Victim of Lyoto and Jacaré, Mousasi challenges Belfort to 'fair fight' at UFC Japan

Mousasi even released a montage of the confrontation with Belfort on Twitter. Photo: Reproduction

Since debuting in the UFC, the Dutch-born Armenian Gegard Mousasi has not had an easy life against Brazilians in the octagon and has suffered defeats against Lyoto Machida e Ronaldo Jacare. However, the disadvantage in recent retrospect seems to have prevented the former Strikeforce and DREAM champion from trying to fight against another Brazilian athlete: the last challenger for the middleweight belt Vitor belfort. in your profile at Twitter, Mousasi published a direct challenge to the “Phenomenon”, without also missing the chance to poke his rival.

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"Vitor belfort and I have a lot of fans in Japan. As long as we have a clean fight, I'm in! The time is now, Dana White”, Mousasi published on the microblogging network, making a point of tagging the Brazilian and the Ultimate president in the message. The proposal is for the two to face each other at UFC Fight Night 77, scheduled for September 27th, at the mythical Saitama Super Arena, in Japan.

At 29, Gegard Mousasi He has a professional record of 37 wins, five defeats and two draws. The “Dreamcatcher”, as he is known, comes from two consecutive victories in the Octagon, the most recent of which was over Costa Philippou. Already Vitor belfort, 38 years old, has a record of 24 wins and eleven losses. Belfort and Mousasi have one thing in common in their careers: to date, the two have been the only athletes to knock out the veteran. Dan Henderson.