There’s a new sheriff atop Bellator MMA’s middleweight division, and he’s a fighter Scott Coker knows well.
On Friday evening at the SSE Arena in London, England, Gegard Mousasi became the first man to hold Strikeforce and Bellator world titles when he stopped Rafael Carvalho with a first-round TKO. In a fairly straightforward bout, Mousasi was able to take Carvalho down, pass to mount, and pound out Carvalho without much effort, adding another belt to the former Dream two-division world champion’s trophy case. After the bout, Mousasi called out Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald for a champion versus champion superfight later this year.