Gegard Mousasi to fight in Strikeforce Dec. 17 eventSeptember 6, 2011 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (31-3-2 MMA, 2-1 SF) is again returning to the states in hopes of leaving under better circumstances this time around. The Dutch-Armenian fighter has been targeted to fight on an as-yet-unannounced Strikeforce card set for Dec. 17, a source close to the fighter confirmed to mmajunkie.com. According to the website, an opponent has yet to be named for the event, which is currently without a city and venue. The booking opportunity is Mousasi's first since he drew Keith Jardine at "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley." In a fight expected to crown the next contender to the title he once held, Mousasi was ahead on two of three scorecards at the conclusion of his bout with Jardine, but a point deduction for an illegal upkick in round one prompted a majority draw. Mousasi got back on the horse this past July at Dream: Japan GP Final with a first-round TKO of Hiroshi Izumi, which served as the first defense of his DREAM light heavyweight title. It took him all of 60 seconds to take Renato Sobral's Strikeforce belt in August 2009, but he lost it seven months later when Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal outpointed him on the CBS-televised "Strikeforce: Nashville." Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |