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Even Gegard Mousasi Hates That Stupid Nickname

Gegard Mousasi
(After being assured several times that it will not steal his soul or condemn him to hell, Mousasi relaxes his usual prohibitions against graven images.)

For a bad, bad man, Gegard Mousasi sure has a lame, lame nickname.  According to Strikeforce, it’s “The Dreamcatcher,” which, as far as we know, is a woven trinket associated with Native American tribes that is often found hanging off the rear-view mirror of a hippie’s car.  In what way is Mousasi like a dreamcatcher?  We have no freaking clue.  Judging by what he told Cage Writer’s Maggie Hendricks, neither does he:

"My friend came up with it, so blame it on him. I don't like nicknames, to be honest. I have a lot of nicknames. They called me Kingo in Japan, they called me the Young Vagabond, but that sounds bad, then Soldier of Fortune, now they call me the Dream Catcher. He said that's a good name. It's original. I read on the internet that people don't like the name. [Ed. note: Whoops] I'd rather have no nickname, but with my style, you can't really put a name on it. A good nickname for me hasn't come up. I told Strikeforce that I didn't want to use a nickname, but they put it up anyway."

Your friend came up with the nickname and then convinced you that it was a good one?  Pardon us for saying so, Gegard, but if he was really your friend he wouldn't have done that to you.

“Young Vagabond” is not a bad nickname, though it becomes obsolete once you get old or establish a permanent residence.  “Soldier of Fortune” sounds like something a fourteen-year-old came up with, and “Kingo” isn’t even a word.  Stupid Japanese.  Clearly, this man is in need of some help, so we call upon you, the Potato Nation.  You did it for Shane Carwin (even though he chose to go a different direction).  Why don’t you see what you can do for Mousasi.

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punchguyinface Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:09

Gegard 'Smashi' Mousasi

allelbows Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:10

When I think of him I just think of bed hair. Every time we've done a photo session together his hair is always messy. :)

UFCSelect.com Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:19

Gegard "Mmm Saucy" Mousasi

dropkick101 Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:14

Gegard "Gay Guard" Mousasi would almost be redundant, right?

dropkick101 Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:16

or how about "Jerry," since your average American has no idea what the hell "Gegard" is. His friend could even call him "Jer" for short.

joemac1505 Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:18

"Saucy" Gegard Mousasi

right hand crazy Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:19

Gegard "Meh" Mousasi
Gegard "Milhouse" Mousasi
Gegard "The Armenian Assassin" Mousasi
Gegard "The Dutch-Armenian Assassin" Mousasi
Gegard "The Armenian born in Iran Assassin who eventually moved to the Netherlands" Mousasi
Gegard "The Persian Pirate" Mousasi
Gegard "The Dream Smasher" Mousasi
Gegard "Motherfuckin'" Mousasi "Bitch"

joemac1505 Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:19

"Bossy" Mousasi

abenormal Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:20

Gegard "NOOOOOO NICKNAAAAME" MooooooooSAAAAASSIII!!!

See how I did my best Bruce Buffer there?

Oh, and "No NIckname" is actually my nickname, I just wanted to see if it had the same ring for Gegard as it does for me.

GetUpAndKill Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:20

Gegard "Degrassi" Mousasi

abenormal Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:22

...and I do know Buffer announces for the UFC, not Strikeforce. I just don't know how to do a text impression of the strikeforce guy.

imakeutap Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:24

Armenian Avenger

PurplePickle Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:26

Spooky.

RawDawg Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:29

Gegard "Don't gotta try hard" Mousasi

Bob Reilly Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:33

Gegard "Stay Classy" Mousasi

Da Spied Her Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:40

Gegard "Mufasa" Mousasi
www . youtube . com/watch?v=xI8G3UefIkU

PurplePickle Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:40

Butterscotch.

Joedirt Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:46

Gegard the mauler mousasi....
Gegard I own a gun mousasi....

