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Wednesday, Dec 09, 2015

Rizin FF: “King Mo” Lawal to Battle Brett McDermott in Opening Round of HW Tourney

"King Mo" Lawal

By FCF Staff

“King Mo” Lawal has a new opponent for Rizin Fighting Federation’s upcoming, heavyweight tournament, as the promotion has announced he’ll face Brett McDermott.

Lawal had been scheduled to fight Mark Godbeer in the tourney’s quarterfinals, but the latter recently withdrew due to injury. McDermott (5-2) is coming off a stoppage win over Pelu Adetola at BAMMA 23 in September. Lawal (16-4) decisioned Linton Vassell in his last outing, which took place at Bellator “Dynamite” in September.

The tournament gets underway on December 29th in Saitama, Japan, and the competition’s finals will take place on December 31st.

The other quarterfinal bouts are Teodoras Aukstuolis vs. Bruno Cappelozza, Goran Reljic vs. Vadim Nemkov and Satoshi Ishii vs. Jiri Prochazka.

Rizin FF has also announced that the NYE bout between Akebono and Bob Sapp will be contested under Shoot Boxing rules.

posted by FCF Staff @ 1:35 pm
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