Costas Philippou

Costas Philippou: Retires From Competition
MiddleweightUFC
July 8, 2015
Philippou has decided to retire from competition, Marc Raimondi of MMA Fighting reports.
ANALYSIS
Philippou is coming off a recent loss to Gegard Mousasi back in May, ultimately finishing his career with three losses in his final four matches. The Cypriot won one ROC Middleweight Championship and ends his run in the UFC with a record of 13-5.
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Costas Philippou: Loses To Gegard Mousasi Saturday
MiddleweightUFC
May 16, 2015
Philippou lost to Gegard Mousasi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Manila.
ANALYSIS
Philippou has some of the biggest power in the middleweight division, but his opponents have figured out that the rest of his game is very weak and they are refusing to get into boxing matches with him. Philippou was unable to do anything off of his back and he made virtually no effort to get back to the effort after Mousasi took him down. Unless he works on his takedown defense and wrestling, Philippou stands no chance against the better middleweights in the division. He has dropped three of his last four bouts.