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Bobby Lashley Defends His MMA Career, but Where is It Headed?

Filed under: Strikeforce

If Brock Lesnar is a pro wrestling-to-MMA success story, Bobby Lashley still remains something of a cautionary tale. After almost two years in MMA, he still has yet to face a high-quality opponent, and yet here is in this preview clip from tonight’s episode of “Inside MMA,” talking about how much he’d like to fight Fedor Emelianenko.

It’s tough to know exactly what to make of Lashley’s defense of his MMA career thus far. On one hand, he makes some decent points. He’s still fairly new to the sport, so why should he be ridiculed for not jumping in the cage against experienced veterans right away?

At the same time, because of his pro wrestling fame Lashley is pulling in far bigger paychecks than most 5-0 fighters will ever see. Eventually it would seem as though he has to justify that by fighting someone who actually matters.

Bobby Lashley Wants Fedor Next…No, Seriously….There’s No Punchline

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Well, it looks like Strikeforce may finally officially jump the shark if Bobby Lashley gets his way.
The former WWE star will make a guest appearance on Inside MMA as part of Ron Kruck’s "Kruck’s Corner" segment to ta…

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Well, it looks like Strikeforce may finally officially jump the shark if Bobby Lashley gets his way.

The former WWE star will make a guest appearance on Inside MMA as part of Ron Kruck’s "Kruck’s Corner" segment to talk about his desire to fight Fedor Emelianenko in his next bout and explain that he feels that promoters are responsible for his lack of quality opponents he has been matched up with thus far in his young 5-0 MMA career.

Twitter Mailbag: Answers to All Your 140-Character or Less Queries

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceYou people sure have a lot of questions – especially about who would win in a fight between Brock Lesnar, Alistair Overeem, and Fedor Emelianenko. Naturally, a lot would depend on whether Don Frye is the special guest refer…

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce

You people sure have a lot of questions – especially about who would win in a fight between Brock Lesnar, Alistair Overeem, and Fedor Emelianenko. Naturally, a lot would depend on whether Don Frye is the special guest referee, but let’s not get into that right now.

It’s been a while since my last mailbag column and there’s a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get after it. Who’s first?

@ChampBossley can you think of any scenario where james toney can impact mma in a positive way (besides losing)?

So What Ever Became of Fedor Emelianenko’s WAMMA Belt, Anyway?

Filed under: StrikeforceIt’s the question that few of us have bothered to ask, probably because even fewer of us bothered to care, but what’s the status of Fedor Emelianenko’s WAMMA heavyweight title after his submission loss to Fabricio Werdum?

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Filed under: Strikeforce

It’s the question that few of us have bothered to ask, probably because even fewer of us bothered to care, but what’s the status of Fedor Emelianenko‘s WAMMA heavyweight title after his submission loss to Fabricio Werdum?

I know, I know. Somehow, what with Brock Lesnar winning a dramatic comeback victory and the heavyweight ranks getting shaken up like a snow globe in the hands of a petulant child over the last few weeks, it doesn’t seem all that important.

That said, is Werdum now the WAMMA champ? Did Fedor FedEx him the belt? And if so, will he wear it with the same sense of pride that Fedor did? I did a little asking around in order to find answers to these and other almost relevant questions, and what I discovered was that the fans aren’t the only ones who haven’t given the issue much thought.

Report: Strikeforce Looking to Negotiate Champion’s Clause With Fedor

It was just a couple of days ago that likely thousands of MMA fans did a re-read, while surveying a report from Sherdog, where Strikeforce boss man Scott Coker made the case that Fedor Emelianenko should fight the promotion’s champion Alistair Overeem next (alas, some staffers here at Fix needed to read it five times..). […]

It was just a couple of days ago that likely thousands of MMA fans did a re-read, while surveying a report from Sherdog, where Strikeforce boss man Scott Coker made the case that Fedor Emelianenko should fight the promotion’s champion Alistair Overeem next (alas, some staffers here at Fix needed to read it five times..). Yes, at first read it didn’t really sit well, Fedor loses to Fabricio Werdum but still gets a title shot? Has that ever happened bef…or right Brett Rogers. Now, to be fair, Coker didn’t outright shoot down Fedor’s request for an immediate rematch with Werdum, but with comments like “We just saw Fedor fight Werdum,” it didn’t sound like it was his first choice.

Well, MMA Fighting has an updated report out which helps make a lot more sense of Coker’s idea. According to the story, Strikeforce spokesperson Mike Afromowitz has confirmed to the outlet that the promotion is hoping to negotiate a champion’s clause with Fedor. Meaning, that if Fedor wins the belt, he cannot sign with another promotion. In other words, with one fight on his Strikeforce deal remaining, if Fedor were to beat Overeem he could not cruise to say another promotion, let’s just say for the hell of it, one that by chance uses the letters U.F.C. (like another champion, who let’s say has a name with the letters S.h.i.e.l.d.s., and didn’t have a champion’s clause).

So, as you can see, there’s some shrewd business tactics at work here by Coker- if Fedor beats Overeem, he has to stay; if he loses, his Strikeforce contract comes to an end having gone 1-2. Still seems a little off though no?

Strikeforce Champion’s Clause an Issue in Fedor Talks

Filed under: Strikeforce, M-1 GlobalDespite M-1 Global’s claims that there’s nothing left to negotiate before the third and final fight on Fedor Emelianenko’s contract with Strikeforce, Strikeforce says at least one issue does need to be negotiated: A …

Filed under: Strikeforce, M-1 Global

Despite M-1 Global’s claims that there’s nothing left to negotiate before the third and final fight on Fedor Emelianenko‘s contract with Strikeforce, Strikeforce says at least one issue does need to be negotiated: A champion’s clause in the contract that would prevent Fedor from leaving to fight in another promotion if he becomes the Strikeforce champion.

M-1 Global says it wants Fedor’s next fight to be a rematch with Fabricio Werdum, who beat Fedor on June 26. But Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has said that his preferred option for Fedor’s next fight is a bout with Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, and Strikeforce spokesman Mike Afromowitz told MMAFighting.com that a champion’s clause is going to be negotiated.