Gegard Mousasi vs. King Mo Being Discussed for Strikeforce in May

by Dave Walsh on Jan 20, 2010 3:49 PM EST in MMA

King Mo, future Strikeforce Lightheavyweight Champion?

Gegard Mousasi's contract is a peculiar one, as it binds him to Fedor Emelianenko when it comes to fighting in the United States, so it comes as no surprise that Gegard Mousasi is being talked about for the May show set to air on CBS, which will be headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum.

King Mo made some waves in his last Strikeforce appearance, knocking out a rather rotund and doughy looking Mike Whitehead and then spilling energy drink on the canvas, prompting athletic commission fines. King Mo, who has been a big name in Japan, one of the standout stars of Sengoku before coming to the United States, has made it clear he wants to fight the best and he wants to fight them now. So it comes as no surprise that he'll be thrown into the fire in his second Strikeforce fight, and will get his title shot against Gegard Mousasi.

Mousasi and Strikeforce were criticized for the Sokoudjou bout being a non-title fight. If Strikeforce felt that Sokou was not a real threat to the title, why should he be fighting the champion? Mousasi will be defending his title this time, in a bout that seems more competitive for both men.

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king mo has alot of fans on most of these mma blogs.

could be an exciting fight. cbs needs the ratings and this could be another fight strikeforce can hype.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 20, 2010 4:56 PM EST reply actions

I like King Mo a lot. He seems like a real cool guy from the interviews I’ve heard with him on Sherdog, but I’d rather he had a couple more fights before fighting someone like Mousasi.

by scrambledeggs on Jan 20, 2010 5:47 PM EST reply actions

Too soon...

They should continue to build up King Mo, beating an out of shape Mike Whitehead, at Heavyweight, doesn’t warrant a title shot, at Light-Heavy, to me.

by CSKit on Jan 20, 2010 6:27 PM EST reply actions

It’s not like this title means something. Mousasi got it in his first fight at LHW, after beating Mark Hunt at HW…

by dancingChicken on Jan 23, 2010 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

They don't have much else for him

So he either fights people below him or higher. Worst case scenario is that he learns a lot getting beaten by Gegard. Good on him.

by asa on Jan 20, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions

King Mo is gonna get his head punched off.

"That muscle contraction, that core strength that kind of happens, that pulls together when you’re maybe smoking weed or whatever, you know, you’re coughing or whatever ... I’m not a doctor or a fucking scientist, but I’ve smoked plenty of weed. And, you know, I think in my opinion it’s pretty damn good for you." MMAPlayground Profile

by Ahhhoki on Jan 20, 2010 10:37 PM EST reply actions