All Entries in the "Gegard Mousasi" Category

HyeFighter Mousasi Fighting Kyle On Strikeforce Event

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi will be taking on veteran Mike Kyle at the  “Tate vs. Rousey” Showtime-televised event on March 3, 2012, from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Mousasi is coming off a win against Ovince St Preux on 12/17/11, and Kyle is coming off a win against Marcos Rogerio de Lima on 09/10/11.  To say [...]

HyeFighter Documentary

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Two years ago, we started shooting a documentary about the HyeFighters. We wanted to introduce our phenomenal athletes to the Armenian community and gain their on-going support.  Along the way, we were able to get to know a number [...]

Behind The Scene Video From HyeFighter Mousasi’s Strikeforce fight

Check out some of the cool behind the scenes footage of HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi’s trip to San Diego for his Strikeforce fight against OSP.  Thanks to Marlon Bizzo for the footage:
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HyeFighter Mousasi Works His Way To A Victory

Maybe it was his loss to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, but HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi was determined to show off his improved wrestling against Ovince St-Preux.
The methodology worked well with Mousasi landing several takedowns en route to a unanimous decision win.
It was apparent in the opening moments that St-Preux, who took his biggest step up in [...]

Big Month For HyeFighters

Over the course of the next month, UFC’s Manny Gamburyan, Strikeforce’s Gegard Mousasi and boxers Vic Darchinyan and David Lemieux will be just some of the participants in fights held throughout Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego, Canada, Germany and Spain.

HyeFighter Mousasi To Fight Perux On Dec 17

Ovince St. Preux and his management team asked to fight HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi last month, and Mousasi recently said he’d be cool with that. Strikeforce has apparently booked the fight for their yet-unannounced December 17th event, according to a report by MMA Junkie.
OSP has looked quite impressive lately, rattling off five straight wins in Strikeforce [...]

Interview With HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi learned a lesson in his April draw against Keith Jardine, and he applied it in his July win over Hiroshi Izumi.

HyeFighter Mousasi Talks About the UFC and Getting His Strikeforce Title Back

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi says he’s “definitely” intrigued by the possibility of a move to the UFC, but he also plans on getting his Strikeforce light heavyweight title back first.
“If you’re the Strikeforce champion, then you have a lot more possibilities,” Mousasi said on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. “I still have a contract with [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Slated for Dec 17th Fight in The US

Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (31-3-2 MMA, 2-1 SF) is again returning to the states in hopes of leaving under better circumstances this time around.
The Armenian fighter has been targeted to fight on an as-yet-unannounced Strikeforce card set for Dec. 17, a source close to the fighter confirmed to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). An [...]

HYEFIGHTER of the Month: July 2011 Gegard Mousasi

Congratulations to HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi for being named the HyeFighter of the month for July 2011 in recognition of his TKO of Hiroshi Izumi at 3:29 of the 1st round at Dream 17 in Japan to successfully defend his Light Heavyweight Championship

HyeFighter Mousasi Defends His Title By TKO In The 1st Round

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi defends his Dream Lightheavy weight championship by beating Olympic Silver Medalist in Judo Hiroshi Izumi via TKO at 3:29 of the first round.  Below is the play-by-play from the fight, and below that check out the gallery of pictures which include some exclusive behind the scenes pictures:
Round 1:
Izumi takes the first swipe [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Ready For Title Defense in Japan

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi, the Dream light-heavyweight champion, always wants to be exciting, but these days he’ll settle for a victory regardless of its entertainment value.
Mousasi’s first defense of his title belt is scheduled for Sunday at Dream 17 in Tokyo, where he’s slated to face undersized light-heavyweight Hiroshi Izumi (4-1). Though his judo resume includes [...]

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Set To Face Izumi at Dream 17 on July 16, 2011

DREAM’s first event of 2011 has announced a host of bouts, including two title fights, for DREAM.17 to be held at Ariake Colosseum on July 16.
In title matches, HyeFighter light heavyweight, former DREAM middleweight champion and reigning DREAM light heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi is set to defend his strap against Olympic silver medalist judoka Hiroshi [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Gets Robed in San Diego

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi’s fight against former UFC champion Keith Jardine had to have been one of the most horrible and pathetic examples of judging/scoring a fight.  Mousasi CLEARLY won the fight PERIOD.  Aggression,  Dominant Position, Ring Control, Striking and to put it bluntly, beat the living crap out of Keith Jardine.  However, because Jardine had [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Now Fighting Jardine on the 9th

UFC veteran Keith Jardine will fill in for the injured Mike Kyle to face Dream light heavyweight champion HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi at April 9’s Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley.”
News of Kyle’s broken right hand came to light earlier in the week, and Showtime broadcaster Mauro Ranallo announced the new pairing during the network’s broadcast of Strikeforce [...]

