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Gegard Mousasi condemns Rafael Lovato Jr. as a cheater, promises ‘if I lose [the rematch], I’ll retire’

Gegard Mousasi pulled no punches on the topic of Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. after his split decision win over Lyoto Machida on Saturday night.

Mousasi lost the title to Lovato Jr. back in June in a five-round majority decision, but the result of that fight never sat well with him. Immediately after avenging his 2014 loss to Machida, Mousasi turned his attention back to Lovato Jr. with hopes of booking a rematch sooner rather than later.

“Next fight I’m going to kill him,” Mousasi said when addressing Lovato Jr.