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Gegard Mousasi

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : August 1, 1985

I was born in Iran, my parents are Armenian. We fled from Iran to the Netherlands when I was eight years old. We had a lot of family and friends in Iran, so it was hard to leave, especially for my parents. But we managed to settle well in the Netherlands, after a year in refugee camps. But I understood it was a process.

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I don't want to tell sad stories about myself. We may not have had a lot to spend when I grew up, but my childhood was good. The public likes to hear a dramatic story. They want a star to rise, have a meltdown and then return to greatness. Very American.

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I have a lot of nicknames. They called me Kingo in Japan, they called me the Young Vagabond, but that sounds bad, then Soldier of Fortune, now they call me the Dream Catcher.

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Iranian people are very hospitable, very family-oriented and besides that they have a very beautiful country.

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I made my money with good investments, I'm going to make maybe $1 million a year just with my real estate.

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I don't like nicknames, to be honest.

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I'd rather have no nickname, but with my style, you can't really put a name on it.

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I have losses to Machida and Lovato, and I'm going to avenge them both.

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As a fighter, you want fair treatment.

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In Bellator, I feel like I can grow. As the fighters grow, I know the company will grow. You feel like a part of the company.

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The UFC has too many rules, it doesn't make it better.

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I cannot come and suddenly put on a persona. Like, I cannot be Mike Tyson. When you saw him it was raw, it was intense, 'I want to hurt you.' But now everybody tries it. I don't enjoy that. It's not real.

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I'm fighting to get paid. I'm not doing this because I love the sport so much. I'm not a crazy person.

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Fighting is not my life.

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Luke Rockhold is the guy I want to face.

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I've fought Jacare twice, it's not a fight people want to see.

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The UFC focuses on entertainment, but that's not what fighting is about. It is not a concert.

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When you constantly claim you are the best, people start to believe that. I see that happen a lot. You can convince a lot of people by talking, even if that has nothing to do with your actual performances. But that's not my thing.

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At 15, I went to boxing. That's when I really wanted to be a champion, so that gave me a goal in life, so it kept me focused on training instead of other things.

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I always thought I would be a boxing champion.

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