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Check Out The First Episode of The Bum Rush Radio Show of 2011 With Special Guest Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal

Ben Mike and Chad are back this week with the thirteenth episode of Potato Nation’s ever-growingly popular bi-weekly Bum Rush Radio Show podcast.
On this show the guys run through the big winners and losers from the UFC’s New Year’s Day UFC 12…

Ben Mike and Chad are back this week with the thirteenth episode of Potato Nation’s ever-growingly popular bi-weekly Bum Rush Radio Show podcast.

On this show the guys run through the big winners and losers from the UFC’s New Year’s Day UFC 125 card, dissect the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament and give their thoughts on Chael Sonnen’s latest scandal.

Later on in the show former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal stops by to chat about a number of topics including the status of his knee rehabilitation, his tryout with the WWE and the unlikely character who influenced him the most to become a fighter.

As always, we suggest you download the podcast through iTunes and ask that if you like the show you give us some positive feedback in iTunes as well as here in the comment section.  If you don’t have iTunes, (we aren’t going to judge you, but man, who doesn’t have iTunes?) you can download the show the old fashioned way HERE. 

We welcome your suggestions for future segments or guests you would like to hear on the show as well as any recommendations to make the show better.

Hopefully we can make your Friday 78 minutes less mundane.


Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

(Nick Thompson is stretchered to safety after getting smoked by Taisuke Okuno at Sengoku 14. Check out FIGHT! Magazine’s exclusive gallery of photos from the event right here.)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogos…

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(Nick Thompson is stretchered to safety after getting smoked by Taisuke Okuno at Sengoku 14. Check out FIGHT! Magazine‘s exclusive gallery of photos from the event right here.)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– BJ Penn Hopes James Toney Does Well Against Randy Couture (MMA Convert)

– Facing your "Mirs": Where do Lashley and King Mo go from here? (Watch Kalib Run)

– 5 Things To Watch For At UFC 118 (Heavy.com/MMA)

– Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua’s Return Delayed Until Mid-2011 (Versus MMA Beat)

– Why Nick Diaz vs. ‘Mayhem’ Miller Is the Fight Strikeforce Needs Now (MMA Fighting)

– Exclusive Interview With Bellator Middleweight Tournament Winner Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko (LowKick)

– Outstanding Wrestlers and the Lessons Learned (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Kickboxing Legend Andy Hug, R.I.P. (MMA Scraps)

– This Rampage vs. Machida trailer will be the greatest thing you will see today, guaranteed (MiddleEasy)

Lawal, Noons Cleared in Canned Oxygen Controversy; Rules Vary by State

Filed under: Fighting, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsBefore the start of two separate matches on national television Saturday night, fighters K.J. Noons and “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal could be seen inhaling from small, cylindrical canisters handed…

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Before the start of two separate matches on national television Saturday night, fighters K.J. Noons and “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal could be seen inhaling from small, cylindrical canisters handed to them by their cornermen. In Lawal’s case, the canister — which contained canned oxygen — was furnished to his camp two weeks ago by a company named Oxygen4Energy. Lawal tried the product and liked it enough that he decided to use it on fight night.

By the next morning, though, a small controversy had erupted. The MMA site MiddleEasy.com published a story which stated that “compressed oxygen is a substance banned from nearly every endurance sport, including MMA; in every state, including Texas.”

Why then, were Lawal and Noons using it in so openly in public? And were they openly breaking the rules by using performance-enhancing substances?

King Mo Tore His Knee Up Pretty Good Against Feijao, Could Be Out 9 Months

(Big ups to Team Thirsty, Team Get Dat Paper and Team Having-a-Second-Reconstructive-Knee-Surgery-in-Less-Than-Two-Years. PicProps: Esther Lin, obvi.)
OK, so here’s a textbook example of why fighters need managers (preferably managers who are not…


(Big ups to Team Thirsty, Team Get Dat Paper and Team Having-a-Second-Reconstructive-Knee-Surgery-in-Less-Than-Two-Years. PicProps: Esther Lin, obvi.)

OK, so here’s a textbook example of why fighters need managers (preferably managers who are not also their girlfriends, because that’s a no-win situation for everyone): Word out of Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal’s camp in the wake of his loss to Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante at Strikeforce: Houston on Saturday is that Mo blew out both the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee during the bout. Because he’s an MMA fighter, Lawal wanted to squeeze in one more fight before opting to have surgery, but fortunately cooler (read: sane) heads prevailed. Manager Ryan Parsons now says the former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion could be out for up to nine months.

“Mo wanted to take one more fight, but we decided that this injury should be attended to first,” Parsons told Sherdog.com yesterday.  Um, yeah. No shit.

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‘Feijao’ Cavalcante Credits Upset Loss to Mike Kyle Following Title Win

Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosHOUSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante just moments after his Strikeforce light heavyweight win over Muhammed Lawal Saturday night at Strikeforce: Houston.

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HOUSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante just moments after his Strikeforce light heavyweight win over Muhammed Lawal Saturday night at Strikeforce: Houston.

The Brazilian talked about his road back after his shocking loss to Mike Kyle last year, how he changed his career, his take on the fight and who he expects to fight next.

Check out the video below.

In Defeat, ‘King Mo’ Displays Grit Worthy of a Champion

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsIt’s easy to say someone fought like a champion when they’re on a winning streak, beating contenders, or wearing gold around their waist. It’s not always so obvious when they walk away from a match as the loser. Yet that’s…

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It’s easy to say someone fought like a champion when they’re on a winning streak, beating contenders, or wearing gold around their waist. It’s not always so obvious when they walk away from a match as the loser. Yet that’s just the scenario around Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal after his Strikeforce light-heavyweight championship loss on Saturday night.

Lawal may have lost the belt to Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante at Strikeforce: Houston (does this mean Cavalcante is now the king?), but the indelible image of the champion desperately clutching at Cavalcante’s legs for a takedown in the final seconds should silence any last doubts about Lawal’s gameness.