Rafael Feijao: Improved boxing and Muay Thai the reason he finished 'King' Mo Lawal

Would love to see Feijao in the UFC!

I thought that King Mo handled himself pretty well in the post fight interview. Although it was pretty cool to see both him and Lashley get exposed in the same night!

by ducknow on Aug 22, 2010 9:58 AM EDT reply actions

Anyone who proclaims himself a king.....

…never was and never will be. It’s simply wishful thinking and like in this case it’s only a matter of time before the man who would be king is deposed. Lawal is a loser and last night did what he was supposed to do….lose.

by lionjack@sbcglobal.net on Aug 22, 2010 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

Exposed? Please stop using that word. Lawal is a great wrestler with improving striking. No one said he would go underrated. You lose and you learn from your mistakes. When can a fighter lose and not be referred to as exposed? Let’s keep in mind Lawal has only 8 fights under his belt. Even the legends of MMA didn’t have success so early.

As for Lashley, he didn’t seem like a fighter.

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by fr8nk the tank on Aug 22, 2010 12:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

*undefeAted

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by fr8nk the tank on Aug 22, 2010 12:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

He didn't say exposed, he said deposed...

I will say Lawal has a bowling ball of a head. I was amazed at how many elbows he took to the temple before going limp. FEijao is oviously the more well rounded of the 2 and I think Mo has to develop his stand up game before truly being a top 5 guy.

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by Da Monkey on Aug 22, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess you're right, he didn't actually get exposed....

…to get exposed you have to have looked promising at some point. However, most of his wins were over nobodies or has-beens. He got a title shot after beating Mike Whitehead because Strikeforce didn’t have anyone half-decent to play the role of top contender, and then put on a 5-round display of getting beat up from the bottom, which somehow translated into a win.

So yeah, he didn’t get exposed, it was always pretty obvious he was garbage and this was just a matter of time.

by MattNY on Aug 22, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

king mo will keep improving, he has a lot of potential, lashley on the other hand is destined for freak fights and regionals....

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by DrewMoney$$$ on Aug 22, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm great wrestling credentials and becoming champ after your 7th fight against someone who everyone was saying was the next “Fedor”. Keep thinking Mousasi won that fight

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by fr8nk the tank on Aug 22, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

but then getting knocked the fuck silly by someone who no one would even consider being good enough to carry fedor's jockstrap...yea i'll keep thinking that

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by HellaHectic on Aug 22, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

gegard mousassi a nobody?

if he;s a nobody, what does that make you?

by dkiller on Aug 22, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Feijao

Very humble new champion. I really enjoyed watching him fight.

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by Chief Warrant Officer on Aug 22, 2010 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

I'm sure

I’m sure we’ll be seeing Mo in his next interview talking shit, saying he was perfectly fine and the fight shouldn’t have been stopped,etc, etc.

I was predicting Mo’s title reign would be short lived, and I’m so happy it ended the way it did.

by Brotherwolf on Aug 22, 2010 11:23 AM EDT reply actions

Lawal doesn't defend. He thinks he's quick enough to dodge every punch like Anderson Silva.

And King Mo is no Anderson Silva. Nothing was really exposed. It’s all been in the open with all his fights. He finally faced an opponent who was able to capitalize on it. And Feijao won’t be the last. Clearly Mo trains with Carwin, because they both show the same weaknesses in their game. Mo is still a very talented young fighter with lots of room to grow. Unless he works on other areas and stops relying on flash, he’ll never be in the discussion of top fighters. And I still consider his win over Mousasi a fluke.

by post-it note on Aug 22, 2010 12:41 PM EDT reply actions

Congrats to Feijao

Feijao really came out strong in this one, and ended strong. Mo was tough to start too, but after he got whacked a couple times he lost it. I still think Mo is a beast, but Feijao definitely lit him up in the 3rd. Can’t wait to watch either fighter in action again soon.

by phillynix on Aug 22, 2010 12:47 PM EDT reply actions