Mousasi open for a move to UFC

Quote :

“If you’re the Strikeforce champion, then you have a lot more possibilities. I still have a contract with Strikeforce. It makes sense to be a champion there before something like fighting in the UFC can happen. But I don’t know. I’m just focusing on Strikeforce, and eventually it’s not my decision. I just need to keep winning my fights. That’s the most important thing… Financially it’s always good to fight a lot, but I think now the most important thing is to get big fights. I think that’s the more important thing than fighting a lot. I need to fight the people, the fighters that are very recognizable to the fans. I need to fight fighters that are very famous or [fans will] know or are ranked very high… I think eventually everyone will end up in the UFC if you want to be considered one of the best. I’m very open for that, but it’s not really up to me. It depends on if they would like me in the UFC or not, but I’m open to that.”

http://bjpenn.com/news/2011/09/13/gegard-mousasi-open-to-ufc-move-4569.html

Mousasi vs. Thiago Silva !

Is Thiago still around?

I say Mousasi vs Jones/Rampage loser, Forrest, or Hendo.

Farmer1906 wrote:

Is Thiago still around?

I say Mousasi vs Jones/Rampage loser, Forrest, or Hendo.

Thiago's hibernating, he'll be back once the snows melt.

He can re-apply in January for a license to Murder Face.

Gegard is fighting OSP in December. Rumor
has it that the UFC is trying to make Shogun vs Henderson, but if that falls through they will have Thiago vs Shogun in January. If Shogun vs Hendo happens Thiago will get Forrest. The problem the UFC is having is Dan wants a title shot right off the bat and the UFC isn't going for it.

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

Gegard is fighting OSP in December. Rumor
has it that the UFC is trying to make Shogun vs Henderson, but if that falls through they will have Thiago vs Shogun in January. If Shogun vs Hendo happens Thiago will get Forrest. The problem the UFC is having is Dan wants a title shot right off the bat and the UFC isn't going for it.

Holly sh...........

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

Gegard is fighting OSP in December. Rumor
has it that the UFC is trying to make Shogun vs Henderson, but if that falls through they will have Thiago vs Shogun in January. If Shogun vs Hendo happens Thiago will get Forrest. The problem the UFC is having is Dan wants a title shot right off the bat and the UFC isn't going for it.

interesting news. I'm wondering if Dream will try to pull Mousasi into a show if they decide to do their usual New Years Show.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

Gegard is fighting OSP in December. Rumor
has it that the UFC is trying to make Shogun vs Henderson, but if that falls through they will have Thiago vs Shogun in January. If Shogun vs Hendo happens Thiago will get Forrest. The problem the UFC is having is Dan wants a title shot right off the bat and the UFC isn't going for it.

interesting news. I'm wondering if Dream will try to pull Mousasi into a show if they decide to do their usual New Years Show.

count on it

He won't fare well until significant wrestling improvements are made

Ninja\Rua/Fan wrote:

Gegard is fighting OSP in December. Rumor
has it that the UFC is trying to make Shogun vs Henderson, but if that falls through they will have Thiago vs Shogun in January. If Shogun vs Hendo happens Thiago will get Forrest. The problem the UFC is having is Dan wants a title shot right off the bat and the UFC isn't going for it.

I hope for Thiago's sake that Hendo-Shogun goes through

Thiago is a third rate Shogun clone.

Dude is nothing like Shogun really. Would make for a nice matchup if they met.

bobbitt15 wrote:

He won't fare well until significant wrestling improvements are made

He showed some improvement vs Jardine. Jardine was able to take him down, but Mousasi took Jardine down too.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Thiago is a third rate Shogun clone.

His striking is no comparison but he's way stronger and has better wrestling

And I still pick a healthy Thiago to Murder Face Evans, not one with three herniated discs in his back who didn't train for 4 weeks leading up to the fight and who was enticed by the offer of more money to not pull out of the fight due to that seriously debilitating condition.

Would he also not be on steroids

Yeah, taking injections into his spine because his back was so fucked up and he hadn't fought in a year and needed the money. What a dick

He is a dick. He knows the rules.

Some people live in the real world

If you take steroids in a sport where the object is to hurt the other guy then you're a dick.

Lol

freakzilla wrote:

If you take steroids in a sport where the object is to hurt the other guy then you're a dick.

80% of fighters are dicks? calm down you're calling out ur fav fighters mate!

killerofchicken wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

If you take steroids in a sport where the object is to hurt the other guy then you're a dick.

80% of fighters are dicks? calm down you're calling out ur fav fighters mate!

Innocent until proven guilty.

I don't think Gegard will do well in the UFC. His wrestling skills are sub-par and his striking is inconsistent...