Muhammed Lawal’s return to fight sports activities competitors is off.
Former Strikeforce champion and longtime Bellator veteran “King Mo” Lawal was scheduled to make his BKFC debut at BKFC 66 on Sept. 13 at Dave Mundell, however an damage sustained in coaching will stop that from taking place.
A BKFC official verified the information to MMA Junkie on Wednesday following an preliminary report from MMAFighting.com.
The precise nature of Lawal’s damage was not disclosed, and it stays to be seen if the 43-year-old will make one other comeback try as soon as he’s medically cleared. Within the meantime, BKFC officers informed MMA Junkie a brand new struggle for Mundell’s BKFC middleweight title is within the works.
“King Mo” hasn’t competed since November 2019, when he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Andrew Kapal at Bellator 233 in his MMA retirement bout. The consequence prolonged his dropping skid to 4 fights, all of which got here by stoppage on account of strikes.
Throughout his MMA profession, Lawal (21-10) defeated notables resembling Quinton Jackson, Jiri Prochazka, Linton Vassell, Cheick Kongo, and extra. He served as a part-time coach at American Prime Workforce in Coconut Creek, Fla., throughout his combating profession, however following his retirement, grew to become a full-time a part of the gymnasium.
When chatting with MMA Junkie shortly after his struggle was introduced earlier this month, Lawal stated his incentive for a comeback was to “check himself.”
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