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Former Strikeforce champ ‘King Mo’ Lawal out of BKFC debut on Sept. 13

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:25:00 +0000

Muhammed Lawal ’s return to combat sports competition is off. Former Strikeforce champion and longtime Bellator veteran “King Mo” Lawal was scheduled to make his BKFC debut at BKFC 66 on Sept. 13 at Dave Mundell, but an injury sustained in training will prevent that from happening. A BKFC official verified the news to MMA Junkie on Wednesday following an initial report from MMAFighting.com .

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‘King Mo’ Lawal explains why he wants to ‘test himself’ in BKFC rather than traditional boxing

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:59:56 +0000

Muhammed Lawal ’s curiosity and hunger for competition have him preparing for his first fight since 2019, and in a completely new sport, no less. “King Mo,” a 43-year-old former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, will make his bareknuckle boxing debut in a 185-pound bout against Dave Mundell at BKFC 66, which takes place Sept. 13 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla

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Former Strikeforce champ ‘King Mo’ Lawal ends retirement, signs BKFC deal with debut set

BAD MMA News — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 03:41:04 +0000

Muhammed Lawal took his gloves off and announced his combat sports retirement nearly five years ago. His time away from competition is over, but the gloves will stay off. The promotion announced Friday that Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and multi-time Bellator title challenger “King Mo” Lawal has signed a one-fight deal with BKFC and already has his promotional debut set. Lawal, 43, will make his debut against Dave Mundell in a 185-pound bout at BKFC 66, which takes place Sept. 13 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla. Mundell is the reigning BKFC champion at 175 pounds but will move up to welcome Lawal to the ring

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MMA Junkie Radio at Joint Base Langley-Eustis: A weekend with the troops

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:19:01 +0000

Thursday is an important day for Americans as we celebrate Veterans Day. Every year we honor those men and women who have served our country across the five military branches. One week ago, Goze and I traveled to Virginia to visit troops. This was our eighth military morale trip overall and our seventh to Joint Base Langley-Eustis. JBLE is actually two bases: Langley Air Base (Air Force) and Fort Eustis (Army). Though we spent most of our time on Fort Eustis, we did drop by Langley Air Base, too.

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2021 ABC Conference agenda set for Orlando; discussion topics and guest speakers announced

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:18:09 +0000

After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) is set to hold its yearly conference for the first time since 2019 – and the 33rd time overall. The 2021 ABC Conference is set to take place over the span of five days, from Saturday, July 24, to Wednesday, July 28, at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Fla. The first two days will feature referee and judge classes taught by seasoned MMA official Kevin MacDonald, while the second three will entail the presentations, meetings, and guest speakers for ABC commission members from around the country. According to Mohegan Tribe commission director of athletic regulation and former ABC president Mike Mazzulli, all fighters are welcome to attend the referee and judging classes and/or the ABC meetings themselves (free of cost). On Monday, July 26 speakers include ABC president Brian Dunn, referee John English, Dr

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‘King Mo’ Lawal breaks down Bellator’s light heavyweight grand prix quarterfinals

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:04:37 +0000

Muhammed Lawal is keeping a close eye to the upcoming Bellator light heavyweight grand prix. The former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion likes what Bellator has put together for their 205-pound division this spring – an eight-man tournament where the light heavyweight title is being disputed throughout the entirety of the bracket. Defending titleholder Vadim Nemkov hopes to solidify his status as champion, while Phil Davis , Anthony Johnson , Yoel Romero , Ryan Bader , Lyoto Machida , Corey Anderson and Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov will attempt to dethrone the champion and leave the grand prix reining over the division. Lawal, who’s got plenty of experience in MMA tournaments, having won the Rizin FF heavyweight grand prix in 2015 and competed in the Bellator heavyweight grand prix in 2018, is excited to see this upcoming tournament unfold

‘King Mo’ Lawal breaks down Bellator’s light heavyweight grand prix quarterfinals – MMA Junkie

Video: Relive Bellator 233 on MMA Junkie

BAD MMA News — Tue, 05 May 2020 23:06:19 +0000

You can watch a live replay of Bellator 233 right here on MMA Junkie, beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT)

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Bellator free fight: Andrew Kapel spoils Muhammed Lawal’s retirement fight with 82-second knockout

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:51:40 +0000

Muhammed Lawal ’s retirement fight didn’t exactly go as planned – all thanks to Andrew Kapel . A relatively unknown fighter and promotional debutant, Kapel (15-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) entered the cage opposite an MMA legend. Prior to their Bellator 233 showdown in November 2019, Lawal (21-10 MMA, 10-7 BMMA) had announced the fight would be his last.

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American Top Team coach ‘King Mo’ Lawal: ‘Everyone’s stir crazy’ because of coronavirus

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:58:48 +0000

The current coronavirus outbreak is affecting nearly everybody around the globe, including MMA fighters. The outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S. has forced many states to put restrictions and bans on mass gatherings, as well as close non-essential establishments across the board. That means shutting down many MMA gyms and forcing promotions to suspend events, as well. Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and current American Top Team coach Muhammed Lawal has been a close witness to the effects the global pandemic is having on the MMA community, especially its fighters. “It already started (messing with fighters),” Lawal told MMA Junkie Radio.

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Quintet Ultra: Team Strikeforce set out to be the ‘best looking team,’ make Mark Munoz gas

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:52:04 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Strikeforce is back. Well, sort of. Thursday night at Quintet Ultra, five of Strikeforce’s most notable veterans will compete against teams representing the UFC, WEC and PRIDE. The openweight elimination challenge takes place at Red Rock Casino Resort in Las Vegas and streams on UFC Fight Pass. Strikeforce’s team is comprised of lightweight champ (and team captain) Gilbert Melendez , welterweight champ Jake Shields , light heavyweight champ Muhammed Lawal , light heavyweight champ Renato Sobral and lightweight Gesias Cavalcante . Wednesday, the five Strikeforce alumni reunited for a media scrum with MMA Junkie

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