Mousasi trolls fans with phony Belfort fight announcement
Jason Silva / USA TODAY
For a second, it looked like Gegard Mousasi had managed to book the top-10 opponent he'd been hunting for months.
On Wednesday, "The Dreamcatcher" tweeted out the news that he would be facing middleweight veteran Vitor Belfort, a name he's called out on more than one occasion:
Ten minutes later, Mousasi said it was a gag, implying that Belfort is too scared for that match to happen.
Mousasi is known for his dry personality, so it's unclear whether this was an unorthodox attempt at humor, a genuine misunderstanding on his part, or an attempt to goad Belfor into actually accepting a future bout.
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