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.
Love Mo!! Great personality, def deserves the money. He could do anything in entertainment w/ his attitude, personality, smile, energy!!!
Wrestler Rule.haha
He said that he would have fought on that Affliction card on just like 3 days notice... this guy is awesome I don't know how you can't like him or respect him for that
Mo is lucky that nobody on this card got hurt, I would hate to see "mr king" take a beating in front of all those people on this big card and crush his big ol ego.
Hype....There is hype around everyone new...He hasnt fought any cans....Look at the record of his 1st three fights he had, and compare them to the first three Jake Rosholt has had and tell me who deserves the most hype??? Your funny!!! These fighters dont go around sayin..."hey look at me". They get the attention because they are winning..
Mo just got through with a workout at Lava Fitness in San Diego where he trains a few times a week. He talks about learning new things from different disciplines and how he puts them all together for his mma training. His mother made him tough because she gave him whoopings for being so hard headed. He's is ready to fight at the drop of a hat and would be willing to fight in Affliction this Saturday if someone had to drop out. January 21, 2009
Mo Lawal- My Mamma Made Me Tough
Wrestler Rule.haha