It’s Official HyeFighter Mousasi To Fight in San Diego on April 9th

San Diego, CA April 9th at the VALLEY VIEW CASINO CENTER is where HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi will be making his return to Strikeforce and fighting against Mike “MAK” Kyle (18-8-1).  THis fight will be televised LIVE on Showtime at 10 PM EST, and tape delayed on the West Coast at 10 PM also.  However, if [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi To Fight on April 9th

April 9, 2011 – That is the next date when HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi will be fighting again in the United States at the Strikeforce event.  Although the date is set, the venue and his opponent has yet to be determined.
There is talk of the event being held in California, or Oklahoma but nothing has been [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Looking to get Back in the Cage in April

In a recent call with HyeFighters.com, HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi informed us that he had a fight scheduled against Mike Kyle, that was slated for the Strikeforce March 5th card in Columbus, Ohio which at this point will not take place because Kyle needed more time to recover from his injuries.  As such, Gegard mentioned [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Ends 2010 With a K1 Win in Japan Over Fujimoto

In a K-1 rules kickboxing match, DREAM light-heavyweight champion HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi kept his kickboxing record unblemished with a unanimous-decision win over K-1 heavyweight champ Kyotaro Fujimoto.
While the bout was closely contested in the opening frame, Mousasi unleashed a devastating right hook in the second that sent Kyotaro crashing to the canvas. The Japanese striker [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi’s Pre Fight Interview

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi talks about his upcoming K1 Rules fight against Kyotaro Fujimoto at Dynamite 2010 Event in Japan on New Years eve 2010.
All fighters competing in Friday’s DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ event successfully made weight for the show.
Additionally, officials today announced the bout order for the 15-fight card, which includes three title fights and a [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Confirmed for New Years Eve – For K1 Match

Four additional bouts today were announced for the Dec. 31 DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ event.
DREAM Super Hulk tourney winner Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa (47-31-8 MMA, 7-4 DREAM) meets Sengoku fighter Hiroshi Izumi (3-1 MMA, 1-0 DREAM), and featherweight Hideo Tokoro (26-23-1 MMA, 4-6 DREAM) meets former boxer and K-1 vet Kazuhisa Watanabe (0-0 MMA, 0-0 DREAM).
Additionally, notable [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi expects Le Banner at “Dynamite!! 2010,” Kyle in 2011 Strikeforce return

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi (30-3-1 MMA, 8-0 DREAM, 2-1 SF), who’s won 17 of his past 18 fights during a busy four-year stretch, may have two more bouts on the horizon.
Mousasi, the current DREAM light-heavyweight champion and former Strikeforce title-holder, expects to meet famed kickboxer Jerome Le Banner at December’s DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ event, he recently [...]

HYEFIGHTER of the month: September 2010 Gegard Mousasi

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi finishes off Tatsuya Mizuno at 6:10 of the first round to capture the first ever Dream Light Heavyweight title.

HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi Training at GFC Again

The students at the Glendale Fighting Club were treated to a nice surprise tonight when the Dream Light Heavyweight champion of the world showed up for a training session and helped in instructing the class.  Gegard and his brother Gevik worked out with all the students and spent time talking to each and every one [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Wins the Dream Light HeavyWeight Championship

Gegard Mousasi is the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and former Dream middleweight champion, and now he’s the current Dream light heavyweight champion, beating Tatsuya Mizuno at Dream 16 to win his second title in Japan’s top MMA promotion.
Although Mizuno held his own on the ground at times, it was a relatively [...]

HyeFighter Mousasi Makes Weight Ready for Title Fight

“HDNet Fights: DREAM 16″ airs LIVE at 11:00 p.m. PT and 2:00 a.m. ET this Friday, September 24, 2010. That is TONIGHT on HDNET if you have it!!!

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.