Bei einer Pressekonferenz von SPIKE TV, TNA Wrestling und Bellator Fighting Championships, die heute Abend um 21 Uhr deutscher Zeit begann und vor wenigen Minuten endete, wurde offiziell verk\u00fcndet, dass Muhammed \u201cKing Mo\u201d Lawal einen Vertrag bei IMPACT Wrestling und Bellator Fighting Championships unterzeichnet hat und ab dem Sommer 2012 fulltime bei TNA Wrestling auftreten wird, w\u00e4hrend er seine MMA Karriere erst im kommenden Jahr bei Bellator Fighting Championships fortsetzen wird, wenn die besagte MMA Promotion auf SPIKE zu sehen sein wird:<\/p>\n
Former Light Heavyweight Champ to Fight for Bellator in 2013 And Join the Stars of TNA Wrestling This Summer<\/p>\n In an unprecedented move \u2013 one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts, \u201cKing Mo\u201d Lawal, has signed a deal to compete in Spike TV\u2019s two major sports properties, Bellator Fighting Championships and TNA\u2019s IMPACT Wrestling. King Mo will join the stars of TNA this summer and resume his mixed martial arts career next year when Bellator Fighting Championships moves to Spike TV from its current television home, MTV2. The deal was jointly announced today by Kevin Kay, President, Spike TV along with Bjorn Rebney, Chairman & CEO, Bellator Fighting Championships and Dixie Carter, President, TNA Entertainment.<\/p>\n \u201cKing Mo is an incredible athlete and a great addition to the Bellator family. He immediately adds prominence and star-power to our light heavyweight division,\u201d said Rebney.<\/p>\n \u201cKing Mo is the perfect athlete for this type of alliance. He is the real deal in MMA, and his bold personality and world class wrestling accomplishments are unparalleled. I\u2019m confident he will have a major impact in both sports,\u201d stated Carter.<\/p>\n Lawal (10-1-1) launched his mixed martial arts career in 2008, and after four straight wins, he faced off against his toughest challenge, renowned fighter Mark Kerr. King Mo knocked out Kerr in the first round, and eight months later he defeated Gegard Mousasi in a Light Heavyweight world title fight. Lawal also holds an impressive KO victory against multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Roger Gracie in September 2011.<\/p>\n \u201cThis deal is a dream come true for me,\u201d Lawal said. \u201cBjorn and Dixie have given me the opportunity to engage in my two great loves, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling, at the same time. And, to have it all on Spike TV is really Buttercream icing on a big ole cake \u2013 not that whipped cream stuff either!\u201d<\/p>\n King Mo rose to grappling acclaim as a NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at Oklahoma State University in 2003 and a three-time U.S. National Champion (2005, 2006, and 2008 ) in the 84 kilogram division. In 2007, as a member of the U.S. National team, he brought home a gold medal at the Pan American Games and a silver medal at the World Cup.<\/p>\n A native of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Lawal lives in San Jose, Calif. and trains with the prominent American Kickboxing Academy. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n (Quelle: IMPACT Wrestling)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bei einer Pressekonferenz von SPIKE TV, TNA Wrestling und Bellator Fighting Championships, die heute 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