Strikeforce Fight Video: Babalu Sobral vs. Gegard Mousasi

August 15, 2009 by admin
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July 28, 2009 by admin
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Affliction ‘Trilogy’ was days away from being televised worldwide, airing a spectacular fight card for all MMA fans around the world. Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Gegard Mousasi headlined the Affliction 3 co-main event, a highly anticipated bout for many. However due to some issues that Affliction MMA faced, the August 1st event was canceled completely.

The good news is, we recently learned that Babalu will still be taking on Mousasi as it was moved toward the Strikeforce ‘Carano vs. Cyborg’ televised fight card. Apparently, Strikeforce was able to acquire both men to fight in the cage on August 15th as part of the main card. Babalu is currently the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, so he’ll be putting his belt on the line as they enter combat at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

The Strikeforce August 15 event will headline a female championship fight between Gina “Conviction” Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. The winner of the bout will receive the first female Strikeforce title in the history of the promotion.

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Gegard Mousasi On Babalu Sobral: “If He Underestimates Me On The Ground, He Will Be Surprised”

July 21, 2009 by admin
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The former DREAM middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi is currently training for one of the toughest matches in his MMA career. Although Mousasi and Babalu Sobral are both very good ground fighters, many say that Babalu has the clear advantage if the fight is taken to the mat. Mousasi disagrees with many of the MMA experts, warning everyone that his Jiu-Jitsu should not be underestimated. Nonetheless, Mousasi plans to keep the fight standing up in order to exploit Babalu’s weakness.

Mousasi is scheduled to take on Babalu as part of the Affliction ‘Trilogy’ co-main event. Affliction 3 will headline a WAMMA heavyweight title fight between current champion Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett. The event will take place on August 1st at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Snip from Gegard Mousasi:

“I think (if) he underestimates me on the ground, he will be surprised…People have taken me down and (opponents) think it’s easy to take me down. We’ll see. It’s a fight. It’s not a jiu-jitsu fight. I’m going to punch him.”

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Gegard Mousasi Warning Message: “Sobral Will Have To Watch Out For My Elbows” At Affliction ‘Trilogy’

July 1, 2009 by admin
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The former Dream middleweight champion and former Cage Warriors middleweight champion Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi is looking forward to take one of the toughest competitors in the sport of mixed martial arts. At Affliction ‘Trilogy’ Mousasi will go up against Renato “Babalu” Sobral as part of the pay-per-view main fight card.

Mousasi understands the difficult bout ahead of him where two submission specialists may test their skills on the ground. However, if both fighters decide to exchange on their feet then the Armenian-Dutch contender is ready for that type of war as well. Mousasi tells us how how confident he is coming into this fight, expecting to dominate all positions. He warns us to look out for some raining elbows if he is in ground and pound position over Babalu.

Mousasi reveals his game plan against Babalu, a bout scheduled for August 1st at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California:

“Sobral is so tough. When he comes, he comes to fight…It will be a good test for me…With Sobral, I will try to fight (a) stand up game. If it goes to the ground, I will take top position and work him over with my ground and pound. Sobral will have to watch out for my elbows; I want to use them in this fight. If I end up on my back, I can defend myself and eventually we will stand back up again.”