'King' Mo Lawal Re-Signs With Strikeforce
by Tim Burke on Jan 7, 2012 5:31 PM EST
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Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal had one fight left on his contract going into this weekend's fight with Lorenz Larkin, but he was able to do something about that. Mo has re-signed with the organization for another four fights, according to MMA Fighting (via Mo's manager):
Muhammed Lawal, who meets Lorenz Larkin at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine Saturday night, has signed a new four-fight contract with Strikeforce, according to Lawal's manager Mike Kogan.
It appears, at least according to Mo himself, that he didn't have much choice in the matter:
He also stated that he wasn't mad though, because he was "bout to get paid". If Mo is able to get by Larkin tonight, he'd definitely be in contention for a shot at the vacant LHW title he once held. And it looks like he'll be a staple of the Strikeforce 205 division for quite a while.
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King Mo is so smart, we know nothing and are all idiots in comparison to his genius
by Afrotikiman on Jan 7, 2012 5:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
notice that he said “some of ya’ll mutha*****z is stupid!” not “all ya’ll mutha*****z is stupid!”.
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by Luke Thomas on Jan 5, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
by dandeman on Jan 7, 2012 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I hate being such a dumb mutha*****z, guys. I really hate it.
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by RECE ROCK on Jan 7, 2012 5:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 7, 2012 5:41 PM EST reply actions 14 recs
Didn’t know he has pierced nips
by Afrotikiman on Jan 7, 2012 5:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah and a trident tattoo... He's a fuckin pirate
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by RECE ROCK on Jan 7, 2012 7:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I am not commenting until I see psychoblack's take on it.
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I doubt he is a king Mo fan, after all Mo hates rap
by Afrotikiman on Jan 7, 2012 5:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Another reason to like King Mo!
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by duck on Jan 7, 2012 6:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m the one that edited the tweet, guys. Just sayin’.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 7, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions 13 recs
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by unambig on Jan 7, 2012 5:56 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Interesting how he cant leave SF
yet Wredum, Bigfoot, Hendo, Shields, Diaz, Le, Overeem and the rest of the HW division have jumped to the UFC.
i wonder what reason Lawal is told why he cant leave. Makes the divisions too thin?
by Ricardo Arguello on Jan 7, 2012 5:47 PM EST reply actions
I'm guessing
something to do with Showtime contract
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by Our Bovine Public on Jan 7, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
He’s not a heavyweight. The LHW division has to stay put.
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I figured as much.
but why were Shields, Hendo, Le, and Diaz allowed to leave? Is it because they had no connection with Showtime?
by Ricardo Arguello on Jan 7, 2012 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
That was before SHO reupped their contract with SF
Seems like they put something in the extension that limits who the UFC can remove from the organization.
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Well, they came over before Strikeforce re-upped with Showtime. As part of the new deal, the HW division was moved to the UFC, and I guess all the SF guys that are under contract now will stay with SF and no one else will be moving over.
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ah, ok
Good to know. I didnt know the details of the new Showtime contract
by Ricardo Arguello on Jan 7, 2012 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
yup got to honor that contract
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by Luke Thomas on Jan 5, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
It is unfortunate though. Guys like Mo, Rockhold, Melendez, etc.
will be stuck fighting lesser opponents. We were SO close to getting everyone in the UFC! Damn you Showtime!!!!!!!!!!!
That sucks
There isn’t that many people left in SF that he hasn’t fought and he’s already 30. Anybody know how long his new contract is for? It would suck if he can’t move up to the UFC before he turned 32-33.
Four fights.
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The Larkin fight is on his previous contract, yeah?
Hard time seeing four good fights for him given the Strikeforce situation. Feijao rematch for sure, then who? Mike Kyle maybe?
There’s Mousasi, Feijao, Pezao, a few others. I doubt he’ll fight Kyle, they’re both AKA guys.
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Thats too bad.
