Fresh off being crowned the Bellator MMA middleweight champion, Gegard Mousasi has already told fans he wants his first fight as the champion to be against Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald.
Mousasi took on Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 200 on Friday, winning impressively with a first-round TKO. During the post-fight interview, Mousasi called out MacDonald and “The Red King” wasted no time to respond by congratulating the newly crowned champion and tagging Bellator officials on Twitter, requesting the fight.
@mousasi_mma congratulations on you dominant victory, @ScottCoker @rich_chou i know you wanted a title defense from me before challenging at middle weight.