Wes Sims Talks About Fighting Bobby Lashley On Short Notice At Strikeforce ‘Miami’ On January 30

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Fight Card Finalized For Strike ‘Miami’ Event On January 30, Bobby Lashley vs Wes Sims Added

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Date: Saturday- December 19, 2009

Time: 10 pm ET  (Live on Showtime)

Location: HP Pavilion in San Jose, California- U.S.A.

From Strikeforce.com:

Hard-hitting Strikeforce mixed martial action hits South Florida with one of the biggest events of the year! Don’t miss the bad boy of M-M-A, Nick Diaz, when he takes on Strikeforce newcomer and current DREAM champion Marius Zaromskis for the Strikeforce welterweight championship in the main event! Strikeforce and Rockstar Energy Drink present Strikeforce Miami – Live at Bank Atlantic Center on Saturday, January 30 at 7:30PM! Also on the card, current Strikeforce women’s lightweight champion, Cris Cyborg, puts her title on the line against the dangerous Marloes Coenen – And it’s the Strikeforce debuts of former football legend, Herschel Walker, and former 2-time pro-wrestling champion, Bobby Lashley! Get your tickets for an explosive night of world-class championship MMA now at the Bank Atlantic Center ticket office, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone ay 800-745-3000. For more details hit Strikeforce.com. Strikeforce and Rockstar Energy Drink present Strikeforce Miami – Live at Bank Atlantic Center – Saturday, January 30 – 7:30PM! For more details hit Strikeforce.com. Fight card subject to change.

Main Fight Card: (aired on Showtime)

• Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis (for vacant welterweight title)
• Champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Marloes Coenen (for women’s featherweight title)
• Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef
• Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims
• Herschel Walker vs. Greg Nagy

Preliminary Fight Card: (may not be aired)

• Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs
• Pablo Alfonso vs. Marcos da Matta
• Michael Byrnes vs. David Zitnik
• Sabah Homasi vs. John Kelly
• David Gomez vs. Craig Oxley
• Hayder Hassan vs. Ryan Keenan

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Bobby Lashely Ready To Fight In Best MMA Heavyweight Division, Predicts KO In Strikeforce Debut

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Former WWE Champ Bobby Lashley Signs With Strikeforce, Set To Make Heavyweight Debut On January 30

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From the official Strikeforce website:

NEW YORK (December 10, 2009)–Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) heavyweight champion and undefeated mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Bobby Lashley has signed a multi-year agreement with STRIKEFORCE and will  make his debut for the world championship MMA promotion at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday, January 30.

The 6 foot 3 inch, 250 pound Lashley, also a former collegiate wrestling star for Missouri Valley College and member of The United States Army, will face an opponent that has not yet been determined during the live, SHOWTIME® telecast of STRIKEFORCE:  Miami, the historic, first-ever STRIKEFORCE event in the state of Florida.

In his last MMA start on June 27, 2009, the 33-year-old pulverized and scored a first round (3:17) TKO on 6 foot 5 inch, 350 plus pound goliath Bob “The Beast” Sapp with a barrage of punches in Biloxi, Mississippi.  The win brought Lashley’s overall MMA record to 4-0.

“I’m looking forward to fighting for STRIKEFORCE and challenging myself by taking on some of the top heavyweights in MMA,” said Lashley, a native of Junction City, Kansas and resident of Denver, Colorado.

After getting his feet wet with several matches in both the WWE Raw and SmackDown! shows in 2005 and 2006, Lashley captured the WWE United States Championship by defeating rival competitor “JBL.”  During this stint with the league and another in 2007, Lashley wrestled several top superstars, including The Big Show and John Cena.

Lashley made his MMA debut on December 13, 2008, earning a 41 second TKO over Joshua Franklin after Franklin sustained a cut that would not allow him to continue their fight.

Earlier this year, Lashley joined Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling.  In his first appearance with the league on July 30, he helped tag team matchup partner Mick Foley defeat superstars Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash.

