Lashley: ‘I Don’t Turn Down Opponents’
May 2, 2010
Bobby Lashley said he isn’t choosy.
The former WWE champion and four-time All-American wrestler assures us he's game for any opponent Strikeforce puts in front of him at Strikeforce’s June 16 event at the Nokia Theatre next to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The event will also air live on Showtime.
“I fight who (Strikeforce CEO) Scott (Coker) tells me to fight,” Lashley told Sherdog.com in this recent video interview.
The 33-year-old fighter earned a first-round technical knockout against last-minute opponent Wes Sims at Strikeforce “Miami” on Jan. 30 in Miami, Fla., notching his fifth career victory. A surprised Lashley denied rumors that he’d turned down other opponents posed to him before Sims.
“At the time I was only 4-0, so (Strikeforce) was presenting these guys to (the commission) and they were like, ‘No, he isn’t good enough for Bobby,’” said Lashley.
Lashley, who hails from his ATT Altitude gym in Aurora, Colo., spoke about the Sims matchup, his recent departure from TNA Wrestling and the difference fans will see in the newly dedicated fighter now that he’s committing himself full-time to MMA.
