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Gegard Mousasi sends positive message to rival, former Bellator champ Rafael Lovato Jr.

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:28:13 +0000

Gegard Mousasi says he never had any real animosity toward Rafael Lovato Jr. now that a rematch with his fellow former Bellator champ is off the table. Lovato (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) took the middleweight belt from Mousasi (46-7-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) at Bellator 223 in June, and there’s been a push for a second fight since, with Mousasi throwing out some hefty personal attacks to try to make it happen. The rematch was supposed to happen in January, but concerns about Lovato’s health lingered.

Gegard Mousasi sends positive message to rival, former Bellator champ Rafael Lovato Jr. – MMA Junkie

Gegard Mousasi thinks he has every advantage in Bellator title fight vs. Douglas Lima

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:56:30 +0000

Gegard Mousasi has no ill will toward Douglas Lima , but he thinks the welterweight champion is walking into a nightmare matchup when he goes for the Bellator middleweight title in May. After Rafael Lovato Jr.

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Twin title-fight booking shows ‘champ-champ’ narrative is alive and well in Bellator

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:57:27 +0000

Bellator dropped some big news Tuesday with the announcement of a championship doubleheader at their May 9 show in San Jose. The main event will feature promotional “champ-champ” Ryan Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), who puts his light heavyweight title on the line against surging contender Vadim Nemkov (11-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) as he bids to maintain his position as a simultaneous two-division champion. But it’s the announcement of the co-main event that has really caught the imagination, with reigning welterweight king and grand prix victor Douglas Lima (32-7 MMA, 14-3 BMMA) stepping up to 185 pounds to take on former middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (46-7-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) for the newly-vacated title. The event represents Bellator’s biggest statement of 2020, as they stack the deck for arguably their most important card of the year so far. Here are four key reasons why the event is so important for the promotion: It gives Bellator the chance to compete head to head with the UFC When the sad news of Rafael Lovato Jr.’s brain condition was announced, his decision to relinquish the middleweight title was an unfortunate inevitability.