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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 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.

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission today voted unanimously to suspend and fine former Strikeforce champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal for a failed drug test following his appearance at “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine.”

Lawal was 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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The Nevada State Athletic Commission will in two weeks decide the immediate professional fate of Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal.

NSAC executive director Keith Kizer on Tuesday told MMAjunkie.com that the former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champ
is scheduled to appear at a commission meeting on March 27 in Las Vegas.

Lawal faces a possible one-year suspension, a fine,
and the overturning of his recent win over Lorenz Larkin to a
no-contest.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show Bellator 60 title challenger Pat Curran and recovering Strikeforce fighter Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal.

We also talk to Ray Sefo, who kickboxes Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic in the Croatian’s retirement fight. Tune in to learn how you can win a free Ustream PPV of Saturday’s show.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and
watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

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After undergoing a seventh procedure on Sunday to remove infectious matter from his recently repaired knee, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal is biding his time.

Antibiotics that had to be administered 24 hours a day via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line have been switched to another type that are administered twice a day.

Lawal hopes the new treatment will kill the staph infection that nearly cost him his leg following ACL surgery this past month. In the meantime, he’s hooked up to two machines that drain excess blood and pus.

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A list describing the supplements and medications that light heavyweight Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal used prior to his appearance at “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” points to a single product as the cause of his positive steroid test.

In a letter sent this past Saturday to the Nevada attorney general’s office, Lawal’s rep stated that an OTC testosterone supplement, S-Mass Lean Gainer, contains a chemical precursor to Drostanolone.

That’s the steroid that recently landed the fighter in hot water.

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Strikeforce light heavyweight Lorenz Larkin has responded to Tuesday’s announcement by the Nevada State Athletic Commission that his Jan. 7 opponent, Muhammed Lawal, failed a post-fight drug screen.

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Former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal tested positive for the anabolic steroid Drostanolone at the Jan. 7 “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” event.

That’s according to Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer, who today emailed the event’s drug-testing results to MMAjunkie.com.

When today contacted by MMAjunkie.com, Lawal denied using any banned substances.

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