Muhammed Lawal isn't the biggest fan of Tito Ortiz.

"King Mo" has been calling Ortiz out since he signed with Bellator in 2014, but "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" has opted for matchups with UFC vet Stephan Bonnar and former Bellator middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko.

With both Lawal and Ortiz in the title picture, the matchup was close to reality prior to the four-man light-heavyweight tournament at Bellator: Dynamite 1.

A pair a wins for Lawal would make him the No. 1 contender, while a victory over light-heavyweight champ Liam McGeary would earn Ortiz another strap.

Lawal breezed through his opening round against Linton Vassell, but he was done for the night. Tearing rib cartilage in the unanimous decision win, Lawal is now waiting on MRI results to get a better idea of the damage.

Lawal never made the walk to meet Phil Davis in the finals, telling the Brutally Honest Show he couldn't even throw a punch backstage.

Even in the hospital, Lawal managed to keep tabs on his old buddy Tito.

"I heard and saw on Twitter that there was a man doing some d**k-riding ... and that's Tito Ortiz," said Lawal.

Officially, McGeary submitted Ortiz with an inverted triangle in the first round of their main event title fight, but a few angles looked as if there was a "Brazilian tap" to an armbar moments earlier. When it came time to interview McGeary, Ortiz made sure he got just as much time on the mic.

"I heard after Liam submitted him he was waiting there, took the microphone and talked about himself," said Lawal. "Talking himself up after he got submitted. How do you do that? How do you get submitted in two to three minutes [4:41] and then talk about how good you are? Come on, man. Tito Ortiz gets the "d**k-rider of the week" award."

Lawal then went on to actually describe his vision for the physical manifestation of the award. Let's just say former Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney served an integral role.

"He needs to slap himself," said Lawal. "Every week I'll tell you who's d**k-riding. There might be a couple of weeks where there might not be one, but where I'm from, Tito Ortiz deserves that award right now."

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It's easy to be pissed off and frustrated when you have to go 7mnths between paychecks when you're not making much from the start. — Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) September 21, 2015

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