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Bellator Denies Reports that Claim Champion Attila Vegh Was Asked to Step Aside, Not Injured

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 23:27:00 +0000

Bellator officials are denying claims that Bellator light heavyweight champion Attila Vegh is not injured, and was instead sidelined so that the promotion could put together a more attractive rematch between Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and Emanuel Newton. Lawal and Newton are slated to rematch at the Bellator 106: Rampage vs. Tito pay-per-view on Nov

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Bellator denies reports about champ Attila Vegh, releases medical report

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 22:20:00 +0000

As the story goes, Bellator light-heavyweight champion Attila Vegh wasn’t actually injured and instead was told to sit on the sidelines so the organization could book an interim title fight between Muhammed Lawal and Emanuel Newton for its pay-per-view debut on Nov. 2.

Muhammed Lawal-Emanuel Newton rematch for interim title on Bellator 106 PPV

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:15:00 +0000

Bellator MMA has another big rematch set for its first pay-per-view card. Muhammed Lawal (11-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) and Emanuel Newton (21-7-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) will meet for the promotion’s interim light heavyweight title at Bellator 106 in November. Promotion officials on Thursday announced the new fight booking.

Bellator 97 video highlights: Askren beats down Koreshkov, ‘King Mo’ cruises

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:25:00 +0000

Wednesday’s Bellator 97 event included five main-card bouts and five knockouts, including TKO wins by welterweight champion Ben Askren and notable Muhammed Lawal . Check out the video highlights of each bout. Bellator 97 aired on Spike TV from Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M. In addition to lightweight champ Michael Chandler (12-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) topping David Rickels (14-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) in just 44 seconds, fellow champ Askren (12-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) posted a hugely lopsided TKO win over fellow welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (13-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) in the co-headliner. Two “Summer Series” tournaments also concluded as “King Mo” Lawal (11-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) battered and bloodied fellow light heavyweight Jacob Noe (12-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), and heavyweight Vitaly Minakov (12-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) overcame a baffling point deduction to stop Ryan Martinez (10-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) late in their fight. The night kicked off with a vintage “Pitbull” performance as Patricio Freire (18-2 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) continually knocked down and ultimately stopped a resilient Jared Downing (9-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA). Check out the fight video above. And for the latest on Bellator 97 , including the night’s official results, check out the MMA Events section of the site.

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Video: Bellator 97′s ‘King Mo’ discusses baffling origin of Jacob Noe feud

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:45:00 +0000

By now you’re probably well aware of the budding rivalry between Muhammed Lawal and Jacob Noe , who meet Wednesday in a “Summer Series” light-heavyweight tournament final at Bellator 97. Still, “King Mo” said he still doesn’t really comprehend how things turned contentious so quickly. The vets, who meet in a Spike TV-televised main-card bout (7 p.m. ET/PT), are fighting for a tournament title and a shot at the 205-pound belt. It’s the second tournament run for each, and Lawal said he felt like they shared some common ground during their first one

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‘King Mo’ calls Semmy Schilt the greatest all-around fighter of all time

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 03:45:00 +0000

Bellator light heavyweight Muhammed Lawal considers it fun to research fighters on BoxRec and Wikipedia in his spare time. He’s still a student of the game as much as he is a fighter. Recently, “King Mo” was contemplating the best all-around combatant, as a fight obsessive might do. And he talked to others about it, in the same way that others like him would. After a short fact-finding mission, Lawal believes the reportedly retired Semmy Schilt deserves that recognition

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‘King Mo’ promises to send Noe ‘back crying to his family again’ at Bellator 97

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:05:00 +0000

When Muhammed Lawal (10-2 MMA, 2-1 BFC) was knocked out by Emanuel Newton earlier this year, some wondered if “King Mo” was already on the downslide in his career. A brutal Bellator 96 finish of Seth Petruzelli (12-2 MMA, 3-1 BFC) addressed those concerns, and now Lawal is promising something even more violent against Jacob Noe . “I don’t like him,” Lawal said at Wednesday’s Bellator 96 post-event press conference in Thackerville, Okla. “I don’t like the gym he trains at. He’s fake. He talks a lot of trash behind my back, and I hope that he’s here listening, or ya’ll can tell him this because I’m going to beat the brakes off of him. I’m going to whoop his ass so bad I’m going to retire him.” Fighting for the first time since his knockout loss to Newton, Lawal impressed in his first-round finish of Petruzelli. Comfortable on his feet but also quick to utilize his wrestling background, Lawal took the fight to the floor and then delivered a stunning, one-punch knockout via ground-and-pound.

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‘King Mo’ vs. Noe, Martinez vs. Minakov tourney finals added to Bellator 97

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:00:00 +0000

A pair of Bellator MMA Summer Series tournament finals will take place at this summer’s Bellator 97 event, as Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (10-2 MMA, 2-1 BFC) meets Jacob Noe (12-2 MMA, 3-1 BFC) and Vitaly Minakov (11-0 MMA, 2-0 BFC) faces Ryan Martinez (10-2 MMA, 3-1 BFC). MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed with Bellator officials that the four Bellator 96 victors will compete at the promotion’s next event, which takes place July 31 at Santa Ana Center in Albuquerque, N.M. Lawal and Noe meet in a light heavyweight tourney final, while Minakov and Martinez square off to conclude the heavyweight tourney. There was initially some concern that Noe may have broken his hand in a Bellator 96 win over Renato “Babalu” Sobral, but he was cleared by doctors after the event and will compete at Bellator 97. Bellator 97 is headlined by a pair of championship contests as lightweight kingpin Michael Chandler faces David Rickels and welterweight title holder Ben Askren meets Andrey Koreshkov . As with all of Bellator MMA’s Summer Series events, the night’s main card airs on Spike TV, while prelims stream on Spike.com. The full televised lineup for the stacked card has yet to be announced, but MMAjunkie.com confirmed current plans call for a three-hour main-card broadcast. Lawal punched his ticket to the final with a devastating first-round finish over Seth Petruzelli in the semifinals of the four-man tournament

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