Sonnen was willing to face Mousasi (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/BellatorMMA)
The output of Gegard Mousasi from UFC to Bellator took a lot of people by surprise. One of these people was Chael Sonnen, former Ultimate and currently an athlete for Scott Coker's organization. Honestly, the loud-mouthed North American admitted that he didn't expect a change of scenery from the Armenian/Dutch, who was coming off five consecutive victories in his former home.
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“That surprised me. He has a good relationship with Scott Coker (president of Bellator). But you interviewed him before the fight with (Chris) Weidman and asked if he would like to test the market afterwards. And I remember he replied that no, that he wasn't satisfied with his contract but that he wasn't trying to do a media stunt. I thought he was sincere, but I believe something has changed since he spoke to you – but I know absolutely nothing. Pretty cool for Bellator, but I thought he was going to renew his contract and have a rematch with Weidman”, in an interview with 'The MMA Hour'.
Surprise aside, Sonnen wasted no time and took the opportunity to explore a possible duel between them. According to the American, Mousasi arrives at the organization close to a title fight, while he is still looking for an opponent.
“Yes, I'm looking for a fight right now. If I had to risk saying something, I think I can say that Mousasi is closer to a middleweight title fight than I am. (…) Let’s see what will happen”, he concluded.
Chael Sonnen He has already had two fights in Bellator, with one victory and one defeat. It debuted in January this year, when it was completed by Tito Ortiz still in the first round. The recovery came with the points triumph against the rival Wanderlei Silva, which took place at the historic Bellator 180 last June.
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