From Yahoo.com:

Gegard Mousasi’s nickname is “Dreamcatcher,” but give him a few more fights and he may soon be known as “Old Man River.” He’s going to fight veteran jiu-jitsu specialist Renato “Babalu” Sobral in a light heavyweight fight at Affliction: Trilogy in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 1, rather than facing Vitor Belfort in a middleweight bout.

Mousasi (25-2-1) badly wanted to fight Belfort and actually signed a contract to meet him. The bout, though, fell apart.

The reason, according to Mousasi?

“I’m getting older,” he said.

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