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- Updated: December 1, 2016
Muhammed Lawal is still no fan of Bjorn Rebney.Rebney was introduced in an advisory capacity for the newly formed Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA) on Wednesday, and he often took the lead on a conference call when it came to explaining the long-term plan of the association. The MMAAA is seeking better pay and benefits for past and present UFC fighters and will be headed by a five-man board of Georges St. Pierre, Donald Cerrone, Tim Kennedy, Cain Velasquez and T.J. Dillashaw. While Rebney will not have a say in the final decision-making process, Lawal warned the group against aligning themselves with the former Bellator MMA CEO in a post on his Instagram account. “U got 5 great fighters standin by 1 big dick rider on the far left,” Lawal wrote. “These boys are about to get finessed f—-in’ wit him. People learn the hard way tho.” That very public animosity dates back to Bellator MMA’s lone pay-per-view offering on May 17 2014, when “King Mo” had some choice words for the then promotion CEO. “I came out here to beat [Quinton] ‘Rampage’ Jackson and stop all the dick riding Bjorn be doing,” Lawal said in a pre-fight interview that night before his headlining bout against Jackson. The interview with Bellator MMA announcer Jimmy Smith was cut off there due to dubious claims of technical issues, but Lawal didn’t stop there, as he continued to express his distaste for Rebney following a …
