Any word on how he’s been doing at ATT? Has he been so impressive that they urged him to take a big step up in competition?

Nutty matchmaking.

Why would Strikeforce book such a gigantic leap in competition for Lashley in his debut with the company? The leap from facing guys like Bob Sapp, Mike Cook, & Jason Guida to facing a legit prospect like Del Rosario is a gargantuan one. The only chance Lashley has IMO is to dry hump his way to a boring decision, so even if he wins, he loses in the eyes of the fans.

I think alot of people are Underestimating Lashley’s abilities, lets not forget that Lashley is with one of the greatest MMA camps in the world ATT, and in ATT i hear Lashley is getting better and better with each fight that comes his way, i think Bobby Lashley has unlimited potential in MMA and with time and training he could be the most dominant heavyweight of our ERA. And this guy shane del rosario, he seems to be a well rounded guy but i have seen his fights and to be honest i am not impressed, this guy hasn’t even fought anybody that good either, he got an easy road to 9-0, Bob Sapp has fought greater opponents such as Minotauro Nogueira, Mirko Cro Cop, and Lashley Finished Bob Sapp far faster then NOG or Cro Cop, now thats very Impressive, Rosario has never fought a caliber fighter like NOG or Cro Cop, and i think this fight on the 30th won’t last very long, in fact i see a 1st round finish, Bobby Lashley is far too powerful and exsplosive for Rosario, and Lashley’s wrestling base is extremely strong, he also has been training hard in his boxing and jiu-jitsu skills, im sure that Lashley will be ready where ever the fight goes, Another flaw that i saw in Rosario is in some of his fights he was hurt badly, but he came back and won in the end, i think in this fight with Lashley that is not going to be the case, Rosario can’t allow Lashley to hit him, if he does its over, Rosario has never fought anyone with Lashley’s Power, so this will be interesting to see how he deals with Lashley’s punishment. My prediction for this fight, Bobby Lashey will beat Shane Del Rosario 4 min into the 1st round by either KO standing, or TKO ground and pound, sorry but this guy Rosario is just in the way, Bobby Lashley’s main goals in MMA is to fight Fedor Emelianenko and Brock Lesnar if he ever returns, and most of all Lashley want’s to be the best ever in MMA, and i think his chances seem pretty good so far

There have been rumors and speculation about the Lashley vs Rosario fight being off, well those rumors and speculations are false, the fight is still happening on Jan 30th, both camps have already agreed to the fight and scott coker is seeing to it, I myself am excited this is Finally Lashley’s chance to shut all of the haters and speculators up, Bobby Lashley is very fast learner he is like a spunge, he soaks up MMA knowlegde thats what he does, Rosario is good but Lashley shows Unlimited Potential in MMA, and sometimes experience does not always win a fight, as seen in tons of MMA fights through out history, and Rosario has never fought a man of Bobby Lashley’s size, strength, speed, agility and athletic ability, this will be Rosario’s toughest test up to date and this will be Bobby Lashley’s chance to get a quick 5-0 record and move on in the heavyweight division, i predict Bobby Lashley will win 4 min into the 1st round by TKO or KO, maybe Submission, Lashley’s skills have become alot better since the Bob Sapp fight, so we don’t know exactly how good Lashley is now, in my opinion i think he is very well rounded in his own right