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Traveled veteran Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (8-1, 1NC) is set to debut inside of the Bellator cage later this month on Spike TV when he faces Przemyslaw Mysiala in the opening quarterfinals of the promotions Season Eight light heavyweight tournament.
When Lawal signed with Bellator he was also signed by TNA Impact Wrestling, becoming the first pro-mma fighter to compete in mixed martial arts and pro-wrestling at the same time.
Recently news surfaced that ‘King Mo’ had more than just mma and pro-wrestling added to his contract. According to BloodyElbow.com, Lawal also has a boxing clause in his contract and is hoping that he and former Youtube sensation, TUF 10 heavyweight ‘Kimbo Slice’ can meet in the ring, possibly on Spike TV.
I got a boxing clause in my contract. I just gotta get through this tournament and be healthy. Bjorn said that he was going to get me fights. But the thing with the contract is that we gotta agree on the opponent. But someone like Kimbo Slice? I’d be alright. We could hype that up, they can get behind me…
I think King Mo vs. Kimbo Slice would be a good boxing match. I got good training, he’s got good training. I want to make it happen. So my main goal is to get through this tournament, win it, defend it, defend the belt once or twice and after that get that fight with Kimbo.
That’s why I’ve been training with Jeff Mayweather so hard. Trying to get my boxing skills up. I think me vs. Kimbo would be a good fight. We could put it on Spike TV or something!
Check out the rest of ‘King Mo’s’ comments on why he wants ‘Kimbo Slice’ and what his own personal goals are by boxing, just hit the link above.
Lawal had his last mixed martial arts bout just over a year ago, defeating Lorenz Larkin by knockout. The result was changed to a “No Contest” after ‘King Mo’ tested positive for anabolic steroids and was suspended nine months. Lawal was released by the Strikeforce promotion, and after a near career ending staph infection in his leg, was signed by Bellator.