Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal’s return from retirement has been postponed due to an injury, forcing him off the BKFC 66 card where he was set to face Dave Mundell, who will now compete at a later event.
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal won’t be making his return from retirement as scheduled at the upcoming BKFC 66 card on Sept. 13 in Hollywood, Fla.
The Bellator and Strikeforce veteran, who last competed in 2019, suffered an injury in training that forced him off BKFC 66. He was expected to face BKFC champion Dave Mundell. Promotion officials confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
Lawal’s comeback arose unexpectedly after he retired five years ago mainly due to a long list of injuries that continued to pile up over the years. Following the end of his fighting career, Lawal turned his attention to coaching. He’s now one of the lead instructors at American Top Team in Florida.
With his body healed up and still training alongside many of the top fighters in the world, Lawal decided to return to action. He told MMA Fighting that he isn’t planning on sticking around for more than maybe a couple of fights.
Now it appears he’ll have to wait until a later date to make that return.
As for Mundell, he won’t stay on the Sept. 13 card against a new opponent but instead is expected to shift to a different BKFC event later in the year.
BKFC 66 moves forward with Alberto Blas defending his bantamweight title against Ryan Reber. Meanwhile, Howard Davis takes on James Brown in the new co-main event.