Gegard Mousasi is riding a five fight winning streak as a professional mixed martial artist. The fighter most recently earned himself a TKO victory over former champion Chris Weidman at UFC 210. That being said, the middleweight contender will no longer be competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Gegard Mousasi’s fight contract with the UFC came to an end with his recent TKO victory over Weidman. It was recently revealed that the mixed martial artist has signed a multi-fight contract with competing promotion Bellator MMA.
Fighters and fans have begun voicing their thoughts on the matter over social media. See what some fighters and fans had to say within the Twitter posts below.
Get that Bellator money. Gegard Mousasi signs multi-fight Bellator deal after 4-year UFC run #onebyone #welcome
— Linton Vassell (@LDV_TheSwarm) July 10, 2017
Mousasi cites Scott Coker's presence as a major reason for his Bellator signing. Says Coker is "honest" and "treats fighters with respect."
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) July 10, 2017
Congratulations to Gegard Mousasi!!!
— King Mo (@KingMoFH) July 10, 2017
@mousasi_mma congrats ??
— Henri Hooft (@henrihooft) July 10, 2017
Mousasi on Reebok. #themmahour pic.twitter.com/RETj6Nd2Sn
— Jed I. Goodman (@jedigoodman) July 10, 2017
The entire middleweight division in Bellator right meow #MMA pic.twitter.com/CB50OXAfM1
— Jordan Johnson (@doublejmma) July 10, 2017
Jesus. https://t.co/y8x98yPLNO
— Zebrinha MMA (@EricSpicely) July 10, 2017
Another one makes the move…go get paid fellas! https://t.co/WWhQhhFz15
— Chris Kelades (@keladesmma) July 10, 2017
Ape Jan @mousasi_mma welcome to @BellatorMMA #BellatorMMA bye bye ufc ??
— Georgi Karakhanyan (@georgimma) July 10, 2017
Gegard to Bellator? Is this mean NO Armenian guy fighter in the UFC? I guess I better get my body together as soon as I can. ? @Armenia_MMA
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) July 10, 2017
Wow, this is huge! He's one of the most underrated 185ers in the world but gets no recognition. Hope he gets that at Bellator. https://t.co/OtTm9Fkkgc
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 10, 2017
