'King' Mo Lawal Learns to Walk Fine Line Between MMA and Wrestling

LOS ANGELES -- The difference between sports and sports entertainment, as "King" Mo Lawal sees it, is as subtle as the grip of a handshake.

The outspoken light heavyweight made headlines last month by announcing he was going to do both legitimate athletic competition in mixed martial arts with Bellator and while also partaking in the scripted variety with the Total Nonstop Action wrestling promotion.

After a recent Bellator media luncheon at the Hotel Palomar in L.A.'s Westwood district, the former NCAA Division I wrestling All-American explained the difference between the two sometimes isn't obvious to the naked eye.

Lawal used an example from his first attempt at a pro wrestling career, a World Wrestling Entertainment tryout in 2004, as his setup.

"When I went to my WWE tryout, I went in and said hi to very ...