Mo Lawal is considered one of the best wrestlers to come out of the large state of Texas. He started wrestling to support his football but it soon developed into his passion. Mo Lawal went on to win Texas… + See More +
Mo Lawal is considered one of the best wrestlers to come out of the large state of Texas. He started wrestling to support his football but it soon developed into his passion. Mo Lawal went on to win Texas… + See More
- See Less - Mo Lawal is considered one of the best wrestlers to come out of the large state of Texas. He started wrestling to support his football but it soon developed into his passion. Mo Lawal went on to win Texas State and represent Texas at nationals.
As soon as he was done with high school he was driving up to Central Oklahoma a powerhouse Division II school. At Central Oklahoma he was a 2x DII National champ. By his senior year Central Oklahoma and the Division II quest wasn?t large enough for MO. He transferred to the legendary Oklahoma State and vied for a Division I title. He fell a little short but took 3rd at 197lbs.
Mo was just getting started though and right away was contending for the 2004 olympic spot. In 5 years he went from not being a division I recruit to contending with the legendary Cael Sanderson, the Olympic champion, for the Olympic spot. Again he came short but kept at it. In 2005 Mo Lawal finally reached the national championship that had been avoiding him the two years prior. He represented the US in the World Championships in 2005 and had a strong performance yet did not medal.
After falling just short of making the Olympic wrestling team in 2008 Mo started training mma full time. He has no one place that he considers his training gym. His first fights have been in Sengoku in Japan and plans to one day get into the UFC.
This site is great. I am over in Cape Town South Africa for vacation and must say I am pretty stoked! Big Mo sould add some excitement to the world of MMA! Keep it coming Purefight
Good to see that he's hyped. He also knows where he's in need of refining his skills as he says. Look forward to seeing him soon. If wrestling was able to pay the bills.....what are we going to do about that. How many other wrestlers are thinking the same thing. Is that what is fueling MMA?
Sounds like you got it planned out G. People really do hate waaaay too much. I feel like if thats your personality fans should respect real! if you faking it (like most do) then it reads false and the fans will know that as well. DO YOU! You will def be a problem at 185 or 205. Good luck in Jan!
Mo is going to be the future of MMA. He is going to be the Muhammed Ali when he wants to be. Picture anything Rampage can do times 10 skills. Better wrestling, better grappling, more speed, more agility, everything
Mo has only been formally been training for just over 2 months. He is motivated by nay sayers and people who talk trash on him. His personality is good for fighting in Japan because they like the image that he brings. He feels that Japan is a great place for up and coming fighters to get started. Returning to the wrestling mat is a good possibility but it doesn't pay the bills so mma takes the driver seat for now. November 9, 2008
Mo Lawal
not THE best....