ON EDGE 24 7 Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:48

Gegard "up kick" Mousasi

Gegard "green giant" Mousasi

Gegard "silent assasin" Mousasi

portland mma Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:51

Gegard the homo protector Mousasi

parchy mcthirst Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:54

gegard 'dont piss your pants' mousasi

PurplePickle Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:57

The Cannibal Ass Raper.

RJeezy Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:03

Gegard " With A Vengeance" Mousasi

Fastolph Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:06

I thought he stole 'Musashi' after Dynamite...

Gamecock Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:11

I like 'Mashed Potato'

TimReaper87 Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:25

Gegard "Nobody to fight" Mousasi

or "Saucy" Gerard Mousasi

shitbag Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:27

Gegard "The 2nd to last Emperor" Mousasi

Get it? because he has no emotion and trains with Fedor!

CZ Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:28

Gegard "M2" Mousasi. (Theres only one other M1 guy people give a shit about)

Sheps Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:28

Gergard "Fuck Karo" Mousasi

Gergard "Medium Pimpin" Mousasi

Gergard "Dream Snatcher" Mousasi

djgargamel Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:29

Gegard "Chocolate" Mousasi

Gegard "Totally Not Gay" Mousasi

Gegard "Hey that's my bike!" Mousasi

Gegard "Quotes" Mousasi

Gegard "The Tard" Mousasi

Gegard "Manos: Hands of Fate" Mousasi

Gegard "Do you even know how to drive an automatic?" Mousasi

PhillyTronik Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:34

Gegard "real cheap Sony TV Bro Bro" Mousasi

MKO Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:35

Gegard "The Engineer" Mousasi

PhillyTronik Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:35

Gergard "The Last Gypsy" Mousasi

shitbag Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:55

Holy shit a "Manos: Hands of Fate" reference!!!

BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!

MC Obscene Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:02

Gergard " The retard creator" Mousasi - cuz he hits hard and turns people into retards (ie babalu).

MC Obscene Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:02

Gergard "the silent soul snatcher" Mousasi

Old_Bald_and_Irish Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:08

@ djgargamel

"Gegard "Manos: Hands of Fate" Mousasi"

AWESOME MST3K REFERENCE!

...somebody give that man an antiquated Cage Potato Fab Five shirt!

cdlaforc Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:11

Gegard Catchweight Mousasi

djgargamel Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:26

@Old_Bald_and_Irish

Thanks. I'm glad someone even got that :)

TacoMafia Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:29

Gegard "The Lunar Crater" Mousasi

NateGetsIrate Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:35

Gegard "No Expression" Mousasi

danomite Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:38

Gegard "Beeker" Mousasi

Cock Chestner Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:41

gregarious gegard mousasi?

gegard 'sweet sassy' mousasi?

all i got..

sainrub Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:45

Gegard “oh, taco bell, taco bell, product placement with taco bell. enchirito, nacho, burrito.†Mousasi

NateGetsIrate Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:45

Gegard "Bukake" Mousasi

Me Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:45

Since Strikeforce commentators can't say his name right anyways, how about;

Gegard "Brave Fencer" Mousasi!

You either know it or you don't.

Bob Reilly Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:47

Gegard "unitard" Mousasi and he could wear the Borat bathing suit.

danomite Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:50

Gegard "guy who could kill me with one punch" Mousasi
"gay moose"

i say we just change dream catcher to dream weaver and have him come out to nothing but gary wright songs

J Akuma Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 18:22

I liked "The Dreamsmasher". Whoever said that, + 1 internets for you.

Gegard "The Silencer" Mousasi

This next one is dedicated to those who think a whole paragraph as a nickname is witty...

Gegard "I punch your face until you stop moving. Has anyone laughed at this yet? I sure hope so. I'm so lonely" Mousasi

Sneaky Pete Says:

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 18:33

PhillyTonic, you're two for two. What else you got? You had me at 'Bro Bro!'

And I'm throwing my hat in with: Gegard 'Spoons with Russians' Mousasi. I'm working off the whole Am. Indian motif. But Dream catcher has my vote. Very Hippy, Very Grateful Dead. Perhaps Gegard 'Night Train' Mousasi.