Would really like to see him in the UFC 205 div. There seems to be a changing of the guard taking place there and I would have liked to see Lawal compete there.
If you look at it objectivity and put away any bias of racism aside, you can see he’s a good fighter but we don’t know how good yet. And in the Strikeforce LHW division, which will always be second tier, we may never know.
Same with Melendez.
by NoHo on Jan 7, 2012 6:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Sucks for Mo
You know he wanted out and got stoned walled.
Zuffa has to make good on its obligations somehow. Too bad it costs guys like Mo and Gilbert.
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Strikeforce is now the worst of all possibilities: a promotion that doesn’t provide a real alternative to the UFC but still keeps some of the best in the world from fighting in the UFC.
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by John Nash on Jan 7, 2012 6:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
There's still
The fighters and some of the fights but, yeah, there doesn’t seem much reason to keep it alive
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by John Nash on Jan 7, 2012 8:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Agree 100%,
Dana has promised for years that he wants the best to fight the best, and now he isn’t delivering on that. This SF, UFC situation is quickly breaking down into the politics that have held back boxing for the last couple of decades.
Should we ignore the fact that Dana/Zuffa bought Strikeforce for that very reason and have already brought over many of the top guys?
I am of the belief that they’d like to bring over the rest, but their strategy hit a few snags and the fighters you’ve listed are the casualties. I also believe that they will get brought over as soon as feasibly possible.
by Schwizzles on Jan 8, 2012 8:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
This signing really surprises me though because his contract is up after the Larkin fight. I would like to know why he was forced to re-sign with Strikeforce.
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He's gotta make that paper.
I’ve heard interviews with him on a variety of podcasts and he seems like a fairly articulate guy who speaks straight and seems like a genuine fan of the sport he’s in and has solid opinions. Why, to put it the way some dumbfucks around here like to put it, is there so much “hating” of Mo going on?
Because Mo comes off as arrogant to some. And people don’t like being told that they’re stupid.
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I wanna see more of this
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why is that so many Americans fans seem to hate Mo but in Japan he was an instant star?
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by ekc on Jan 7, 2012 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
It's true though
Especially for the heavier weight classes. They fucking love Bob Sapp no matter how terrible a fighter he is. I’m pretty sure he had his own show there and featured in a bunch of commercials.
Rampage was pretty popular. As was Randleman.
well if he cant tell its his stupid attitude problem that doesnt get him into the UFC
then he is the stupid muthaf**** i mean seriously ..
Dana, made it painfully obvious when they asked him about something King Mo related
and Dana did that fighter diss he likes to use ..
that “whats his name Mo Walal” * reporter corrects him* .. yea Mo Lawal ..
“what does he call himself?”
*reporter tells him *
“yea .. King mo or w/e those guys over there are sayin .. blah blah "
basically saying he is a nobody not worthy being on his radar ..
Ive seen dana do that “whoever that guy is” routine a few times lol
King Mo appeared much smarter and dignified when he disabled his twitter account
I am willing to test myself against the toughest fighters in the world, in front of hundreds of thousands or even millions of fans, over and over again. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose, but I always come to fight. I've been doing this for the past fourteen years, and I have at least a few more strong years left in me. What have you done in the past fourteen years other than act like a moron on this forum and hang on Anderson's nuts? - Dan Henderson.
People can hate on his ego
but can’t deny that King Mo puts in work and knows a lot about the sport. He’s one of the most knowledgeable guys in MMA.
I noticed last night that Tyron Woodly retweeted this,
Just wondering if he ran into the same thing with Dana that Mo did.
SF is the best place for Tyron ATM
He had trouble on the ground with Paul Daley. I don’t see UFC WW’s giving him an easy time at all. I think guys like Story or Pierce would put a hurtin on him
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by sitnam90 on Jan 7, 2012 7:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
they can't force him to sign a contract extension
the bosses probably told mo they would make it worth his while to stay with strikeforce. probably to keep the peace with showtime.
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