When they met back in June, Mousasi held the middleweight championship title and after five gruelling rounds, he finally conceded the title to Lovato Jr. with the majority of the judges scoring the bout in favor of the current middleweight champion.
The wounds from that defeat are still fresh and Mousasi is looking forward to avenging the loss in the seemingly imminent rematch.
Mousasi’s thoughts on the outcome of a rematch
Speaking about Lovato Jr., Mousasi claimed that he would surely knock him out if they were to fight again.
The shocker
What was to follow though, shocked everyone. Mousasi announced that should he lose in a rematch with Rafael, he will retire from the sport.
Bellator Middleweight champion on PEDs?
Former Bellator middleweight champion Mousasi is known for speaking against the usage of PEDs in MMA and has never shied away from pointing out past opponents who he believes were / are using PEDs. In the interview, he accused Rafael of using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) during their fight back in June.
Mousasi blames himself for not being able to finish Lovato Jr. the first time around.
With all this bad blood between the two, the rematch, if announced will be a mouth-watering prospect for sure.
Who do you think will win the rematch?
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