Gegard Mousasi has proven himself to be one of MMA‘s most-decorated fighters, promotion notwithstanding. Although Mousasi hasn’t set foot inside a cage in more than a year’s time, he’s currently one victory away from a noteworthy milestone in his MMA career. Whenever he fights next, in whatever organization, another win would net him 50 as a professional.
The number 50 is a notable accomplishment in sports, no matter the discipline or competition being waged. Almost 30 years ago, during a strike-shortened season in Major League Baseball, outfielder Albert Belle, in his seventh year in the big leagues with the then-Cleveland Indians, hit 50 home runs and collected 50 doubles over the course of a truncated 144-game regular year.