Report: Fedor Emelianenko To Fight Bobby Lashley In 2012
by Matthew Roth on Jan 23, 2012 3:22 PM EST in MMA News
Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley may not have gotten a fair shake from the MMA community. He entered the fight game after a career in the WWE and was viewed by almost everyone as a 'poor man's Brock Lesnar'. It's how the WWE fans viewed him when he made his wrestling debut and it's how MMA viewed him as well. During his time in Strikeforce, he was criticized for taking easy fights, with most viewing him as an expensive can-crusher. He'd deflect this accusations by saying that he is new to the business and taking his time to develop. He'd then add that if people had a problem with how he's handling his career, he'd like to fight Fedor instead. Well, it looks like Bobby Lashley will get his wish.
After going 2-0 in 2011 on the regional circuit, Bobby Lashley is reportedly in talks to fight the 'Last Emperor'. Fighter's Only Magazine spoke with Lashley about this potential fight.
"I'm going to throw everything at him that I can. Of course, my wrestling's there, I don't give a damn what he's doing. I'd put my wrestling up there with almost anyone right now."
"I think that my wrestling would trump some of the things that he has. I know he's a great fighter, but if I fought him then of course I'm going to try and wrestle him down... If it was Dave [Bautista], I'm standing and banging with him. I've been doing a lot of boxing."
Lashley would obviously enter the fight as an underdog, though he may have more of a fighting chance than fans would give him credit for. His wrestling is solid for heavyweight and he has displayed some active ground and pound. The big question is: "has he developed in his year away from the public eye?"
For his sake, I hope so. Lashley is an incredibly likable fighter who has some name value. I just hope that M-1 isn't using him to try and still sell Fedor as the fighter he once was.
What is Fedor doing...
FUCK
please god no
Lashley might GnP the hell out of him
fedor by brutal ko
Good for Fedor, make that chedda! Especially against people who couldn't beat him in a dream, let alone in an actual fight.
how solid is this?
Isnt Bobby 30lb's heavier than Fedor?
ugh
seriously, fuck m-1
If this fight happens, I will effectively change my picture. Fedor will not allow this to occur.............Fedor?
If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much - Honestly, Bobby has a small chance to win.
If he can get Fedor down and get in mount he could pull off the upset.
no he doesn't
ishii is like 10X the athlete and far more legit as a martial artist than lashley is and he's still in can territory as an opponent for fedor
lashley is going to get ktfo inside of a minute and then we'll hear more about stadiums in russia vs. overeem etc.
DamnSevern - fedor by brutal ko
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Fedor will kill him... not a good fight.
If fedor had problems getting silva off him lashley will be a huge issue.
Please god no.
I'll laugh if Fedor gets smashed
Bwahahaha what a joke
OMG! I wonder who's going to win...
SMH, this is just sad, it really is.
Dont give a shit how big a Fedor stan someone is this is plain sad.
This is what it has come to for the great Fedor.
Honestly it wont happen, Fedor will touch his chin and Bobby will go down but I wouldnt mind seeing Lashley beat Fedor, it would be funny.
Waiting on the Fedor Force to come out and tell everyone how great a fight this is and how huge a test Bobby will be for Fedor.
Lashley is not a fighter. MR. Combatively
his name is being mentioned, but I hope it's on the bottom of the list lol