
The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed King Mo Lawal entered this fight with a pro record of 21-7-0 (62% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.16 light heavyweight in the world but he lost three out of his last five bouts, the last one with Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal); before this fight, in 2017, he had beat Quinton Rampage Jackson (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary, has an official mma record of 12-3-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Brett McDermott (McGeary vs McDermott); after this bout he was defeated by Linton Vassell (Liam McGeary vs Linton Vassell) and Vadim Nemkov (Liam McGeary vs Vadim Nemkov). King Mo Lawal vs McGeary is on the undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Valerie Letourneau – Bellator 213. Watch the video and rate this fight!