M-1 "Breakthrough: "King Mo" Lawal vs. Mark Kerr, Fedor Emelianenko vs. Gegard Mousasi Exhibition Set
With the change in venue comes a change in the original main event, which had been set to feature "King" Mo Lawal and UFC veteran Don Frye. Frye has formally pulled out of the fight and has been replaced by another former NCAA Champion and All-American, Mark Kerr.
Mark Kerr(15-10) was one of the most formidable fighters over a decade ago, but has since fallen on hard times losing his last four fights. Mark Kerr could be even a step down from Don Frye, as both fighters are way more experienced than Lawal. However, both fights are fights that Lawal should win regardless.
Also, I suppose M-1 is trying to add some intrigue to the card with the exhibition between Fedor and Mousasi:
In addition to Lawal vs. Kerr, "Breakthrough" will now also feature a sparring exhibition between Strikeforce fighters Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi."We were blown away by just how popular Fedor’s exhibition vs. Aoki in Japan was," said Raimond. "Fedor and Gegard have sparred many times together and the sessions have always been intense. Now fight fans watching on television and those attending live in Kansas City will get a rare glimpse at two of the best fighters in the world sparring each other."
There will be no judges since it's an exhibition bout. On a side note, Mousasi is scheduled to fight Renato "Babalu" Sobral on August 15th with the M-1 event being less than two weeks later.
M1-Global "Breakthrough" coverage
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Good Idea M1 Cail will not licence you you move your event to KC. You stay classy and respectable M1!
by EVeezy on Aug 10, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m wondering how KC is gonna respond on such short notice…will a lot of people turn out?
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by Kelvin Hunt on Aug 10, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ll bet there’s less than 4,000.
by SlickRick00 on Aug 10, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wordq
I’m hearing that Coker thinks they’ll be at least 11,000 at this Strikeforce jawn this weekend.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Aug 10, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by valtheguy on Aug 10, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So...
is Fedor paying himself to spar since this is an M-1 event?
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by _Felix_ on Aug 10, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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!["It's going to take a lot of time," he said. "I have to take it step by step. I cannot put so many pounds on in a short time. First, I will be a small heavyweight, and slowly I want to put more pounds on. It will take two, three years before I'm a solid heavyweight."
"They wanted me to sign for six fights," Mousasi said of the original deal. "I didn't want that. They didn't pay me that much. But money will come. I want to grow with Strikeforce as they grow with Showtime and CBS. I think it's a good place to be.
"If I had it in my mind, like OK, I'm going to the UFC, then I would have gone. But I have a new contract with DREAM, so I'm planning to stay busy and fight in Strikeforce and Japan constantly."
"I don't want to fight for too long," he said. "(At) 30, I'm finished. In my mind, (I just want) the amount of money that [would give me] a good life. Anymore than that, I don't need.
Gegard Mousasi Talks About Moving Up To Heavyweight And Retiring By Age 30(He's 24 now).
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