SAN JOSE, Calif., (Dec. 16, 2009) – Undefeated “King Mo” Lawal will make his STRIKEFORCE debut and only his second mixed martial arts MMA appearance in the United States when he meets two-time NAIA wrestling All-American “Iron” Mike Whitehead in ... Read More »
Tag Archives: King Mo
Feed SubscriptionSuper Channel inks deal with Showtime to air Strikeforce MMA live across Canada
EDMONTON (Dec. 2, 2009) - Super Channel, Canada’s only national pay television network, is pleased to announce an exclusive agreement to offer SHOWTIME Sports® telecasts of STRIKEFORCE Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events live to viewers across Canada, beginning Saturday, Dec.19. On ... Read More »
Wand Fight Team: Wanderlei Silva talks UFC 110 bout with Bisping and Mike Whitehead discusses upcoming bout with King Mo
Wanderlei Silva talks about his upcoming fight with Michael Bisping, scheduled for Feb. 21, at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia. Silva wants to “kick his ass” and realizes it is a very important fight. Silva has lost five of his ... Read More »
King Mo talks Fedor vs. Rogers
ProMMA.info got to speak with new Strikeforce fighter King Mo briefly as the “Fedor vs. Rogers” post-fight press conference was going on, and before the mob swarmed him. Mo and I originally had a bet on the Fedor vs. Rogers ... Read More »
Former Strikeforce champ Cung Le returns to action Dec. 19 against Scott Smith
(PRESS RELEASE) – The stakes will be high when STRIKEFORCE closes out a spectacular 2009 with the return of one of the most prolific and exciting fighters in Mixed Martial Arts – unbeaten former STRIKEFORCE world middleweight champion Cung Le, ... Read More »
HDNet’s “Inside MMA” to broadcast live from the “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” weigh-ins
Lashley, King Mo, Shamrock and Special Guests join Kenny, Bas and Ron to breakdown one of the most anticipated fights of the year - Friday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m. ET (PRESS RELEASE) – HDNet’s “Inside MMA” will provide LIVE, exclusive ... Read More »
King Mo signs with Strikeforce (updated)
Sherdog.com is reporting that Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal has signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce and could fight for the organization as early as December. PROMMA.INFO has unsuccessfully attempted to contact Lawal and his manager to confirm the news. According ... Read More »
Weekend wrap-up: The unofficial PROMMA.INFO Sunday night link dump
As hard as we try we can not always cover everything going on in the world of MMA. I know… it’s hard to believe. So, here’s a few things we didn’t cover this week that may just be worth your ... Read More »
“Sengoku 11″ card coming together for Nov. 7
“Sengoku – Eleventh Battle” is starting to gather a little momentum as more names are being associated with the Nov. 7 card to be held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. A new banner was released last week by the ... Read More »
Weekend Wrap-Up: The unofficial PROMMA.INFO Sunday night link dump
In probably the oddest MMA interview I’ve ever seen, Gray Maynard talks about his herpes. Says he’s had it since he was a kid. WTF?? This should attract the chicks. Gray desperately needs a PR manager. Listen to 77-year-old boxing ... Read More »
King Mo fight night video blog
In this video we get to see behind the scenes with King Mo in the hours leading up to his “M-1 Global: Breakthrough” fight with veteran Mark Kerr. We get to hear final words of encouragement by manager Dr. Ryan ... Read More »
“M-1 Global: Breakthrough” full event video
A special sparring exhibition match between Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi, and a main event fight between “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal and “The Smashing Machine” Mark Kerr were part of M-1 Global’s “Breakthrough” event in Kansas City on Aug. 28, ... Read More »
Mann Talk – The Smashed Machine
If you are one of the people filling my email and facebook inboxes with fanatical Mark Kerr love, please stop. Apparently, my comments in the last Weekend Picks article about “The Smashing Machine” have lit the fuse of some of ... Read More »
King Mo vs. Mark Kerr fight video
King Mo took on Mark Kerr at M-1 Global’s “Breakthrough” event in Kansas City on Friday. Mo was the heavy favorite. Even so, few people probably expected the fight to end so quickly and brutally. Pay attention to Kerr’s mouthpiece ... Read More »
“King Mo” Lawal’s destruction of Mark Kerr caps off “M-1 Global: Breakthrough”
Kansas City, Kansas — Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal showed stateside fans exactly what all of the hype surrounding him was all about as he made surprisingly short work of UFC veteran Mark Kerr in the main attraction of “HDNET FIGHTS ... Read More »
M-1 Global: Breakthrough live play-by-play & results
PROMMA.INFO will be bringing you live play-by-play results and commentary for tonight’s “HDNet PRESENTS M-1 GLOBAL: BREAKTHROUGH.” Headlining tonight’s card is our buddy King Mo Lawal taking on “The Smashing Machine” Mark Kerr. Kerr will have the weight advantage weighing ... Read More »
Intense Amoussou / Doyle staredown highlights “HDNet Fights Presents M-1 Breakthrough” weigh-ins
Kansas City, Missouri – Considered by many pundits to be nothing more than an opponent for Karl “Psycho” Amoussou, John “The Iron Bull” Doyle sent a message Thursday afternoon during weigh-ins for “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH” that he did ... Read More »
Final words with King Mo before his U.S. debut
PRO MMA (promma.info) spoke to King Mo Lawal late night Thursday, a few hours after weigh-ins. We wanted to check in with Mo in those final moments leading up to his U.S. debut to see how he’s feeling. “I’m ready,” ... Read More »
Full 12-bout card finalized for “HDNet Fights Presents M-1 Global Breakthrough”
Kansas City, Kansas – With less than one week to go until Friday’s “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH” event live from the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, M-1 Global officials have released the final 12-bout card. With six ... Read More »
International fight fans get their chance to watch Fedor and Mousasi live on Internet PPV
Amsterdam, Holland – With final preparations being made for “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH” on Friday, August, 28, M-1 Global announced Thursday that the International feed of the event will be available on Internet pay-per-view via M-1Global.com and Mixfight.ru. ... Read More »
New video chronicles Mo Lawal’s U.S. homecoming at “HDNet Fights Presents M-1 Global Breakthrough”
As an amateur wrestler in the United States, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal was a former NCAA Champion, a former NCAA All-American, and a one-time Olympic hopeful. However, to die-hard mixed martial arts fans, Lawal has become known as a future ... Read More »
HDNet televised card released for “M-1 Global Breakthrough”
“M-1 Global: Breakthrough” is scheduled to air live on HDNet on Fri., Aug. 28. The event will be headlined with a heavyweight bout between Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and MMA legend Mark Kerr. There will also be a special feature ... Read More »