Oct 9, 2009

Gegard Mousassi vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Strikeforce has annouced Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousassi and Rameau “The African Assassin” Sokoudjou will throw hands at the Nov. 7 “Fedor vs. Rogers” Strikeforce event on CBS.

They were suppose to meet at Dream 11 Super Hulk Tournament but Gegard Mousassi suffered an injury to his shoulder which caused him to pull out of the bout. Sokoudjou went on to defeat Mousassi's replacement Bob Sapp via ground and pound.

There was alot of hype for this fight in Japan however I'm not too exited about it. Sokoudjou is a very similar fighter as Melvin Manoeuf who lost to Mousassi by triangle choke. Mousassi also went on to defeat Renato “Babalu” Sobral who has a win over Sokoudjou by rear naked choke.

I see this being more of a marketing tool to help build Gegard Mousassi's name in the U.S. Unless Sokoudjou can knock him out early in the first round, I see Mousassi winning by ground and pound when Sokoudjou gets tired or by submission. If Mousassi wins, this woould be another big name on his list of victims which only makes him worth more in the U.S.

Gegard Mousasi and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

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