Keywords: gegard, gegard mousasi, king mo, mixed martial arts, mma, mo lawal, mousasi, strikeforce, ufc
Whats next for "King Mo" Lawal?
February 17, 2010
Drew Lasater
Whats next for "King Mo" Lawal?
Last year when "King Mo" burst onto the MMA scene, with a stunning first round knock out of Travis Wiuff in Sengoku, everyone in the know in the MMA community took notice of the brash, athletic, flamboyant wrestler with the quick and powerful hands. Now, 16 months and 6 fights later, on the cusp of a light-heavyweight title tilt with Champion Gegard Mousasi, he appears to be facing the toughest fight of his career. However, if you look close enough at Gegard's resume he has had trouble fighting from the bottom. He was getting pounded on by Denis Kang before Kang had one of his famous slip-ups. He was controlled and submited by Akihiro Gono in Pride. He was getting beat on in my opinion by Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou before he had a beautiful sweep and followed up with a TKO. Do you see Lawal being swept while in top control? I sure don't. Do you see Gegard getting a take down on the international wrestler? Once again I think thats a no. Do you see Gegard getting a knock out? I think this a possibility, but I believe it will be a quick stand up before Lawal takes the fight to the floor, he is a very intelligant fighter who knows his limitations and more importantly, he is one of the few newer fighters who is truely a student of the game. Lawal knows Mousasi's strengths and he will most likely avoid those areas and take the fight down. I'm sure Lawal is working diligently on submission defense with Fabricio Werdum, who is taking on Fedor next I might add. So, in summary, if you take all of this in there should only be one clear choice on who will win this fight..... so I ask you, what's next for "King Mo" Lawal?
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