Geghard Musashi. Forward, behind the championship belt!

Some athletes are people who have already written their name into history during their lifetime. In this cohort, you can safely rank the most popular MMA fighter named Geghard Musashi. This guy has become one of those, thanks to whom today's mixfayt is gaining the love of numerous viewers more and more, and involves new people in the training process. And all because his fights in the octagon have never been boring and monotonous. But everything, as they say, in order.

Biographical information

Geghard Musashi was born on August 1, 1985 in Iran to a family of ethnic Armenians. When he reached the age of four, his parents decided to move to the Netherlands in connection with the outbreak of war in the region. After a while, the family settled in the city of Leiden, in which the now famous athlete lives to this day. It was in this Dutch town that the young man joined the sport.

Initially, Geghard Musashi was engaged in judo and kickboxing, following in the footsteps of his elder brother. Already at the age of 16, young talent won the junior amateur boxing tournament. The first victory as a professional came in 2003 at the Open Team Mixfight Championships in Amsterdam.

Performances in Japan

Speaking at Dream tournaments, Geghard Musashi became a real star in the Land of the Rising Sun. His most striking performance was a fight with Tsuyoshi Kurihara, whom the naturalized Dutchman could knock out already 10 seconds after the start of the fight. This victory was the fastest in Musashi's career, which even after that was full of bright winnings, and many distinguished fighters.

In fact, almost all the fights in Japan ended for Geghard victorious, except for the battle with Akihiro Gono, in which the "Dream Catcher" lost the painful technique on his arm (lever of the elbow).

Winning Grand Prix

In 2008, the Armenian fighter Geghard Musashi Wins the prestigious Dream tournament in the middle weight category, defeating in the final fight of the famous Brazilian fighter Ronaldo Souza. It is noteworthy that the preparation for this battle Geghard spent together with the famous Russian champion Fedor Emelianenko. It was after these trainings that Musashi decided to move into a heavy weight category in the future, seeing that the dimensions do not always play a decisive role in achieving victory.

Strikeforce

Speeches in this promotion for the Armenian-Dutch fighter can be called more than successful. The peak of his achievements in this organization can be considered winning the title of the champion in a duel with Renato Sobra on August 15, 2009. Thanks to this Musashi was able to replenish his collection with another champion belt.

Careers at UFC

At the moment, the record of Musashi's performances in the world's leading fighters' promotion is 4 wins in 7 matches. This, of course, is not the result that was expected from a famous athlete. And of course, that this state of affairs does not suit the fighter himself, because initially, after his transition from Strikeforce, he was perceived as one of the contenders for the title. But nevertheless it is not necessary to write off Geghard from accounts. He is still dangerous to his opponents and very interesting for the public. What are his fights with Dan Henderson, Lyoto Machida, Ronaldo Souza?

Insulting loss

Geghard Musashi, whose defeats all have a bitter taste, is only getting stronger from this. The most vivid and extremely unpleasant fiasco for the former champion of two promotions was his confrontation with Jura Hall at the UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Barnett in September 2015. It was an absolute apset, which no one expected, but nevertheless it happened. The American was able to find the strength and show a phenomenal performance by knocking out Musashi.

Personal life

Musashi Geghard, whose biography is saturated with various, most diverse sports achievements, has not yet created his family. In the plans of the soldier after the completion of his career, he will have a wife and children, and also open his gym for training, which will be an opportunity to train young athletes dreaming of fame and titles. We, in turn, hope that this fine fighter will succeed, and he will be as successful in family life as in sports. By the way, according to Musashi himself, he does not forget about his roots and periodically comes to visit his numerous relatives both to Armenia and to Iran.