Gegard Mousasi har redan utmanat Vitor Belfort en gång, men ännu har han inte gett upp hoppet om att få möta honom. Då Belfort fortsätter att leta motståndare utanför sin viktklass, så har Gegard kommit med ytterligare ett förslag till mellanviktaren Vitor.
Här kan ni läsa vad Mousasi hade att säga via ”MMAJunkie”:
I will make this easy on Vitor. If he is going to continue to make conditions on who he will fight, I will face Vitor at a catchweight or at light heavyweight. At the end of the day, I want to fight the best guys for the title. I don’t turn down fights.
Vitor is a fighter, and he is not getting any younger. He gets paid to fight. He should get in there and do his job with or without the belt. That is his job, and he should not be making such conditions because he is only losing time and opportunity.
I only want to fight guys that want to fight me and are willing to challenge themselves in the process. If Vitor will do his job, then I will gladly face him at 185 pounds, 195 pounds or 205 pounds. I know both the fans and the UFC want this fight badly. If Vitor does not want to fight, then give me any No. 1 contender in the middleweight division.
I want to have a title shot, and whoever is in front of the line is the person I expect to challenge. I have been fighting for a very long time, and my professional record speaks for itself. I believe I deserve a title shot based on what I have accomplished. I have seen fighters that have done less and have received a title shot. So I feel that I am in the mix.
Gegard pratade även lite om hur det står till med hans knä, som opererades efter matchen mot Ilir Latifi vid UFC Stockholm 2013:
It is going very well. The doctor told me I will be back at 100 percent soon. The time off, however, is making me very hungry to compete and come back. I am trying to use this as motivation.
Vem Belfort kommer att möta härnäst återstår att se, men själv har han uttryckt en vilja att möta Chael Sonnen eller Dan Henderson. Möjligtvis blir det istället ett möte med Mousasi inom en snar framtid.
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