Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammad “King mo” Lawal is going through the biggest drama of his career. After being suspended for doping After his victory over Lorenz Larkin in January, Lawal is now fighting for his career – and his health.
Days after beating Larkin, Lawal underwent knee surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament. He then ended up infected with staphylococcus bacteria and needed to undergo seven more surgeries to remove the infectious material from his knee. King mo He was hospitalized for twelve days, receiving antibiotics 24 hours a day through a peripherally inserted central catheter, and was at risk of having his leg amputated.
Now the worst is over. The knee ligament is fine, but the fighter is still not completely free of the bacteria. Antibiotics were administered twice a day. “Now I’m just trying to stay positive and hope this medicine works. If it works, I can’t wait to get back in the cage,” Lawal told the American website MMAjunkie.
The athlete also explained how he ended up contaminated during the surgical procedure:
“I naturally have low white blood cells, like most black athletes, and I think the anesthesia lowered my immune system. They say that anesthesiology helps to cause infections as it reduces the number of white cells and the immune system.”
King mo will undergo a new test this Wednesday to find out if the infection is regressing.
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