"King Mo" Lawal Meets Pzemyslaw Mysiala in Bellator 86 Tourney Fight

'KING MO' LAWAL MEETS PRZEMYSLAW MYSIALA IN BELLATOR 86 TOURNEY FIGHT
BY DANN STUPP ON DEC 12, 2012 AT 12:05 PM ET

Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (8-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) will meet fellow promotional newcomer Przemyslaw Mysiala (16-7 MMA, 0-0 BFC) at Bellator 86, officials today announced.

It's an opening-round matchup in Bellator's eight-man Season 8 light-heavyweight tournament.

As announced Tuesday, the event takes place at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. Like all events in 2013, the main card airs on Spike TV.

Lawal was a recent high-profile signing for Bellator, which will loan out the fighter to TNA Wrestling. The former Strikeforce champion split with the organization earlier this year after a failed drug test and Lawal's feud with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. To date his only career loss came to Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante, which ended Lawal's title run in the organization.

Mysiala, a Polish fighter, was on a recent 6-1 run before a loss to Jason Jone at BAMMA 9 back in March. A veteran of the European fight circuit, the London-based Mysiala has registered 15 stoppages (including nine submissions) in 16 career wins.

The latest Bellator 86 card now includes:

Champ Ben Askren vs. Karl Amoussou - for welterweight title
Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal vs. Przemyslaw Mysiala - light-heavyweight-tournament opening round
Ben Saunders vs. TBA - welterweight-tournament opening round
Douglas Lima vs. TBA - welterweight-tournament opening round