BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » muhammed lawa https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘King Mo’ Lawal doesn’t see Bellator 142 tourney as big deal: ‘It’s just two fights’ https://www.badmma.com/king-mo-lawal-doesnt-see-bellator-142-tourney-as-big-deal-its-just-two-fights.html https://www.badmma.com/king-mo-lawal-doesnt-see-bellator-142-tourney-as-big-deal-its-just-two-fights.html#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:44:28 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/king-mo-lawal-doesnt-see-bellator-142-tourney-as-big-deal-its-just-two-fights.html Muhammad Lawal Muhammed Lawa l said he doesn’t view Bellator 142’s one-night light heavyweight tournament as the daunting task others have built it up to be. The four-man tournament will see Lawal (15-4 MMA, 7-3 BMMA), Linton Vassell (15-4 MMA, 4-1 BMMA), Emmanuel Newton (25-8-1 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) and Phil Davis (13-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) compete for the right to be called No. 1 contender in the 205-pound weight class. The winner will have to emerge victorious in two contests on a single night to make that happen. Multiple fights on one night were common practice in the early years of the sport. But since sanctioning has become stricter and fighter safety a more prominent concern, the tournament format has fizzled out of top-tier organizations

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‘King Mo’ Lawal doesn’t see Bellator 142 tourney as big deal: ‘It’s just two fights’ – MMA Junkie

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