Gegard Mousasi

Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi is the Iranian-born Dutch kickboxer and MMA fighter who held titles in DREAM at middleweight and light heavyweight, Cage Warriors and Strikeforce before he turned 25. He won the 2008 DREAM middleweight Grand Prix with an upkick knockout of Ronaldo Souza.

He took the Strikeforce light heavyweight title from Renato Sobral in 2009, lost it to Muhammed Lawal, fought in the UFC from 2013 to 2017, and then became a two-time Bellator middleweight champion. CagePotato covered his calm demeanour and his Bellator signing.

Gegard Mousasi fact file
Full nameGegard Mousasi
NicknameThe Dreamcatcher
Date of birth
Place of birthTehran, Iran
Organisations fought in
  • Bellator
  • UFC
  • Strikeforce
  • DREAM
  • M-1 Global
  • Pride FC
  • Cage Warriors
  • DEEP
  • Rings
Accolades
  • Two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion
  • Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion
  • DREAM Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion
  • Cage Warriors World Middleweight Champion

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