MMA Fighting · Oct 10, 2019
‘King Mo’ Lawal returns for ‘final’ MMA fight at Bellator 233
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting "King Mo" Lawal returns for his retirement bout under the Bellator banner in November.Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammad Lawal will enter a cage one last time on Nov. 8, taking on Andrew Kepel in a 195-pound catchweight fight at Bellator 233 in Thackerville, Okla.
Bellator officials confirmed the match-up to MMA Fighting following a report by ESPN. Lawal also confirmed to MMA Fighting that this is going to be his final MMA bout.
“I just want to end my final fight with a win, unlike wrestling,” Lawal told MMA Fighting’s Steven Marrocco. “My final wrestling match was a loss, and I want to finish with Scott Coker in Bellator. Call it a wrap.”