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Muhammed Lawal (born January 11, 1981), also known as "King Mo", is an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently signed to
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. As a
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, he is a former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and Rizin 100kg World Grand Prix Champion.


Early life

Lawal was raised along with his siblings by a single mother. Growing up Lawal was a fan of
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and began competing in
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at
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in
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. As a junior Lawal won a state title in the
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category and also finished as a state runner-up. During his senior season Lawal went undefeated and became a
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state champion after defeating 171 pound favorite Barrett Lidji. Lawal also competed in
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, earning All-District honors as a
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during his junior season and as a
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in his senior season. Lawal also lettered in
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.


College and freestyle wrestling

Lawal went on to compete in
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Division II
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at the
University of Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) is a public university in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma, with almost 13,000 students and approximately 430 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founded in ...
. He finished 2nd place in the nation in 2001 and was a national champion in 2002. For his senior year Lawal moved on to Division I at
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. Lawal became a
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Champion and Division I
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n in 2003 for
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, where he finished in third place for the 197 pound division. Lawal was also the university freestyle national champion at 185 pounds that year. After college Lawal continued his wrestling career at the senior level. He also competed in the newly formed Real Pro Wrestling league and became the champion of the 184 pound weight class in 2004. He won the Senior U.S. national championship in freestyle wrestling three times - in 2005, 2006 and 2008. He also represented the U.S. at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships, where he finished in 7th place. He controversially lost his match to
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of Russia when he was penalized a point for passivity with 1 second remaining in a match he was winning, giving Sazhidov the win.
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would be the gold medalist at these games, a wrestler Lawal has defeated. For over three years, Lawal was the number one ranked wrestler in the United States in the 84 kilogram division. After narrowly missing entrance to the 2008 Olympics in a loss to
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, for which he was favored a spot, Lawal decided to enter the world of mixed martial arts.


Mixed martial arts career


World Victory Road

In his 2008
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debut at Sengoku 5, Lawal fought
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, a veteran of 66 fights at the time, knocking him out in the first round. At Sengoku 6, Lawal fought Fábio Silva on November 1, 2008, defeating him in the third round via strikes. On January 4, 2009, Lawal faced Yukiya Naito at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009, defeating him in the first round with punches. On March 20, 2009, at Sengoku 7, Lawal defeated
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by unanimous decision. His first time going the distance, Lawal attributed his performance to a knee injury sustained about a week before the fight, "I kinda tweaked it rolling around ith Dean Lister">Dean_Lister.html" ;"title="ith Dean Lister">ith Dean Lister and I tried to rehab it as much as I could before the fight."


M-1 Global

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Strikeforce

On October 13, 2009, it was announced that Lawal had signed a multi-fight contract with U.S. based promotion Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)">Strikeforce Strike Force may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Games *Strike Force (video game), ''Strike Force'' (video game), a 1991 arcade game *''Commandos: Strike Force'', a 2006 video game *''Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce'', a 2009 video game *' ...
. The contract allowed him to continue fighting in the Japanese circuit where he has gained his notoriety. On December 19 at Strikeforce: Evolution Lawal fought
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, defeating him three minutes and eight seconds into round one via KO (punches). Lawal came in showing relaxed hands and strong counter punching and caught Whitehead with a strong right which dropped him. Lawal followed up with three punches causing the referee to stop the fight. On April 17, 2010, Lawal defeated
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by unanimous decision to win the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship. Lawal lost the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship in
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, on August 21, against
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by TKO due to punches and elbows of 1:14 of round 3. Lawal was out of action until mid-2011 after undergoing surgery to repair a knee injury. Lawal was scheduled to fight
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at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson on July 30, 2011. Gracie, however, withdrew from the bout in late June due to an injury. The fight was rescheduled for Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov on Sept. 10, 2011, and Lawal won via KO in the first round. Lawal garnered his second straight victory, defeating previously unbeaten Lorenz Larkin at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine via second-round KO. However, Lawal tested positive for anabolic steroids (
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) and as a result of the banned substance, the fight's result has been changed to a no contest while Lawal will have his license suspended for one year. After meeting with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on March 27, 2012, his suspension was reduced to nine months. Lawal was released from
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following comments he made on
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regarding Pat Lundvall after his hearing for his drug test. Lawal said, "She asked if I did research for my training. I didn't get what she meant by the question, and she rolled her eyes and asked, 'Do you speak English? Can you read?' I felt I was disrespected by the woman's comments. How are you going to ask a college educated, well traveled man if he can speak or read English? I'm speaking English right in front of you and I've been speaking English right in front of you for the past 15 minutes." After the release, Lawal issued an apology to Lundvall, stating, "I was out of line for calling the woman the b-word and I was wrong for that. I was kind of mad about the comments, I was offended by the comments made towards me and I was out of line. I was too emotional. I apologize for that. With that being said, I still feel that I was offended, but I'm in the wrong for what I said."


