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 »
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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 »
Shooto Brazil, UFC 102 undercard, M-1 Global, and NAAFS picks
Recap I said last week that there would be no excuse for a bad week, and I came through in spades. I went 10-0 with 3 NCs, which brings my overall record to 24-5 (5 NC). For those keeping track ... 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 »
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 »
M-1 Global event moved to Kansas City
Amsterdam, Holland — M-1 Global (www.M-1Global.com) officially announced Monday morning that its August 28 “Breakthrough” event scheduled to be televised live in the U.S. has been moved from the Los Angeles Convention Center to the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas ... Read More »
King Mo to face veteran Mark Kerr in Kansas City on Aug. 28 – Fedor vs. Mousasi sparring match
PRO MMA (promma.info) has learned that “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal will now face UFC and Pride veteran Mark Kerr on Aug. 28 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Mo. Kerr is taking the place of Don Frye who pulled out ... Read More »
“The Snowman’s” next showdown
UFC and Pride FC veteran Jeff “The Snowman” Monson (27-8 MMA) has agreed to fight Darrill Schoonover (7-0 MMA) in a Light Heavyweight superfight for the Xtreme Fight Championship organization out of Austin Texas. The bout will decide the organization’s ... Read More »
Historic MMA Rivalries, part 2: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu vs. Wrestling
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu vs. Wrestling When Brock Lesnar faces the winner of UFC 92’s interim heavyweight championship bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria and Frank Mir, an age old question in MMA will be asked again. Which martial art holds the bragging ... Read More »
Monson defeats Kerr at Vengeance Fighting Championship in North Carolina
by: Jack Bratcher Vengeance Fighting Championship took place last night, September 27th at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, NC. It was a great night of fights displaying some of the MMA talent from the eastern and southeastern U.S.. The night ... Read More »
Jeff Monson vs. Mark Kerr on Sept. 27
Vengeance Fighting Championship will take place this Saturday, September 27th at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, NC. The main event consists of two UFC/PRIDE veterans in Mark “The Titan” Kerr vs. Jeff “The Snowman” Monson in a heavyweight bout. Here’s ... Read More »