Harrie Nak
17-02-2010, 00:56
Just six fights into his MMA career, Muhammed Lawal (6-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) is widely regarded as one of the brightest prospects in MMA.
But for the man known as "King Mo," prospect status isn't enough.
Lawal recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (http://mmajunkie.com/radio) that he's so ready to take on current Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1 MMA, 2-0 SF), he'd let "The Dreamcatcher" sign the bout agreement for him.
"He can forge my signature of he wants to," Lawal said. "Just write, 'M-O' and 'X.' If he wants to put the little crown and 'King Mo' inside, he can do that, too.
"I don't need to sign nothing. He can forge my signature. That's how ready I am for this fight. That's how bad I want it."
A Mousasi vs. Lawal bout has been rumored for months, but Strikeforce has yet to officially decide anything.
"I'm just waiting for Strikeforce to say something and give the go-ahead," Lawal said. "I can't predict anything.
"I don't know what they're going to do, but right now it looks like – and I'm hoping – that it's me vs. Mousasi. I can't say nothing yet, but if it is, hey, I'm excited."
Mousasi hasn't shown the same enthusiasm and has openly questioned Lawal's readiness for a title shot so early in his career.
But Lawal points out that Mousasi was granted a title shot in his first Strikeforce appearance when he defeated former champ Renato 'Babalu' Sobral in August 2009.
"When it comes down to it, what did he do to deserve a shot at 'Babalu' for the title?" Lawal asked. "He's talking about that I don't deserve a title. He can't pick and choose who he wants to fight. Strikeforce does that.
"Obviously he must be a little worried if he's talking about, 'Mo don't deserve the fight.' If they came to me saying, 'Mo, fight so-and-so,' I'd fight them. I'd fight my mama. I don't give a damn."
Lawal has fighting professionally for less than a year-and-a-half, but the confident former wrestling champ doesn't have any doubt that his time is now.
"I know I'm ready," Lawal said. "I think people are just buying into this hype about how good Mousasi is. But they don't understand, his past don't mean nothing to me.
"Anybody can lose. The past means nothing. It's all about now.":king::fp:
But for the man known as "King Mo," prospect status isn't enough.
Lawal recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (http://mmajunkie.com/radio) that he's so ready to take on current Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1 MMA, 2-0 SF), he'd let "The Dreamcatcher" sign the bout agreement for him.
"He can forge my signature of he wants to," Lawal said. "Just write, 'M-O' and 'X.' If he wants to put the little crown and 'King Mo' inside, he can do that, too.
"I don't need to sign nothing. He can forge my signature. That's how ready I am for this fight. That's how bad I want it."
A Mousasi vs. Lawal bout has been rumored for months, but Strikeforce has yet to officially decide anything.
"I'm just waiting for Strikeforce to say something and give the go-ahead," Lawal said. "I can't predict anything.
"I don't know what they're going to do, but right now it looks like – and I'm hoping – that it's me vs. Mousasi. I can't say nothing yet, but if it is, hey, I'm excited."
Mousasi hasn't shown the same enthusiasm and has openly questioned Lawal's readiness for a title shot so early in his career.
But Lawal points out that Mousasi was granted a title shot in his first Strikeforce appearance when he defeated former champ Renato 'Babalu' Sobral in August 2009.
"When it comes down to it, what did he do to deserve a shot at 'Babalu' for the title?" Lawal asked. "He's talking about that I don't deserve a title. He can't pick and choose who he wants to fight. Strikeforce does that.
"Obviously he must be a little worried if he's talking about, 'Mo don't deserve the fight.' If they came to me saying, 'Mo, fight so-and-so,' I'd fight them. I'd fight my mama. I don't give a damn."
Lawal has fighting professionally for less than a year-and-a-half, but the confident former wrestling champ doesn't have any doubt that his time is now.
"I know I'm ready," Lawal said. "I think people are just buying into this hype about how good Mousasi is. But they don't understand, his past don't mean nothing to me.
"Anybody can lose. The past means nothing. It's all about now.":king::fp: