"King Mo" Lawal has "nothing to hide," will not appeal positive steroid test
Posted on January 23, 2012, 03:52 PM by Joey Santosus
"When I went to Max Muscle I figured you can't buy steroids at a Max Muscle. It's a chain store. That's like going to a grocery store and buying something illegal there. ...I guess that's the mistake I made. When I looked at the bottle, it just had a bunch of numbers on it. It had the ingredients. I didn't see anything that looked illegal on the bottle, to be honest with you.
For me, the best way to get an advantage over your opponent is through hard work, preparation, and your skills. ... People are going to accuse me of whatever they're going to accuse me of. I can't focus on that. All I know is that I know the truth. The truth is out there, I've got nothing to hide, and we'll see what happens come time for the hearing. I'm not going to worry about the negatives. I'm just going to focus on the positives. That's all I can do, man." - For Muhammed Lawal's complete appearance on "The MMA Hour," visit MMAFighting.com
Where's the FDA when you need them?
Facing a possible one-year suspension and substantial fine, former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Muhammed Lawal spoke out about his positive steroid test today, insisting that the Nevada State Athletic Commission's findings were not evidence of misconduct, but rather misunderstanding. According to Lawal, he's never before heard of the substance for which he popped positive for (Drostanolone), explaining that it was contained within a supplement that he'd purchased at a local chain store.
Also available for comment, Lawal's manager, Mike Kogan, revealed that "King Mo" has no intentions of filing an appeal or contesting the positive results. Instead, Kogan says the fighter will argue "intent," based on the grounds that Lawal unknowingly introduced the substance into his body. So what's the verdict LowKick'ers? Shall we wait on the hearing before drawing conclusions, or have you already convicted the AKA fighter based on the evidence at hand?
Further Reading: King Mo: I might cheat at video games, but I never cheat at fighting
Photo: Francis Specker
Comments
He's not appealing because the steroids are still in his system probably
Haha, probably true.
King Mo, listen up.....Drostanolone isn't illegal, hence why you can get it at a retail store. But it is illegal when you use it in a sport where it is a banned substance. Just like alcohol.....not illegal in itself, but get behind the wheel and suddenly it's use is. It's about the context of the use of a substance. Don't blame the store. Blame the person who bought and used it....you.
And dammit if I'd take anything from bottle with just numbers on it....
you sure you don't want some number 2?
agree and sorry if I was getting suspended loss of money being a cheat
and ect...... phuck yeah if I didnt do it by god ppl will know about it
its how my money is made so me personally think he did use and is working on excuses
Any athlete, professional or not, should be aware that some supplements even if it's written "natural ingredients only" or "proteins", may contains illegal ingredients.
Suspend KingLoudMouth!!! maybe that's the only way he'll shut up once and for all!!! see ya in a year King Clown!!! =D
But it still sucks , I wanted to see Kermitt the Frog avenge his loss
lol this is one of the worst steroid excuses ever.
It'd be alot better if he just sacrificed his manhood, then he could use it legally
lets face it he'll probs has 3 people to tell him what to eat and when to eat it along with suppliments. theres no way he would be in the store gettin this stuff on his own agenda unless he was goin out of his way to do something wrong.
haha 'im going to focus on the positives', thats the problem dude, too many positives!
Was wondering if anyone else would catch the irony in that statement lol
I was going to say the same thing... Im just a little too slow though
It's hard to believe that an athlete of that caliber and physique would wonder on down to the health food store and say "Hmm, I think I'll try this stuff". You would think with his build he would already have his routine on top of the advice from his trainer, nutrionist, doctor etc.
I went to the Max Muscle website and I can't see anything about Drostanolone being an ingredient. Wikipedia says it is too expensive to be used by most body builders. So it seems unlikely that Max Muscle is throwing it into one of their supplements.
Sounds fishy.
Wish it wasn't like that, but there is no way that drug test was wrong. Too many things go against what he's saying.
Now lets not go over board. YES some of the stores do have TAINTED supps. I've seen the dirty testin front of my eyes. Since the supps can me made internationally or at the same labs as the anabolics they mix up now and then. I doubt this is the case as every nfl player claims "tainted" when their caught. But to say he has three nutritionists and people giving him supps. idk. Hes a strikeforce fighter not GSP....I know a few undercarders from the ufc and they all buy their own shit. Dont forget mma guys still ARE NOT super duper start YET!! Maybe a handfull but def. not Mo....
SUPER DUPER SUPERSTAR CELEBRITIES****Not Quiet
And I'm also pretty sure that if your flat out dirty or not. When you appeal it's an automatic 6 month reduction for your efforts. Well Chael and a few other got 50 percent off anyhow. I guess "Medical" is the key reason. So Not appealing in my eyes is an idiotic move and possibly a Guilty Conscience........
Hes so full of crap his eyes turned brown.
A racist on an mma forum? that is just so incredibly strange.
Ya maybe if black people were the only ones with brown eyes. Race on your mind much?
How is what I typed racist?
Krogan go back to your closet you dumbasss