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Dave Bautista Says Strikeforce Deal Is Close, Hopes to Debut in March

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsThe long-rumored deal between former professional wrestler Dave Bautista and MMA promoter Strikeforce appears to be moving closer to completion.

According to Bautista — who went by “Batista” during his World Wrestling En…

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The long-rumored deal between former professional wrestler Dave Bautista and MMA promoter Strikeforce appears to be moving closer to completion.

According to Bautista — who went by “Batista” during his World Wrestling Entertainment days — at least one key point has been agreed upon, and while there are still other details needed to be worked out, he hopes to debut in the early spring of 2011.

Scott Coker: Bobby Lashley vs. Dave Bautista ‘Should Happen’

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsIt appears as though Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker is still holding out hope that he can put together the battle of former pro wrestling stars – Dave Bautista vs. Bobby Lashley – inside the Strikeforce ca…

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It appears as though Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker is still holding out hope that he can put together the battle of former pro wrestling stars – Dave Bautista vs. Bobby Lashley – inside the Strikeforce cage.

On Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, Coker said that the organization is still in contact with Bautista, and if both sides do ever agree on a deal, you can expect one of Bautista’s first fights to be against Lashley.

“I know there’s ongoing dialogue between [Strikeforce matchmaker] Rich [Chou] and Bautista, and they are trying to come to an agreement of the minds, but right now Bautista has a couple of movie offers and it’s just tying up his time. Let’s see where it goes from there,” Coker said.

“I think that fight should happen. If we sign Bautista, why not make that fight?”

Bobby Lashley Willing to Fight Dave Bautista on Condition That It’s Next

Filed under: Strikeforce, MMA Video Games, FanHouse Exclusive, News, VideosHOUSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Bobby Lashley prior to his Strikeforce: Houston bout against Chad Griggs.

Lashley talked about his eight-month layoff from MMA, his critics who…

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HOUSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Bobby Lashley prior to his Strikeforce: Houston bout against Chad Griggs.

Lashley talked about his eight-month layoff from MMA, his critics who say he doesn’t fight top competition, why he wants to fight former WWE colleague Dave Bautista next and much more.

Check out the video interview below.

Bobby Lashley Willing to Fight Dave Bautista on Condition That It’s Next

Filed under: Strikeforce, MMA Video Games, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosHOUSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Bobby Lashley prior to his Strikeforce: Houston bout against Chad Griggs.

Lashley talked about his eight-month layoff from MMA, his critics who say h…

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HOUSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Bobby Lashley prior to his Strikeforce: Houston bout against Chad Griggs.

Lashley talked about his eight-month layoff from MMA, his critics who say he doesn’t fight top competition, why he wants to fight former WWE colleague Dave Bautista next and much more.

Check out the video interview below.