Tickets for STRIKEFORCE:  Miami officially go on-sale tomorrow/Friday, December 11 at the BankAtlantic Center ticket office as well as online at www.Ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800)745-3000.

Doors at BankAtlantic Center open at 7 p.m.  The first non-televised, preliminary card fight will begin at 8 p.m.

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Bobby Lashley Signs With TNA Wrestling, Talks About Fighting Brock Lesnar

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‘Ultimate Chaos’ Fight Video: Bobby Lashley vs. Bob Sapp

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‘Ultimate Chaos’ Results: Bobby Lashley Remains Undefeated, Victorious Over Bob Sapp

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Main Fight Card: (aired on PPV)

• Bobby Lashley defeats Bob Sapp via TKO at 3:17 of round 1
• Gilbert Yvel defeats Pedro Rizzo via KO at 2:10 of round 1
• Colin McKee defeats Lance Thompson via submission (strikes) at 4:16 of round 1
• Javier Vazquez defeats Mark Kergosien via a guillotine choke submission at 0:59 of round 1
• Chris Horodecki defeats William Sriyapai via submission at 4:02 of round 1
• Waachim Spiritwolf defeats Brett Cooper via TKO at 3:41 of round 1
• Tom Atencio defeats Randy Hedderick via TKO at 5:00 of round 2 (Hedderick didn’t come out for round 3 due to a broken nose)
• Brandon Harder defeats John Harris via an arm triangle choke submission at 4:31 of round 2
• James Orso defeats Danny Abaddi via a unanimous decision

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Radio Interview: Bob Sapp On Fighting Bobby Lashley At ‘Ultimate Chaos’

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Bob Sapp Plans To Knock Out Bobby Lashley At ‘Ultimate Chaos’ Event

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On Saturday, June 27th, former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley and current DREAM/K-1 fighter Bob Sapp will square off as part of the ‘Ultimate Chaos’ main event.  Sapp made his final announcement during the pre-fight press conference and hyped up the bout a bit further.  The 330+ pound monster is confident coming into this fight and expects to knock out Lashley in less than three rounds.

Sapp is coming into this fight with a recent loss to Ikuhisa Minowa via a modified lateral kneebar submission at DREAM 9 back in late May of 2009.  He’ll be looking to add a loss to Lashley’s undefeated MMA record of 3-0.  The ‘Ultimate Chaos’ event is scheduled to take place in Biloxi, Mississippi at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum.  The main fight card will be aired LIVE on PPV starting at 9pm ET this Saturday night.

Main Fight Card: (aired on PPV)

• DIN THOMAS VS JAVIER VAZQUEZ
• CHRIS HORODECKI VS WILLIAM SRIYAPAI
• BRETT COOPER VS WAACHIIM SPIRITWOLF
• TOM ATENCIO VS RANDY HEDDERICK
• JAMES ORSO VS DANNY ABBADI
• COLIN MCKEE  VS LANCE THOMPSON
• ERIC BRADLEY VS KELLY LEO
• JOHN HARRIS VS BRANDON HARDER

Preliminary Fight Card: (may not be aired)

• JOSH THORPE VS WALLY JONES
• DREW WALLACE VS ERIC GRAHAM
• REG MAHER VS ROCKY OVERSTREET
• MARK KERGOSIEN VS SHAWN HAYES
• SHILO PISARICH VS JONATHON MACKLES
• WELDON GALLE VS TRENT BILLIOT
• JOEY PARKER  VS JIM MCLEMORE

Snip from Bob Sapp himself:

“[Bobby Lashley is] looking for a train wreck. I’m the train that’s going to wreck him. He’s expecting me to go three rounds … no. I’m going to knock him out. He’s looking for me? He’ll see me after I knock him out and he’s laying there looking up at me. Everybody’s going to see what ‘Ultimate Chaos’ means … me and Bobby Lashley.”

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Full Video Preview of ‘Ultimate Chaos’ Event Headlining Bobby Lashley vs. Bob Sapp

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