Interview – 03/28/10

Gegard Mousasi Exclusive Interview with Hyefighters.com talking about training at Gokor’s Hayastan MMA Academy and his prediction about Manny Gamburyan’s upcoming fight against Brown.

Gegard Mousasi, Just one of the Guys

What a night it was for me! I had been anticipating the arrival of Gegard Mousasi, current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, for weeks. I finally got the opportunity to watch him train at the Glendale Fighting Club, and it was very exciting!!!
I arrived at GFC around 7:00pm on Thursday night, looking forward to watch Gegard [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Memorabilia For Sale

We have a limited number of Gegard Mousasi life size cut outs signed by Gegard (as seen below) in BOTH ENGLISH and Armenian available for sale at $300 each. The proceeds raised from the sale of these items will go towards supporting our HyeFighters. If you are interested in purchasing one, please email [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi To Defend His StrikeForce Light Heavyweight Title Against Muhammed “Mo” Lawal

It’s official: Strikeforce will make its return to CBS on April 17 with three title fights, but no Fedor Emelianenko.
Strikeforce and CBS today confirmed earlier reports of a Nashville card with Dan Henderson vs. Jake Shields as the main event, preceded by HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi and reigning LHW Champion vs. Muhammed Lawal and Shinya Aoki [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi TKO’s Sokoudjou in the 2nd

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi was tested by an equally athletic Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou until the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion scored a technical knockout 3:43 into the second round of their three-round, non-title contest.
Mousasi peppered Sokoudjou early with mostly deflected jabs and high kicks, until Sokoudjou cried foul and grabbed his groin from an inside kick. However, [...]

Mousasi vs Sokodju – November 7, 2009

A non-title fight between Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (26-2-1) and Strikeforce newcomer Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (7-4) has been booked and completes the main-card lineup for the organization’s Nov. 7 debut event on CBS.
Sources close to the organization have confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the fight has been booked and simply awaits approval from [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Pre-fight Strikeforce Interview

CHICAGO — While some MMA fans and pundits have proclaimed that Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou doesn’t have what it takes to upset Gegard Mousasi on Saturday night, the current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion isn’t buying into that notion. Mousasi clearly remembers Sokoudjou’s past triumphs over Antonio Rogerio Noguiera and Ricardo Arona in PRIDE, and is intent [...]

Video Featuring HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi – 10/18/09

Cool Video Featuring HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi

Cool Video Featuring HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi

Cool Video Featuring HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi

HyeFighter of the month for August 2009: Gegard Mousasi

ongratulations to Gegard Mousasi for being named the HyeFighter of the month for August 2009 in recognition of his winning the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship by beating Babalu in 1 minute of the FIRST ROUND!!!

HyeFighter of the month for May 2009: Gegard Mousasi

Congratulations to Gegard Mousasi for being named the HyeFighter of the month for May 2009 in recognition of his victory over Mark Hunt at the Superhulk tournament in Japan.