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PHILADELPHIA -- As?Temple?kicks off its football season, the schools drive for a 35,000-seat stadium appears to be stalled.Facing intense community opposition, skeptical legislators and a summer leadership crisis that forced Temples provost and president to step down, the school has no clear timeline to bring a proposal to City Hall.The Owls have paid rent since 2003 to play 6 miles away at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the?Philadelphia Eagles.?To build its own campus facility, Temple needs legislation passed by City Council -- but a spokeswoman for Darrell Clarke, who represents the universitys North Philadelphia district, says first there must be a rigorous and respectful community engagement process.As of now, and as far as Council President Clarke is concerned, there is no stadium proposal for Council to consider, Clarkes spokeswoman Jane Roh said Friday.The $126 million plan has generated controversy since February, when Temples board of trustees approved a feasibility study, hired architects and tore down apartments on university land near campus.Neighbors worry that traffic and parking shortages could jam streets with drunk tailgaters. Temple wants to build across the street from an elementary school, a home for the elderly, and dozens of rowhomes.Why do you need a stadium in the middle of a residential area? said resident Karen Sisco. When school is in session and they decide to have a game on Friday night, you have the rigmarole, the students who get drunk and forget that it is a community and have bad behavior.But supporters say the stadium will make the campus -- historically a commuter school -- a tighter-knit community. The school serves more than 34,000 full-time students.You see every other southern school or out west -- thats everything they are, is football. Thats how you grow a university, said Tyler Baldo, a junior advertising major from Delaware.The university says rent at Lincoln Financial Field will triple from $1 million per year to $3 million starting 2018. So, by building its own facility -- financed through donations, loans and grants -- Temple wont have to pay rent. Officials say tuition will not be affected.It makes financial sense, university spokesman Ray Betzner said. That $3 million can be used to support the educational mission of the university.The Owls have seen a rebirth after decades as one of the worst programs in college football. They went 9-4 in 2009, their best record since 1979. Last season, they took off under coach Matt Rhule, including beating rival Penn State for the first time in 74 years in front of nearly 70,000 fans.Ive been at Temple since `02 -- I can give a really good lecture, but Im never going to get 69,000 people to come to it, said Scott Gratson, associate professor of communications. How the campus grew together, came together, over that event, was absolutely spectacular.When talk of a new stadium began, pushback was immediate. The Stadium Stompers, a group of student and community activists, capped off a series of protests earlier this year by presenting Temples then-president, Neil Theobald, with an award for Best Gentrifier.Temple occupies a large swath of impoverished North Philadelphia, and the largely black population has long been concerned about being shoved out by rising rents and an expanding university footprint.The student population living near campus has more than doubled in the past decade, and a May report by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that median home sale prices near the proposed stadium site have spiked tenfold in 13 years, from $11,250 to $140,000.Temple has tried to soothe concerns by stressing the potential benefits of a stadium, including new jobs and retail outlets.But residents remain unconvinced. The Stompers are planning more protests, with ideas ranging from blocking the homecoming parade to sculpting and stomping a mini-stadium.For now, Temple is conducting a $1.25 million traffic study.The university and the board was effectively going through due diligence -- a feasibility review of the project, and that hasnt changed, said Kevin Feeley, spokesman for Temples board of trustees. We are still doing our due diligence. Derek Holland Jersey . Zvonareva, who won the tournament in 2009 and 10, couldnt handle her opponents big groundstrokes in only her third event back after 17 months out with a shoulder injury. Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments. Dillon Maples Cubs Jersey . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. https://www.cheapcubs.com/3030t-jonathan-lucroy-jersey-cubs.html . 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The bout will be at heavyweight, the second time Lawal will fight in the division with the promotion. That doesnt mean he has packed on extra weight, however. Lawal says hell be lucky to tip the scales at 215 pounds, compared to Ishii, who is listed at 240. The lighter combatant isnt concerned about the weight difference.Im undefeated at heavyweight. When I fought Cheick Kongo he was like 240, a solid 240, Lawal said.Last time out at Bellator 154 in May, Lawals seven-fight win streak was snapped in a No. 1 contenders fight with Phil Davis. It was a tight battle, with Davis landing the biggest strike of the fight in the third round, a cracking right hand that dropped Lawal to the canvas. Lawal, who has always been tough to put away, survived the rush. But all three judges awarded the fight to Davis, who went on to win the Bellator title in November against Liam McGeary by unanimous decision.Months after the Davis fight, Lawal still wholeheartedly disagrees with the decision, which saw two judges score it 30-27 and the third score it 29-28. Lawal believes he won the first two rounds, landing the more significant strikes.This has become a theme with Lawal, who also criticized the judging of his split-decision victory over Kongo in February 2015.If judges cant watch and see whos winning, then why have them? Lawal said.Based on their career numbers, there is plenty of potential for a stoppage in this bout. Lawal has won 13 of 19 fights by knockout while Ishii has seen all six of his defeats come by knockout. Still, Lawal says he wont be looking to force anything despite his common displeasure with judges.Every fighter tries to go out there and finish the fight. The thing is that you cant finish them all, he said. They say, Dont let it go to the judgees.ddddddddddddWell, if they say that, then why have judges?The matchup pits two styles of grappling against each other, with Lawal bringing his high-caliber freestyle wrestling credentials into the cage against an Olympic gold medalist in judo. Lawal, a former Strikeforce champion, has gotten a firsthand look at Ishiis game by training with him in the past.Lawal says the pair trained around three years ago at Mikes Gym in Amsterdam, a kickboxing powerhouse that has seen the likes of Melvin Manhoef and Badr Hari train there. In addition to that locale, Lawal says he and Ishii trained in California in the past. Based on that time together and what his coaches at American Top Team have seen, Lawal is confident he knows what to do to be victorious.Ive got striking, wrestling. Theres a lot of things I can do, he said. I have more than one way to win the fight. Hes tricky and he hits strong, so I just got be smart and make sure I dont hang out in positions that hes comfortable in. My thing is I just want to keep him uncomfortable.Ishii made his Bellator debut back in June at Bellator 157, losing a split-decision to Quinton Rampage Jackson. It marked the second consecutive loss for the 2008 Olympic gold medalist, just seven months after he was knocked out in the first round by Jiri Prochazka in the quarterfinals of the Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix. Lawal ended up knocking out Prochazka in the finals of the tournament.Lawal represented the Bellator brand in Rizins debut last year, and much like he did in Japan last December, he will lead the way for Bellators Irish debut this year. He has never been afraid to speak his mind, whether it be about judging, former Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney or many other topics. People may champion or hate his comments, but there is always a reaction, and being authentically Muhammed Lawal has gotten him to where he is today.I just kind of do what I feel like doing. Sometimes I forget that people actually watch me fight, Lawal said. Its a double-edged sword. Some people hate it. Some people like it. They want me to be like something else, but I cant. I refuse to do that. ' ' '