Bellator MMA

On May 10, 2012, it was reported that Lawal had signed a contract with the mixed martial arts promotion
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. On January 24, 2013, Lawal made his Bellator debut as a participant in the Season 8 light heavyweight tournament. He defeated Przemyslaw Mysiala in the quarterfinal round via right hook. Lawal faced
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in the semifinals on February 21, 2013, at
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. Despite being a considerable favorite, Lawal lost via KO due to a spinning back fist in the first round. Lawal faced
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in the opening round of a 4-man tournament at
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on June 19, 2013, he won the fight by KO due to a punch in full guard at 1:35 of the first round. Lawal next faced
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at Bellator 97 in the light heavyweight tournament final. He won via TKO due to punches in round three to win the Bellator 2013 Summer Series light heavyweight tournament. Lawal faced Emanuel Newton in a rematch for the Interim Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship on November 2, 2013, at
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. Lawal lost via unanimous decision. Lawal entered into the Bellator season ten light heavyweight tournament on February 28, 2014. He faced
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in the semifinals at
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and won the fight via unanimous decision. He faced
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in the tournament final for a title shot. He lost the fight via controversial unanimous decision. Muhammed Lawal was scheduled to fight
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on September 5, 2014, at
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; however, Tom DeBlass suffered a knee injury and was forced off the card. Lawal was expected to fight replacement Marcus Sursa at Bellator 123; however instead faced
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. Lawal won the fight via TKO in the second round. Lawal was again expected to face Tom DeBlass on November 15, 2014, at Bellator 131. However, on November 1, it was announced that Deblass had suffered a cut during training and had to withdraw from the bout. Lawal eventually faced Joe Vedepo. He won via TKO due to punches in the third round. Lawal faced
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in a heavyweight bout on February 27, 2015, at Bellator 134. He won the fight by split decision. Lawal was next a participant in Bellator's one-night light heavyweight tournament at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on September 19, 2015. He faced Linton Vassell in the opening round and won by unanimous decision. However, Lawal was unable to advance to the finals due to a rib injury. Lawal faced Phil Davis at Bellator 154 on May 14, 2016. The bout was to determine the next challenger for champion Liam McGeary. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Lawal faced
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at Bellator 169 on December 16, 2016. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Lawal faced Quinton Jackson in a rematch at Bellator 175 on March 31, 2017. He won the fight via unanimous decision, thus avenging his previous loss to Jackson. Post-fight, it was announced Lawal would face
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at Bellator 180. However, Lawal pulled out of the bout in April and was replaced by Phil Davis. Lawal was expected to face Liam McGeary at Bellator 185 on October 20, 2017. However, he pulled out of the bout on October 2 due to an undisclosed injury. Lawal faced Ryan Bader in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix for the Bellator Heavyweight championship at Bellator 199 on May 12, 2018. He lost the fight via TKO just 15 seconds into the first round. Lawal faced former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Liam McGeary at Bellator 213 on December 15, 2018. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.


RIZIN Fighting Federation Tournament

On November 6, 2015,
RIZIN Fighting Federation Rizin Fighting Federation (stylised in all caps and also known as Rizin FF) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara. ...
announced that Lawal would represent
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in 8-man tourney at New Year's Eve Rizin card in Japan. His first opponent was initially supposed to be
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heavyweight champ Mark Godbeer, but he eventually faced
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. Lawal won the fight via knockout in the first round. He faced Teodoras Aukstuolis in the semi-final round on December 31, 2015, and won via unanimous decision after two rounds. In the tournament finals, Lawal faced
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and won the fight via knockout in the first round. On December 29, 2016, Lawal returned to Rizin FF as a participant in the Openweight Grand-Prix, replacing an injured
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in a bout against
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. Lawal lost to Cro Cop via TKO in the second round.


Mixed martial arts record

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Professional wrestling career


Early career

Lawal was a
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fan from an early age. Upon graduating from college, Lawal was offered a contract by the
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. Lawal spent a week at
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, WWE's developmental territory, before ultimately rejecting the contract offer, instead opting to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.


Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2012–2015)

In May 2012, upon signing with Bellator Fighting Championships, Lawal also signed a separate contract with the professional wrestling promotion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busines ...
(TNA), with the intention of simultaneously pursuing careers in mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. Lawal stated that he expected to appear with TNA "two or three times a month or whenever they can book me" and that "if I have a fight coming up, I won't be doing shows or
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". In September 2012, it was reported that Lawal would train as a
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at Ohio Valley Wrestling, now TNA's developmental territory in
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. Lawal made his first appearance in TNA on the October 4, 2012 episode of ''
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''. He went on to serve as a special guest enforcer for a street fight between
Bobby Roode Robert Francis Roode Jr. (born May 11, 1976) is a Canadian retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a Producer (professional wrestling), producer and was formerly an in-ring performer. Roode is known ...
and
James Storm James Allen Cox (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name James Storm. He currently competes on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He sta ...
at the '' Bound for Glory''
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on October 14, 2012. King Mo returned to TNA on the July 24, 2014 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' as a
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, attacking
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,
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and
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and aligning with
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and
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. In late 2014, King Mo was removed from Team Dixie due to his absence from TNA. When asked in February 2015 if he will appear again for TNA, King Mo stated: "I've always been MMA 100%. If they call me I'll make an appearance. Right now, there is nothing going on in wrestling unless they book me to do something." On July 20, 2015, Mo announced his departure from TNA.


Independent circuit (2014, 2019–present)

On June 14, 2014, at
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6, King Mo took part in a special Master Lock challenge from
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along with other wrestlers in the end, King Mo was able to avoid being to put in The Masterlock and he was able to put Masters in a leg lock submission making Masters tap out.


Return to Impact Wrestling (2017)

On June 27, 2017, it was announced that King Mo would make his return to Impact Wrestling and be in Lashley's corner for his Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship match at
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.


Major League Wrestling (2019–2021)

On November 8, 2019, Mo wore an MLW shirt during his entrance to his final fight for
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. The following morning it was announced that he had signed an exclusive deal with the promotion and would be making his debut for the promotion at their next TV taping. He won his debut match for the promotion, which aired on their Thanksgiving episode of '' MLW Fusion'' via submission. His last match in MLW by now is dated November 10, 2021 on the 8th episode of MLW Fusion ALPHA Series.


Bare-knuckle boxing

In his bareknuckle boxing debut, Lawal was scheduled to face current BKFC Middleweight Champion
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in a light heavyweight bout on September 13, 2024, at BKFC 66. However, Lawal withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons.


Personal life

Lawal's parents are Muslim
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from
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. Lawal was born in
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. He has a younger brother named Abdullah and a younger sister named Aminat. The three were raised by a single mother, "My mom (Nike Rouseau) pretty much raised us all. My dad was never around." Muhammed's father committed suicide when Lawal was twenty years old. After his fight with Larkin, Lawal was diagnosed with
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obtained from knee surgery. Lawal had a fever of 103 degrees, and the infection ate away at parts of his hip and legs, "I had this moment where I was like, man, I can see my hip bone. I was ripped still. I had an eight-pack. But there's my hip bone. I looked at my leg, and it looked like those zombies from '' The Walking Dead''. I feel like I looked death in the face, and I survived."


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

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** Bellator 2013 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship **Tied (with Liam McGeary) for most knockout wins in Bellator Light Heavyweight division history (5) *
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** Rizin 2015 World Grand Prix Championship *
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** Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)


Amateur wrestling

*
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**2007 Hargobind International Tournament Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist **2007 Alexander Medved International Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist **2007 Pan American Championships Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist **2007 World Cup Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist **2007 Takhti Cup Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist **2006 Golden Grand Prix Senior Freestyle Bronze Medalist **2006 Uzbekistan Independence Cup Golden Grand Prix Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist **2006 Yasar Dogu International Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist **2006 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist **2005 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist **2004 Clan International Championships Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist **2004 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Senior Freestyle Bronze Medalist **2004
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Manitoba Open Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist **2003 Sunkist Kids International Open Senior Freestyle Bronze Medalist *
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**USA Senior Freestyle National Championship (2005, 2006, 2008) **USA University Freestyle National Championship (2003) **2006 NYAC Christmas Championships Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist **2005
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World Team Trials Senior Freestyle Winner **2004 NYAC Christmas Championships Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist *
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**
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Division I
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(2003) **
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Championship (2003) **
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Division II Collegiate Championship (2002) **
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Division II
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(2001, 2002) *
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** UIL High School Texas State Championship (1999) ** UIL High School All-State (1997, 1998, 1999)


Wrestling

* Real Pro Wrestling ** RPW Season One 184 lb Championship


Professional wrestling

*Vendetta Pro Wrestling **Vendetty Award: 2015 Vendetta Pro Match of the Year (as Special Guest Enforcer)


See also

*
List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Tank Abbott - ( UFC, Pride, Strikeforce) * Hamdy Abdelwahab - ( UFC) * Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov - ( ACB) * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ...
*
List of current Bellator fighters List of current PFL fighters records current Professional Fighters League, PFL fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. Unlike the UFC, PFL does a ...


References


External links

*
Official Bellator profileMiddleEasy.com InterviewMuhammed Lawal profile at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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