Gegard Mousasi

All About Gegard Mousasi

Joined: 31 Dec 1969

Skills:

Mixed Martial Arts

Titles & Awards:

- Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion.

- DREAM middleweight champion.

- DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix champion.

- Cage Warriors middleweight champion.

About Me:

Gegard Mousasi (born August 1, 1985) is a professional Armenian-Dutch professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, grappler, and kickboxer. Mousasi was born in Iran to ethnic Armenian parents during the Iran-Iraq War. At the age of 4, Mousasi and his family relocated to Leiden, Netherlands, where he finished grade school before developing an interest in martial arts. He started practicing Judo and later Boxing at age 15. Twelve months later he became the Amateur Boxing champion of the Netherlands. He then switched to Kickboxing and then eventually to MMA. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Red Devil Sport Club. He is the former DREAM middleweight champion, Cage Warriors middleweight champion, and the current Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion. Mousasi is widely-regarded as one of the best light-heavyweight fighters in the world. He currently competes in the Strikeforce light-heavyweight division.