Gegard Mousasi is a Dutch mixed martial artist who has been a four-time World Champion in the sport
Gegard Mousasi
@Sportspersons, Family and Childhood
Aug 1, 1985
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: August 1, 1985
- Nationality: Dutch
- Famous: Sportspersons, Mixed Martial Artists
- Birth Place: Tehran, Iran
- Height: 188cm
- Gender: Male
- Sun Sign: Leo
Gegard Mousasi born at
Tehran, Iran
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Birth Place
He was born on August 1, 1985, in Tehran, Iran, during the Iran–Iraq War, to a Christian Armenian family. His family name originally was Mofsesian which was changed to Mousasi long before he was born.
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Childhood & Early Life
He moved to Leiden, Netherlands with family at age four and completed his grade school studies there.
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Childhood & Early Life
He got drawn towards martial arts in his childhood which led him to take training in judo at just eight years of age.
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Childhood & Early Life
At the age of 15 he started training in boxing. In 2001 at age 16 he won the Netherlands Amateur Boxing National Championship. Overall amateur boxing record of Mousasi shows his remarkable performance in the combat sport with 12 wins out of 13, of which 9 were won via knockout.
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Childhood & Early Life
Following his stint in boxing, he turned to kickboxing. He later transitioned into MMA following footsteps of his elder brother Gewik who is presently thriving as an MMA trainer in Holland. Gewik also looks after finances and payments related to Gegard’s career.
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Childhood & Early Life
His early MMA bouts as a pro from 2003 saw him contending in different events across the globe. These included winning against Daniel Spek at the 2H2H: 1st Open Team event on April 27, 2003 in Amsterdam, Netherlands; against Niko Puhakka at Fight Festival 11 on September 11, 2004 in Helsinki, Finland; and against Tsuyoshi Kurihara at Deep: 22 Impact on December 2, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan among others.
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Career
In pursuit of participating in PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix, he signed with Pride Fighting Championships that year. He contended and defeated Makoto Takimoto in the opening round at Pride Bushido 11 on June 4, 2006 in Saitama, Japan. In the quarterfinal held on August 26, 2006, in Nagoya, Japan, he lost to Akihiro Gono in the second round via Submission (armbar).
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His next fight was against Hector Lombard at the Pride - Bushido 13 on November 5, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan, which he won via unanimous decision in the second round.
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He emerged winner of the Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship title on December 9, 2006, fighting against Gregory Bouchelaghem at the CWFC: Enter The Rough House event held in Nottingham, England.
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He continued his winning spree fighting in different events prior to his stint in the DREAM 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix. The opening round of the Dream's Middleweight Grand Prix hosted in the Dream 2 event saw him beat Denis Kang on April 29, 2008 in Saitama, Japan.
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