Mousasi joins GSP’s camp, eyes ‘King Mo’ next
Gegard Mousasi will join Georges St. Pierre in Miami this week to assist the UFC welterweight champion for a part…
Gegard Mousasi will join Georges St. Pierre in Miami this week to assist the UFC welterweight champion for a part of his training camp in preparation for St. Pierre’s title defense against Dan Hardy at UFC 111 on March 27 in Newark, N.J.
Currently in Glendale, Calif., preparing for an appearance on HDNet’s Inside MMA which airs Friday, the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion said he will spend a few days with St. Pierre’s team in Miami, where Mousasi will also attend Strikeforce’s Saturday event at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. Then, Mousasi will fly with the team to Las Vegas for an additional week of training.
The trip marks the first time the Iranian-born Armenian fighter will train stateside. Mousasi has traveled to Russia to work with the world’s No. 1 heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, for brief spurts, but has kept the majority of his camps in Holland, where he resides.
I am nervous being away from my family and friends for two weeks and I don’t think of it like Georges is calling me for help, Mousasi told Sherdog.com via email. I think he is a great athlete that wants to train with different fighters to improve himself.
The 24-year-old champion said he hopes to exchange vital training information with St. Pierre.
To be honest, I’m curious about everything, curious how he does things and if I have to say something specific that would be how he puts everything together to be able to take down opponents with ease, wrote Mousasi.
Mousasi’s travels kick off an already congested 2010 for the in-demand fighter. Including his New Year’s Eve victory against Gary Goodridge at K-1 and Dream’s co-promoted Dynamite event, Mousasi expects to fight six to eight times this year.