38°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
MMA UFC

UFC’s middleweight Mousasi wants a “name” opponent

By THOMAS MOORE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
July 9, 2016 - 5:01 pm
 
UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi says he wants to face a name opponent. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gegard Mousasi wants a “name” opponent next to rise the ranks

UFC middleweight Mousasi defeated Thiago Santos at UFC 200 by way of first-round knockout.

Mousasi also thinks Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza should have the next shot at the middleweight title.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
MORE STORIES
THE LATEST
The UFC has new owners of two buildings they occupy in the Southwest valley. (Colliers)
UFC-occupied buildings in Las Vegas sell for $23.6M
By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

The off-market sale was brokered by Colliers and features two buildings which are 70 percent occupied by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Dana White, president of UFC, speaks at a news conference after the UFC 229 mixed martial arts ...
UFC reaches $375M settlement in class-action lawsuit
By Mark Anderson The Associated Press

The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants, agreeing Thursday to pay the former fighters $375 million after a previous agreement was thrown out by a Nevada district judge.