Mousasi Sues Bellator/PFL For $15 Million

“The Dreamcatcher” is taking his former promotions to courtroom.

On Wednesday (Oct. 16, 2024), former Bellator Middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi filed an 81-page civil swimsuit in New Jersey in opposition to his former promotion, Bellator and the promotion’s new homeowners at Profesional Fighters League (PFL), which incorporates firm co-founder Donn Davis, PFL CEO Peter Murray, and matchmaker Mike Kogan, who was additionally the matchmaker in Bellator.

Mousasi is searching for $15 million in damages, which he feels occurred when PFL bought Bellator final yr. The previous champion mainly believes resulting from his excessive contract, which was $800,000, PFL held him out of competitors and wouldn’t let him compete to make a dwelling.

In accordance with the lawsuit, Mousasi signed an eight-fight extension with Bellator in 2020 that will pay him $150,000 per combat. After the 4 fights, his contract jumped to $200,000 with a assured $600,000 “promotional charge” for every combat, which made his purse $800,000. He would additionally obtain a “end bonus of $50,000 for any bouts gained by knockout or submission,” – which he claims he didn’t obtain.

Mousasi accepted a combat with Fabian Edwards after sitting out a yr “regardless of carrying an harm that successfully compelled him to combat Edwards with one arm.” He selected to not pull out of the combat for concern of being sat on the sidelines indefinitely.

Mousasi was launched from PFL/Bellator earlier this yr in Could – one yr after his loss to Edwards. “Dreamcatcher” has not competed since his launch.

Try extra of the lawsuit under, courtesy of journalist John Nash.

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