Undefeated Sengoku star Muhammed Lawal (5-0) is in talks to make his Strikeforce debut in the heavyweight division opposite Mike Whitehead (24-6) at "Evolution" from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 19.
While both fighters have verbally agreed to the contest, bout agreements have not yet been signed.
Prior to his 25-second demolition of MMA legend Mark Kerr at M-1 "Breakthrough" back on Aug. 28, "King Mo" had competed exclusively under the World Victory Road banner in Japan since his professional mixed martial arts debut just last year.
The decorated collegiate wrestling champion and Division I All-American from Oklahoma State University has shown tremendous promise, defeating several veterans of the sport and stopping most of them. He instantly made a name for himself in his debut against Travis Wiuff at Sengoku: "Fifth Battle" — Lawal needed little more than two minutes to score a convincing technical knockout win via strikes.
It may not be that easy against "Iron" Mike. In 30 professional bouts, only Tim Sylvia and Brandon Vera were able to finish the former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) contestant.
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I also saw the twitter posts on King Mo's twitter account about his next fight being against whitehead. I think it will be interesting to see if he can destroy Whitehead and make himself a dominant figure in that heavyweight division. Especially with guys like Werdum, Rogers, Overeem and Fedor, he might be able to make a big splash with his personality and impressive knockouts. Thoughts?
While both fighters have verbally agreed to the contest, bout agreements have not yet been signed.
Prior to his 25-second demolition of MMA legend Mark Kerr at M-1 "Breakthrough" back on Aug. 28, "King Mo" had competed exclusively under the World Victory Road banner in Japan since his professional mixed martial arts debut just last year.
The decorated collegiate wrestling champion and Division I All-American from Oklahoma State University has shown tremendous promise, defeating several veterans of the sport and stopping most of them. He instantly made a name for himself in his debut against Travis Wiuff at Sengoku: "Fifth Battle" — Lawal needed little more than two minutes to score a convincing technical knockout win via strikes.
It may not be that easy against "Iron" Mike. In 30 professional bouts, only Tim Sylvia and Brandon Vera were able to finish the former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) contestant.
source mmalinker.com
I also saw the twitter posts on King Mo's twitter account about his next fight being against whitehead. I think it will be interesting to see if he can destroy Whitehead and make himself a dominant figure in that heavyweight division. Especially with guys like Werdum, Rogers, Overeem and Fedor, he might be able to make a big splash with his personality and impressive knockouts. Thoughts?
