Gegard Mousasi is not happy with the PFL.
At the end of 2023, PFL acquired Bellator MMA in a landmark deal, which PFL executives promised would lead to a new era of MMA. Unfortunately, that new era has not extended to Mousasi, who has gotten off to a rough start with PFL, primarily over the lack of fights and even communication coming from the promotion. And after recently attending a PFL event in Paris where Mousasi still made no headway in booking a fight, the former Bellator middleweight champion has reached his limit.
âThey said that the amount [of money I get paid], we donât want to cut you, itâs so much, that itâs better for you, I donât know, look somewhere else or do something else,â Mousasi said Wednesday on The MMA Hour.
âAt this moment, Iâm like, listen, if someone doesnât want me, Iâm like, âF*** it. Letâs go.â But my team around me is like, âF*** it, weâll sue them.â If it was up to me, I would just go, but I donât know. Weâll see. The team around me is not that happy. So I think there is going to be legal action against them.
âYeah, [I feel disrespected] because they donât even want to pick up the phone and talk to us,â Mousasi continued. âItâs not even funny anymore. Itâs the worst organization so far. Iâve fought in a lot of organizations, this is the worst one.â
Mousasi has not competed since dropping a decision to Fabian Edwards at Bellator 296 in May 2023. The former champion signed a new contract with Bellator prior to the company getting acquired, and Mousasi said heâs been told by PFL officials that they were not aware of his new contract when acquiring Bellator and thatâs why he hasnât been offered a fight.
âI think they bought Bellator but they donât have the financial means to pay the fighters,â Mousasi said. âWhoever is not necessary, they will just not let them fight. Especially fighters that make a lot of money. Because Bellator fighters make more.
âMy contract is a couple million. ⌠Whatever deal you make, itâs not possible that someone slipped a letter between the other letters and no one found out. Everything has to be signed by lawyers. So whatever they did, they knew about it. They said theyâd take everyone from [Bellator]. So they took me, they knew the contract, and now theyâre like, âWell, they slipped it in.â Youâre not buying McDonaldâs, youâre buying a million-dollar company. Itâs not believable that they didnât know and someone wanted to f*** with them, so they did a very fast contract and no one knew about it. Itâs just not true. Everything has to go through lawyers.
âI donât know why you even took Bellator if you donât have the money to let the fighters fight.â
At 38 years old, Mousasi is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, and while he says he would rather the remaining years of his career not be spent fighting as many legal battles as physical ones, if PFL continues to refuse him, heâll be left with no choice.
âIâve talked to legal council, Iâve talked to managers, lawyers, other people who worked for Bellator, I know I have a contract,â Mousasi said. âThey owe me at least one fight, and then they can let the clock run out. At least. So it doesnât start until I fight. Something like that. The problem is, you never know who is going to win in a lawsuit. So I hope it doesnât get there.â
Dude is never happy anywhere he goes lol
Hasnât he sued someone else?
Is he Randy 2.0?
EDIT: After reading the article I agree with him. He isnât the only fighter saying that PFL wonât give him a fight. PFL canât claim they didnât know about his contract when they bought Bellator. That is pure horse shit.
Moose saucy fuckin trashes khamzat. Sorry Nick Dicktuck Army.
All seriousness gayguard is a true legend. His first ufc fight i didnt know who he was, his record was like fuckin 36-2 at the time. Wish he was still in the ufc
A contract is a contract dickwad. Honor it or cut him.
Honestly I had no idea he was still fighting.
What? Weird comment
Dude just calls it like he sees it. If they arenât gonna give him a fight then let him go elsewhere. Why would anyone be happy if they werenât allowed to work?
Heâs not. They wonât give him a fight. Do you even read bro???
Heâs complained about every promotion heâs ever been apart of lol
He was/is such an underrated fighter.
That probably only the hardcores appreciate
In his Prime he would trash Cumshot
Hence why Gay Nick Diazâs Army hates on him.