Muhammed Lawal Is Up For a Third Fight With Rampage Jackson

Muhammed Lawal spoke with MMAjunkie following his win over Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator 175. Some highlights are below:

On his conversation with Jackson about missing family after the fight: “That’s real stuff. I haven’t seen my momma in a little while. I’ve got family that I don’t spend enough time with. I have a little brother that’s 17 that I haven’t seen him play basketball much. I’m missing out on a lot because I’m always training, or I’m always booked.”

On a possible third fight with Jackson: “It makes no difference to me. If (Jackson) wants to fight me again, man, I’ll fight whoever. That’s what I do. As far as closure, we’re 1-1. I wouldn’t mind doing a third one. But if we fight, hopefully he could fight me at 205. If not, I’ll fight at heavyweight.”

On his upcoming fight with Ryan Bader: “I was like, thanks for coming to Bellator, because I can’t fight forever, and when it’s all said and done, we need people like you and Phil (Davis) and Lorenz (Larkin) and (Douglas) Lima and A.J. Mckee to take Bellator to a whole other level. When we fight, it is what it is. But once I’m done, keep on pushing. Keep on doing big things.”