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Gegard Mousasi Not Keen on a Rematch With Chris Weidman

April 9, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Gegard Mousasi spoke following his win over Chris Weidman at UFC 210. Some highlights are below:

On his standards for his next contract: “I should get paid. I’ve defeated (Ronaldo) ‘Jacare’ (Souza), I’ve defeated Mark Hunt, I’ve defeated Dan Henderson, I’ve defeated Vitor Belfort, and I’ve defeated Weidman. Who else? All these guys I’ve defeated, and they’re making more money than me. What is it? My nationality? Do you want me to dye my hair blond? What the (expletive)? I am one of the best. I should get paid like one of the best. There’s nothing wrong with me. Just pay me what I’m worth. I’m a fair guy. I’m not asking more than what I deserve. You think I cannot beat (UFC middleweight champion Michael) Bisping? I cannot talk like him? What is it?”

On the end of his fight with Weidman: “I have a lot of respect for Weidman, and I don’t want to talk bad about him, but at the end of the day, if you want to play smart and try to take advantage of the rules, that’s not my fault. If you want to put your hands down so I cannot knee you, you’re fighting. Don’t try to take advantage of the rules. I’m fighting at the end of the day. It was legal. That’s what everyone says now. It was legal. I don’t make the rules. It was legal, and I felt he didn’t want to continue, and everyone saw that. He didn’t want to continue. How is that my fault? I don’t give a (expletive). I won.”

On Weidman wanting a rematch: “If he wants his rematch, I can give it to him, but at the end of the day, I’m chasing the title. If I fight Bisping, I think I would be the favorite. Fighting Weidman is tough. It was a tough fight. First round he won. The second, I was coming back, and I hurt him. I don’t know. I’m not the matchmaker.”