Bobby Lashley, image from Sherdog.com
Bobby Lashley is preparing for his 5th MMA fight coming up this Saturday against Shane Del RosarioYohan Banks Jimmy Ambriz Wes Sims. Lashley, a former WWE star currently signed with TNA wrestling spoke with Ray Hui of MMA Fighting (formerly MMA Fanhouse).
RH: When the commission nixed the Yohan Banks (2-1) fight for a lack of competitiveness, that opened the doors for everyone from fans to writers to discuss what caliber of opponents you should be facing at this point of your career. Do you think people are being too harsh on you when they want to see you fight better opponents right away? And do you think it’s justified?
BL: I don’t know. I think I can take it as a compliment. I’m only 4-0 right now, so if they think I should be fighting someone better, maybe draw out a couple of names? See who they think the better opponent should be. Is it someone who is 4-0 also or if it’s Fedor who is 31-1 or who are they really looking at right now? That’s what I’d like to know, so I can have a good comparison.
RH: Another one of Strikeforce’s top heavyweight prospects is Shane Del Rosario. Was that ever brought up?
BL: I’ve never even heard of this guy. I was just reading online and there was so many names that have popped up online. What’s his record?RH: He’s 9-0.
BL: 9-0. Okay. [Chuckles.] I’m 4-0. So I should be going up against someone who is 9-0? Maybe? I don’t know. I just don’t know exactly what they want. If I was 9-0 then, yeah, that would be a great person to go against. But me right now, 4-0, maybe it’ll be the second or third [Strikeforce] fight. I don’t know. I’m open, man. I’m here training and like I said, I want to advance my career wisely until I get that big opportunity to get that big shot against a big opponent. But for right now, I’m building and I’m learning every aspect of the game and just trying to get better and better each fight.
When Lashley signed with Strikeforce while still under contract with TNA – which now apparently is being booked by Eric Bischoff, and as an old school ECW fan, let me tell you how much I hate that human shaped pile of shit – Lashley’s dedication to MMA was called into question. I’m on the fence, I see being a pro wrestler as not all that different from running a BJJ gym. I’m sure he needs all the time in the cage and on against the pads as he can get.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Related posts:
