Gegard Mousasi Says He Gets Hate Over Lyoto Machida Being Yanked From UFC on FOX 19

Gegard Mousasi spoke with The MMA Hour (per MMA Fighting) about his fight with Lyoto Machida from UFC on FOX 19 being pulled after Machida admitted to use of a banned substance. Mousasi had previously accused Machida of using banned substances. The highlights are below:

On Machida being pulled from the fight after admitting use of a banned substance: “I think sometimes I say things, and when it’s the truth, still people are going to complain. You don’t like the truth? You want me to tell you something you like, just because you want to hear it? You want me to say, ‘oh Machida, he beat me, he’s such a fair fighter?’ I don’t know what people want to hear. They don’t like to hear the truth. They are so stupid. It’s ridiculous. Of course the USADA testing is coming, people are not going to use the typical, I don’t know, steroids or whatever. They’re going to use replacements. I’m not a rocket scientist, but I knew that was a banned substance, so he should’ve known also. And that supplement doesn’t do anything for you probably. I don’t know, from what I’ve read it’s for old people or something. So I don’t know. I think justice is being served.”

On fans being angry at him after the fight was scratched: “I’m stilling getting hate from them little dragons on the computer, so I don’t know what to say. They’re morons probably, because they don’t like the truth. It’s a fact, he’s been caught. It’s a banned substance. It’s a fact. It’s a fact that he cheated. It’s as simple as that. It’s like if I go through a red light and the officer gives me a ticket, that’s a fact. I don’t know how to explain this to these dummies. It’s ridiculous. But now, who cares? Who cares? They’re probably eating potatoes, playing video games. I have to listen to those guys?”

On his criticism of Machida: “People are going to say ‘bad loser, bad loser.’ No, it’s not a bad loser if you think someone cheated. If someone steals your money, I’m going to say ‘well, he stole it in the right way?’ You shouldn’t be sorry about it. People say stuff like that, ‘he beat you fair and square.’ Well, I took him down in the second round. He was so slippery, he got up. I had his back. He just put his ass up, I flew down his back like a chimney. Those could be positions I could’ve done damage, I could’ve done something. People are stupid, because they’re not in that situation. They’re like, ‘he’s a bad loser.’ Well if somebody steals from you, you’re also going to be feeling bad. So I don’t know why I am even talking about defending myself from people who are actually so stupid and ridiculous. The truth hurts. It hurts to some people.”