'King Mo' Lawal
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Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal has seen his world spiral downwards this past week after a hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
The NSAC slapped Lawal with a nine month suspension and a $39,000 fine for a positive steroid result following a fight last January.
After the hearing, in response to commissioner Pat Lundvall’s question about whether he could “read or write English”, Lawal posted a controversial Tweet calling the women a “bitch”.
That Tweet, which has since been removed, also cost Lawal his job as he was released by Strikeforce shortly aftwards.
Now ‘King Mo’ has come out apologizing for “calling the women the ‘b’ word”
“I was out of line for calling the woman the ‘b’ word and I was wrong for that,” Lawal told CSN California. “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.”
This is the first step in the right direction for Lawal, who may be able to work his way back into the good graces of Zuffa, if that is the direction he wants to go. There is talk though, that Bellator and the Indian based, Super Fight League, are both interested in the fighter.