Austin Vanderford challenged Gegard Mousasi for the Bellator MMA middleweight title at Bellator 275 on Friday. He suffered a very quick TKO loss after taking some punches and having his takedown defended. It looked like he had suffered some sort of injury to his shoulder.

Gegard Mousasi looked excellent and many people online praised ‘The Moose' for his impressive finish of the undefeated MMA prospect. Austin Vanderford took to Instagram to address the loss and speak out after Bellator 275.

“Humble in victory and defeat,” wrote Bellator MMA middleweight Vanderford. “Congrats to [Gegard Mousasi] on the well earned victory. Last night wasn’t my night, but I’m thankful that this will only make me a better fighter. Thank you to the friends, family and fans who support me! We’ll be back better than ever. Thank you to my team [American Top Team] and [Marcos Parrumpa DaMatta]. Thank you to all my teammates at ATT, best gym in the world. And last but most important, thank you to my loving wife [Paige VanZant] who is there for me forever and always. I’m good, and motivated to just get back to the gym.”

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Austin Vanderford was previously undefeated in MMA and many expected his grappling to be a difference-maker in Ireland. It wasn't so as Gegard Mousasi proved that his experience and killer instinct was as sharp as ever.

It will be interesting to see where Austin Vanderford goes from here as he looks to bounce back and get his MMA career back on track. Bellator will have plenty of fun options next as there is plenty of talent in the division.