[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on LiverKick.com, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div]
MMA promotion Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that they had signed Cosmo Alexandre, a very accomplished standout in the world of muay thai and kickboxing. Alexandre has not had any MMA fights but has been training MMA for a while in America. Right now, Cosmo trains out of Imperial MMA, with the likes of Rashad Evans, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Jorge Santiago and most recently Tyrone Spong. “Good Boy” has accomplished feats such as winning the 2009 King’s Cup tournament and holding the It’s Showtime 77MAX World Title.
One of the most interesting things about this is that Cosmo has never fought in MMA before. Bellator is signing him solely based off of his credentials in stand up fighting. It’s a bold move by Bellator. They must be making the assumption that Cosmo has trained for long enough to have grappling skills that will get him by.
Cosmo will be fighting at 155 lbs in the Lightweight division. In kickboxing, Cosmo normally fought at 160 and in recent years moved to 170. This year, Cosmo started cutting to 155 where he posted a 1-2 record at the weight. Cosmo’s optimum weight would probably be 160, but there’s no division for that in MMA and 155 is the closest thing. Either way, 155 and 170 are filled with wreslers in MMA and almost everyone will be trying to take him down.
