Ah, the good ole days of Affliction. Seems like only yesterday they existed.

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Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, Gegard Mousasi, took some time to talk to Nokaut.com. One item that came up was the UFC's potential contract offer to Mousasi

Nokaut.com: So that can put the rumor of a possible offer from the UFC after the dissolving of Affliction's MMA promotion to rest then?

Gegard Mousasi: There was never an offer from them, so yeah. Talking about it is like talking about nothing because there never was an offer. I could have never gone to the UFC even if they had because I have a contract with DREAM and the UFC is very exclusive and I wouldn't have been able to fight there anymore. I don't think they would have been very happy about that. I'm focused now on Strikeforce and DREAM and boxing that I might be doing on Showtime. I'm very happy with the situation right now.

In the aftermath of Affliction's demise there was a report that the UFC had offered Mousasi a contract. This was followed by  rumors that M-1 had low-balled Mousasi on what the UFC contract offer actually was and when Gegard found out what the real numbers  he chastised his management.

Later Mousasi dispelled the rumor as simply that, a rumor.

Check out the rest of the interview.