Heading into his light heavyweight tournament final in Bellator on May 17, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal talks about how much he still enjoys wrestling.

Originally from Plano, Texas, Lawal was a late bloomer in the sport, eventually becoming a three-time Division II All-American at Central Oklahoma under coach David James. Lawal used his last remaining year of eligibility in 2003 and finished third at the NCAA Division I championships for Oklahoma State. Lawal would go on to win three U.S. Open Championships and make the U.S. World Team in 2005.

After leaving wrestling after finishing second at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Lawal began an MMA career. He started out in Japan and competed in a few different promotions before landing in Bellator.

He's now training with Ricardo Liborio at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla.

He speaks highly of young up-and-coming Olympic hopefuls like Tyrell Fortune and talks about his admiration for some of freestyle wrestling's big names including Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Dake and David Taylor.

Lawal speaks candidly about wrestling, the sport's fanbase and his personal goals in the rapidly growing world of MMA. Never one to hold back, Lawal speaks his mind.

It's all in Episode 57 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast.

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Heading into his light heavyweight tournament final in Bellator on May 17, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal talks about how much he still enjoys wrestling. Originally from Plano, Texas, Lawal was a late bloomer in the sport, eventually becoming a three-time Division II All-American at Central Oklahoma under coach David James. Lawal used his last remaining year of eligibility in 2003 and finished third at the NCAA Division I championships for Oklahoma State. Lawal would go on to win three U.S. Open Championships and make the U.S. Read More +

Coming out of Lyndhurst, N.J., as a high school senior, Donny Pritzlaff didn’t picture Rutgers as a place he’d wind up. After finishing his career as a two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American at Wisconsin, Pritzlaff’s slow road back to New Jersey was put into motion. Pritzlaff recently returned to the Garden State, hired as the Associate Head Coach at Rutgers after coaching stops at Hofstra, Wisconsin and Michigan. Pritzlaff talks about his circuitous route back to New Jersey, the plans he and the coaching Read More +

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Coming out of Lyndhurst, N.J., as a high school senior, Donny Pritzlaff didn't picture Rutgers as a place he'd wind up. After finishing his career as a two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American at Wisconsin, Pritzlaff's slow road back to New Jersey was put into motion.

Pritzlaff recently returned to the Garden State, hired as the Associate Head Coach at Rutgers after coaching stops at Hofstra, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Pritzlaff talks about his circuitous route back to New Jersey, the plans he and the coaching staff at Rutgers have as they move into the Big Ten and what fans can expect to see on the mats in New Jersey this coming season.

It's all in Episode 56 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast.

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After a storied wrestling career that saw him win two NCAA Division I Championships at Lock Haven, Cary Kolat went on to make a U.S. Olympic Team and win two World medals.

For the last four years, Kolat was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina and served as the Associate Head Coach the past two years. But when the Division I head coaching jobs started opening up, Kolat decided it was time to move.

But instead of going for open jobs in the Big Ten and Big 12, Kolat took the post at Campbell, a small university in Buies Creek, N.C., with very little wrestling tradition.

What made Kolat pick Campbell and what plans does he and his administration have? Find out on the Episode 55 of Short Time.

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For years, coaches Jim Jackson and Scot Davis were super competitive with one another. Davis, then coaching at Owatonna, and Jackson, at Apple Valley, led two of Minnesota's top high school wrestling programs. They went after each other with ferocity.

Jackson stepped away from Apple Valley two years ago, while Davis left Minnesota for a year to coach in Kalispell, Mont. Davis returned and took the reigns at Eden Prairie High School and a year later, he added his former rival Jackson to his coaching staff.

They've quickly become the odd couple of Minnesota wrestling.

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For years, coaches Jim Jackson and Scot Davis were super competitive with one another. Davis, then coaching at Owatonna, and Jackson, at Apple Valley, led two of Minnesota’s top high school wrestling programs. They went after each other with ferocity. Jackson stepped away from Apple Valley two years ago, while Davis left Minnesota for a year to coach in Kalispell, Mont. Davis returned and took the reigns at Eden Prairie High School and a year later, he added his former rival Jackson to his coaching Read More +

In this episode of Short Time ...

... we get an update on some of the coaching moves around the country as Campbell will soon announce 1997 World silver medalist Cary Kolat as the program's next head coach.

LINK: Kolat expected to be announced as new Campbell head coach

We also get an update from the recently completed Asian Senior Championships held in Astana, Kazakstan last week. There were strong showings by Iran, Japan and Kazakhstan.

LINK: Asian Senior Wrestling Championships

Our guest is Rick Tucci, President of the U.S. Wrestling Officials Association. Tucci has officiated dozens of World and Olympic Championships and has been an integral part of training American officials for the past 40 years.

Tucci and host Jason Bryant discuss some of the nuances in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling rules and talk about different scenarios and how they will, or should, be called this international season.

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As a 17-year-old, California high school sophomore Aaron Pico decided to forego high school competition and focus strictly on training in freestyle wrestling. Now a represented athlete and sponsored by Nike, Pico recently won his second U.S. FILA Junior National Championship by dominating the field in Las Vegas at 66kg/145.5 pounds.

Pico visits Short Time to talk about his decision to train full-time, leaving high school wrestling behind, traveling the world with coach Valentin Kalika and what he expects to do on the senior level as he eyes the Olympic Games in 2016 and 2020.

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As a 17-year-old, California high school sophomore Aaron Pico decided to forego high school competition and focus strictly on training in freestyle wrestling. Now a represented athlete and sponsored by Nike, Pico recently won his second U.S. FILA Junior National Championship by dominating the field in Las Vegas at 66kg/145.5 pounds. Pico visits Short Time to talk about his decision to train full-time, leaving high school wrestling behind, traveling the world with coach Valentin Kalika and what he expects to do on the senior level Read More +