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Bellator 250: “Lima vs. Mousasi” takes place this week (Thurs., Oct. 29, 2020) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The vacant Middleweight title goes to the winner of the main event between Douglas Lima (32-7) and Gegard Mousasi (46-7-2).
The fighters are scheduled to participate in what the promotion is calling a “Virtual Media Day” this afternoon (Tues., Oct. 27, 2020), starting at 1:30 p.m. ET in the video player above.
Expected participants include:
Douglas Lima (1:30 p.m.) – Bellator Welterweight/Middleweight
Nick Newell (1:45 p.m.) – Bellator Lightweight
Ty Gwerder (2:00 p.m.) – Bellator Middleweight
Desiree Yanez (2:15 p.m.) – Bellator Flyweight
Henry Corrales (2:30 p.m.) – Bellator Featherweight
Veta Arteaga (2:45 p.m.) – Bellator Flyweight
Brandon Girtz (3 p.m.) – Bellator Featherweight/Lightweight
Gegard Mousasi (3:15 p.m.) – Bellator Middleweight
Dalton Rosta (3:30 p.m.) – Bellator Middleweight
Jake Hager (3:45 p.m.) – Bellator Heavyweight
Selected news and memorable quotes from the participants will be available below.
Douglas Lima: “(I) fight contenders. I’m here to fight contenders. If he (MVP) wants to fight me, go fight a guy that’s in line for a title shot. No disrespect to him but if you want the fight you got to fight guys that get you there. Every time I lost the belt I fought the guy who was No. 1 next in line for it. If Bellator says you’re ready (though) I’m here.”
Lima: “I think there’s a lot more fights me to do there (at 170) but let’s see how it feels on Thursday night. I usually walk around at 200. Middleweight it’s only 15 pounds, Welterweight I suffer a little bit more, but my goal is to win both defend both (and) stay busy. I feel healthy, I feel good.”
Lima: “Mousasi’s a complete fighter. He’s a good striker, a good wrestler, good on the ground. He’s gonna be ready to fight everywhere, same as me. I paid my dues in the gym, I’m ready to fight him. He’s probably going to be a little bit bigger than me but it is what it is. The bigger the challenge, the bigger the reward. I know it’s a tough challenge, that’s why I wanted this type of fight. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Lima: “There’s a lot of good guys, ex-UFC fighters, guys who have been on top there so everybody knows we have a deep division (at 170) and we can compete with everybody in the world.”
Lima: “He said it himself, Mousasi wants to wrestle me, put more weight on top of me. I prepared for the wrestling, ready for the striking, and I’m ready for everything. I’m sure he’s going to try fight his fight on every aspect, mix everything up, and we’re ready for it.”
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