Lashley to Fight Bob Sapp

Subject: Lashley to Fight Bob Sapp Tue 21 Apr 2009, 9:44 pm

dear god

Source: http://mmajunkie.com/news/14646/bobby-lashley-signs-to-fight-bob-sapp-on-june-27-in-mississippi.mma

Former World Wrestling Entertainment star and up-and-coming mixed-martial-arts heavyweight fighter Bobby Lashley (2-0) will fight former NFL lineman and kickboxer Bob Sapp (10-3-1) on June 27.

Lashley, an American Top Team fighter, announced the super-heavyweight fight with a Monday Twitter posting.

Lashley, who defeated Joshua Franklin and Jason Guida in his first two pro bouts, will now take on a competitor who will surely sell some tickets but likely to do little to help him mover up the MMA ladder.

The fight takes place at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss., for an upstart (and currently unnamed) MMA promotion.

While a victory over Sapp will likely do little to help Lashley's reputation in the industry, the K-1 kickboxer does present a legitimate challenge based on his size alone. The approximately 350-pound Sapp will likely outweigh Lashley by 100 pounds on fight night, and his 6-foot-5 frame should give him a reach advantage.

However, given Lashely's wrestling credentials (he's a two-time NAIA national collegiate wrestling champion), Sapp could be in serious trouble if the fight goes to the ground.

Sapp is 5-1 in his past six MMA fights. He last competed at the Dec. 31 K-1 Dynamite!! show in Japan, where he defeated Akihito Tanaka (who was dressed as a cartoon character) with a first-round TKO.

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Wow. If Lashley loses this he is so fucked and embarrassed.

Subject: Re: Lashley to Fight Bob Sapp Wed 22 Apr 2009, 12:52 am

indeed, if he can't beat the beast bob sapp, he is finished.... no reason to continue a career in MMA,not that he needs to. Lashely has mad cash and doesn't need to fight.

Subject: Re: Lashley to Fight Bob Sapp Wed 22 Apr 2009, 1:21 pm

LOL YES!!!!!!!!!

Subject: Re: Lashley to Fight Bob Sapp Wed 22 Apr 2009, 2:40 pm

Dozi wrote:: LOL YES!!!!!!!!!

He came out this sunday on TNA's ppv.

I'm sure he will continue to fight MMA but now he's back in wrestling.... his contract must be a non-exclusive one.