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Glover Teixeira sought ‘King Mo’ Lawal’s help for ‘awkward striker’ Jiri Prochazka

BAD MMA News — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 14:46:58 +0000

Glover Teixeira is considering bringing in the last man to defeat Jiri Prochazka for his upcoming training camp. After scoring a dominant submission finish of Jan Blachowicz to claim the light heavyweight title at UFC 267 , newly crowned champion Teixeira (33-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) is projected to make his first title defense against former Rizin FF champ Prochazka (28-3-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who’s skyrocketed up the UFC rankings with two straight devastating finishes. Prochazka scored knockouts of former title challengers Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes and was brought in as a backup for Teixeira’s title fight against Blachowicz in October

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Muhammad Lawal: Tyron Woodley’s keys to beating Jake Paul are jab, closing distance

BAD MMA News — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:55:23 +0000

Muhammad Lawal sees a couple keys to victory for Tyron Woodley in his pro boxing debut. Woodley takes on YouTube sensation-turned-boxer Jake Paul on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland in what on paper is projected to be Paul’s toughest test to date. But oddsmakers think otherwise. Former UFC welterweight champion Woodley is entering as the betting underdog. While Paul technically has the experience advantage with three boxing bouts under his belt, Lawal says Woodley has been putting the work in with the right people. “People have to remember: Boxing is not MMA,” Lawal told MMA Junkie Radio.

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Ryan Bader says ‘King Mo’ projecting own feelings with claim he wants to retire from MMA

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 May 2018 12:38:07 +0000

Gallery Photos: Best of Ryan Bader view 33 images Ryan Bader finds Muhammad Lawal ’s claim that he’s looking for a way out of the sport to be comical. The Bellator light-heavyweight champ plans on proving how much he has left when the pair meet next Saturday at Bellator 199. Earlier this week, Lawal (21-6 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) gave an interesting theory to MMAjunkie about where he sees Bader (24-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) in his career. And it wasn’t very kind

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Bellator grand prix is officially underway, but the road could now get bumpy

BAD MMA News — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:38:09 +0000

(This story appears in today’s print edition of “ USA TODAY .”) It was a classic understatement from one of the fight game’s classically understated promoters. Speaking to reporters after the first opening-round fight of a planned heavyweight grand prix, Bellator President Scott Coker touched on the need to have a couple alternates on hand as the promotion plows forward with its most ambitious undertaking yet – a single-elimination, eight-man, yearlong tournament to crown a new heavyweight champ by the end of 2018.

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The Speed Bag: The lunacy of Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix – and why that’s a great thing

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 23:37:57 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News , Videos At long last, Bellator will have a new heavyweight champion. It’s just that, you’re going to have to wait more than a year from now, it appears, to know who it is. And when the new champ’s name gets called, there’s a chance it could be a fighter many MMA fans would’ve otherwise considered to be washed up. There’s also a chance it could be a fighter who’s not a heavyweight at all, but instead a 205-pounder.

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Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (1 p.m. ET) with ‘King Mo,’ Nina Ansaroff and Chazz Walton

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:36:38 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , UFC MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) with guests Muhammad Lawal , Nina Ansaroff and Chazz Walton . “King Mo” was announced as one of eight participants in the Bellator MMA World Grand Prix 2018. Ansaroff defeated Angela Hill this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 120. Walton co-headlines Friday’s Titan FC 46 event against Raush Manfio

Ryan Bader starting to feel at home in Bellator, and thinks ‘King Mo’ should be his next test

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 17:42:32 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News , Videos UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Now that he has a couple Bellator title fights under his belt, Ryan Bader says the promotion really is starting to feel like home. And there might be no better indication of that for the light heavyweight champion than the fact he’s willing to do some work for President Scott Coker and matchmaker Rich Chou and pick his next title defense. After taking out Linton Vassell (18-6 MMA, 7-3 BMMA) with a second-round TKO on Friday night in the Bellator 186 main event, Bader (24-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) thinks the next man on his list ought to be former Strikeforce champion Muhammad Lawal (21-6 MMA, 10-4 BMMA). Bellator 186 took place Friday at Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State’s campus in University Park, Pa

Ex-Bellator champ Liam McGeary ‘broke my bloody thumb,’ calls out top 205ers

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 00:34:09 +0000

Remember that injury that knocked Liam McGeary out of next week’s Bellator 185 event? We now have an X-ray of it. As MMAjunkie reported this past week, McGeary (12-2 MMA, 9-2 BMMA), a replacement for Muhammad Lawal (21-6 MMA, 10-4 BMMA), was slated to fight Bubba McDaniel (28-10 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) at the event, which takes place Oct

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‘King Mo’ trusts gameplan against ‘Rampage,’ who says plans end ‘when you get punched in the face’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:24:13 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos CHICAGO – Since their original Bellator 120 encounter, Muhammad Lawal has had 10 professional MMA bouts, while Quinton Jackson has only performed twice. But when it comes to their headlining Bellator 175 rematch, which takes place Friday at Allstate Arena in Rosemount, Ill., “King Mo” doesn’t see his (much) more intense activity as a defining factor. “I just know that, when it comes down to it, gameplan and everything is what balances everything out,” Lawal said during a press conference also attended by Jackson. “Me fighting 10 more times or 15 more times than him don’t mean nothing. The gameplan and the training and the strategy are what matter.” Lawal (20-6 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) had barely finished talking when the ever-honest Jackson (37-11 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) unceremoniously intervened. It turns out that “Rampage,” who was unanimously declared the winner of their original, three-round battle, doesn’t really agree with his fellow headliner’s point of view

‘Rampage’ on Bellator 175 rematch with ‘King Mo’: ‘Most MMA fans want me to shut his mouth’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:04:40 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News Quinton Jackson claims he only accepted a second fight with Muhammad Lawal “as a favor” to Bellator, and that fighting “King Mo” again wasn’t exactly a priority. Still, Jackson (37-11 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) finds himself rapidly closing in on a second encounter with Lawal (20-6 MMA, 9-4 BMMA). The heavyweight grudge match headlines Bellator 175 on March 31 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. The main card airs on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie

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