Gegard Mousasi has had an exemplary profession in fight sports activities, however we might have seen the final of him in reside competitors, in response to one in every of his coaching companions. Showing on a latest episode of Bowks Speaking Bouts, Costello Van Steenis touched on a number of subjects forward of his bid for Johnny Eblen’s middleweight crown at PFL Africa 1 on July nineteenth. Addressing the present state of affairs of the previous Strikeforce and Bellator MMA titleholder, who we’ve not seen combat in over two years now, Van Steenis stated,
“Nicely to be sincere, he’s not on the town proper now. I used to be with him final week. He’s nonetheless coaching loads although. Nicely not loads, he’s like having fun with life and coaching on the identical time. So I don’t know what the deal is with Mousasi in the meanwhile however I believe he’s simply taking it simple and simply going with the movement. But when the movement stops, I believe he’s good with that as effectively. So he’s simply; like I stated he’s going with the movement. If the movement stops, like his preventing profession, he simply goes on with a smile on his face. He’s actually all the way down to earth and all chill about it.”
Gegard Mousasi’s expertise preventing Johnny Eblen and what he has imparted to van Steenis
Gegard Mousasi has a direct historical past with Johnny Eblen, with the latter defeating the previous to seize the Bellator strap that he has gone on to carry for over three years and that he carries into this Van Steenis contest. When discussing what anecdotal Eblen insights that Gegard Mousasi has imparted earlier than this title combat throughout PFL’s inaugural foray into Africa, Van Steenis acknowledged,
“Coaching-wise, he’s nonetheless coaching however I’m really getting extra assist with him now. As a result of he’s not serving to me as a fighter, he’s serving to me as a coach. So this can be a massive plus for me. He’s telling me okay, now you need to do that. Now you need to do a minute of this, now you need to try this. Like wow, dude, you’ve by no means finished this and now you’re making me do the arduous work. Just like the work that you just’ve by no means finished [laughs], you’re making me do double [laughs]. No, no, it’s a giant assist training-wise and likewise coaching-wise… The man’s at all times been good preventing.”
“He’s even smarter being a coach, to be sincere. As a result of he is aware of precisely the weak spots. He is aware of how robust; particularly towards Eblen. He is aware of how robust Eblen is, he is aware of his weak spots. He felt it, he’s like telling me okay, don’t try this as a result of that didn’t assist once I did it. So that is actually useful info for me.”
