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The Mercurial, Magical Gegard Mousasi on the Cusp of Glory (And a Payday)

There was a time when Gegard Mousasi entered the UFC that he heard boos and whispers.

He's overrated.

He's boring.

He's in over his head.

For anyone who had watched him in the past—say, before the spring of 2013—those kinds of statements were downright head-scratching.

The man who came into the UFC with a gaudy 33-3-2 record was suddenly not that good? The middleweight who once knocked out Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, the fearless one who stepped into the cage with and submitted heavyweight Mark Hunt—MARK HUNT!