Dana cuts Muhammed 'King Mo' Lawal

In another devastating blow, former Strikeforce champ Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal has been released from his Strikeforce contract.

UFC president Dana White today confirmed the news to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) but declined to comment on the release.

Following a nine-month suspension issued today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Lawal lashed out on Twitter, which led to his ouster.

Lawal and his reps could not be reached for comment at the time of this writing.

The former light-heavyweight champ took particular aim at NSAC commissioner Pat Lundvall, who questioned him today during a hearing in Las Vegas that eventually led to his suspension.

During the questioning, Lundvall asked Lawal whether he read and understood English in relation to a pre-fight questionnaire that required Lawal to disclose any medications he had taken two weeks prior to the fight as well as any injuries he might have sustained.

"I honestly feel like Lundvall was a racist bitch asking me if I can read or speak english," Lawal tweeted. "Go on somewhere with that [expletive]!!!"

Lawal later explained the tweet, stating he believed the line of questioning was racist due to his past experiences.

"Its funny how people are tryna say that I'm callin the commission racist," he tweeted. "No!! They aren't. But there was one person on the panel that was out of line with the question she asked me. I found it insulting, prejudice, and a lil racist. I say racist from my past experiences, I have been asked that in the past as an insult."

The NSAC voted unanimously to suspend and fine Lawal for a failed drug test following his appearance at "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine."

Lawal is suspended nine months from the date of the fight, fined 30 percent of an $80,000 "show" purse, and he must surrender his $15,000 win bonus. Additionally, his win has been changed to a no-contest, and he must provide a clean drug test when he reapplies for a fight license in Nevada.
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LOL! Did she really say that?!

It does sound a little condescending and insulting, to be honest. But I don't see where he's getting the racist idea from. It's sounds like she was implying that he was a stupid person, not that he was a stupid black person. If anyone is racist in this scenario, it's Lawal for automatically playing the race card every time someone insults him.

Agree. Sounds like she was implying he may be stupid (nothing to do with race).
Although, we also don't know the conversation leading up to the question. It's possible he was taking a defense that was clearly nullified in the wording of the pre fight questionaire he filled out. Maybe his argument has some merit if he cannot read/undersand english. It's possible they wanted it on record that he can read english.

Right, but again, nobody brought his race into question. He brought in up himself, playing the race card to try and make himslef look like a victim here.

I understand the intent of trying to get away with it on a technicality (i.e. he can't read, and therefore didn't understand the rules), but to make the connection from illiterate to black was his doing, not hers. So, IMO, that makes him the racist.

lol IDK if I would say he's racist but... yeah I get what you are saying.

Chrom wrote:

lol IDK if I would say he's racist but... yeah I get what you are saying.

Racist is racist, I don't care who's saying it about what group of people. If you generalize a group of people as being inferior because of their race, that is the very definiton of racism. The fact that he's black and he's saying it about black people doesn't make it not racist.

Uh Lawal is an IDIOT.... That is all ... no racism here just a dumb ass druggy getting caught and wanting to PROJECT BLAME onto anyone else while avoiding personal responsibility.

.....and a racist.

not to veer of topic but i bet on that fight...do i get my loot back?

norcalmatt wrote:

not to veer of topic but i bet on that fight...do i get my loot back?

Hmm, good question. I guess since the fight was reversed to a No Contest then some refunds are in order. I'll take care of them tonight.

From a sportsbook standpoint, all bets are final when payments are made.