Bobby Lashley Hints at Leaving Pro-Wrestling for Good

Published on: 28th December, 2009

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One of the newest additions to the ever growing StrikeForce promotion is undefeated heavyweight and current professional wrestler Bobby Lashley who will be making his StrikeForce debut in the month of January to resume his Mixed Martial Arts career and in order to keep focused on his fighting career, Lashley may be very well be leaving his wrestling career behind in the process.

During the StrikeForce “Evolution” post-figt presser FightLine.com quoted Lashley who is under contract with TNA Wrestling says that pro-wrestlers are big MMA fans and felt that once he had signed with StrikeForce that he was on his way out.

“Professional wrestlers are the biggest MMA fans out there,” said Lashley. “When they saw that I signed, a lot of them were like, ‘Man, we’re going to lose Bobby.’ That’s the first thing they thought, because they know my dedication to fighting.”

And despite Lashley saying in the past that he was going to do both MMA and pro-wrestling, he now believes that he may very well have to give up wrestling in the ring in order to remain fighting inside a cage.

“At the time when I was taking that break and I was just wrestling, everyone thought that I’d be able to do both [wrestling and MMA],” he said. “We don’t know if that’s going to happen. Immediately when the press release came out that I was with Strikeforce, I got a call from all the wrestlers, they wished me good luck. And anything they can do to help out, they’re there for it.”

Going into StrikeForce, Lashley felt he was ready to face tougher competition and in an attempt to remain focused on this opportunity it is best that he drops pro-wrestling as a second career as he gets prepared for his StrikeForce debut there has been no word as to who his opponent may be, but we will keep you posted as soon as StrikeForce officials have made further announcement on the upcoming matchup.

 Nelson Rodriguez AKA: Nelo2.0 is the Co - Owner of URDirt.com who is also an Editor and Author on the site. Read more from this author

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