Gegard Mousasi Is Confident in His Game Plan For UFC 210

Gegard Mousasi spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Chris Weidman at UFC 210. Highlights are below:

On Weidman’s fighting style: “I studied tapes, and he always fights the same way: He comes, he pressures, looking for the takedowns. He doesn’t shoot when he goes back – so that’s an advantage we’re going to have to take.”

On how he stacks up with Weidman: “My standup is better, and this is no wrestling fight. I worked a lot on my takedown defense – I don’t need to be a wrestler. I just need to defend it. This is MMA – this is very different from wrestling. I’m expecting a tough fight. If he makes mistakes and I can finish him, I’ll do that. He has heavy hands – he’s not afraid to throw punches. He’s going to make it difficult, but I’m way to technical for him. The longer the fight goes in the standup, the worse he’s going to do. He’s going to do good in the first couple minutes, but even an amateur can box for a couple rounds with a pro. I’m confident in my game plan for what I’m going to do.”

On a possible title shot: “I deserve (a title shot) simply because I have a whole history behind me, and if I beat Weidman I definitely deserve it. You have ‘Jacare’ and Yoel Romero there. If the UFC hadn’t made the (title) fight with (Bisping) and Dan Henderson, or the ‘GSP’ fight, they already would’ve fought and it would be my chance. Now I have to wait (and) risk everything.”