Rumor Busting:
Shane Del Rosario will not be fighting Bobby Lashley on Jan 30th. He has indeed been offered a fight with Bobby Lashley and both sides had agreed to the fight, but somehow, Strikeforce officials told Shane that the bout was off.
Lashley is fighting in three weeks, but no opponent has been announced yet. Shane on the other hand, is reportedly set to make his return on March, against fellow striker, Lavar Johnson.
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The rumored match between Rich Franklin and Patrick Cote for UFC 113, is false. Cote will still participate on the card, but it won't be against Franklin.
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Diego Sanchez was also talking about his next fight:
"Any suggestions on a next opponent? It's in gods hands!!! you all know I will fight anyone:) somone who will put me right back on top is what I'm looking for... I have been hinted s sherk??? I will fight anyone!!!"
"Gomi kflo in the works Is what I'm thinking Kenny wins it sets up a huge rematch with who elses but me???"
about 2 years ago
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Lol, Cote doesn’t know where they got the story from. Here’s a hint Patrick- they got it from the rumor you started.
by ufc4 on Jan 6, 2010 10:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Me too
Been waiting on that for a long time. Sherk isn’t getting any younger and I’d rather see him in fights with the likes of Diego & Florian (rematch) than Miller or Oliviera.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
It’s kind of fucked that they don’t have an opponent picked out for one of their most famous guys less than a month out from the event.
Keep firing Assholes!
It’s as if you fell down a flight of stairs, then logged onto the internet.
It's also kinda fucked that he was on a TNA wrestling taping last night fighting someone
Also, three weeks out. Was thinking about writing an article about it.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
Strikeforce Miami: Kind of Fucked?
There is something fuckey about Strikeforce Miami…
Keep firing Assholes!
It’s as if you fell down a flight of stairs, then logged onto the internet.
Definitely not good for business IMO.
It’s one thing to try and build suspense, but SF should have announced an opponent and promoted the hell out of it long ago.
by Michael Hatamoto on Jan 7, 2010 4:42 AM EST up reply actions
go for it.. that's a decent topic,
and no one has talked about it yet.
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 6, 2010 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
No opponents for Lashley so close to the match?
It’s becoming a trend for Strikeforce to do this. Not good.
by snakecharmer1340 on Jan 6, 2010 11:30 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Shane Del Rosario will not be fighting Bobby Lashley on Jan 30th. He has indeed been offered a fight with Bobby Lashley and both sides had agreed to the fight, but somehow, Strikeforce officials told Shane that the bout was off.
This is incorrect, or at least very lazy. The fight fell apart because someone on Lashley’s side rejected it, and Del Rosario says as much in that article.
by smoogy2 on Jan 7, 2010 12:10 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
As a matter of fact, not only was the match-up on the table, it was actually agreed to by both sides at one point according to Shane.
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But I kind of had it in the back of my mind that it wasn’t really a good decision for his camp. They said that he already said yes and they said , "Well it’s up to you", so we were like, ‘Alright, let’s do this!’. I don’t know if they didn’t really expect for us to say that, but you know, whatever.
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 7, 2010 1:04 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
never seen him fight before
is bobby lashley any good? or does even he look promising enough to be considered good one day?
He's done a great job
Crushing cans so far.
For real though, he does use his size & strength well in the grappling department, and he hulk smashed the shit out of Franklin & Sapp.
His jits & striking could use some work, but IMO he’s actually a decent prospect. Probably a good call on his part to not take the Del Rosario fight, because Shane would’ve KO’d him or subbed him in the 1’st.
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by ElliotMatheny on Jan 7, 2010 2:07 AM EST up reply actions
I’m talking to Bobby on Friday, so I’ll try to find out if he knows who his opponent is.
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hopefully he does, and it they're not just announcing it..
it would be a shame for him to be on the tail end of his training camp without knowing who he’s facing.
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 7, 2010 1:04 AM EST up reply actions
Should definately ask him about wrestling with a date set for a fight, and being so close ot it. I understand bills need to be paid, but does he feel it is in his best interest to put his body at risk while the biggest fight of his career is only 3 weeks away?
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by Kaleb Kelchner on Jan 7, 2010 2:01 AM EST up reply actions
Your under the mistaken impression that the real fight in his future was...
bigger (in terms of pay) than his fake fight at the moment.
Sad, but Lashley probably gets more money for his TNA work than his MMA stuff right now.
Cote vs Franklin would not be good because Cote fights at Middleweight and Franklin wants to fight at light heavyweight. There are suitable opponents for both of these fighters at the weight classes that they choose to be in.
Shane Del Rosario would be too much for Lashley right now, but I have to wonder who Strikeforce is going to give Lashley. I can understand giving Lashley a ‘can’ because it will be his first Strikeforce fight, and they will want to showcase him, but after that, he will need to fight better fighters (not great or even good, but just better). Maybe they’ll give Lashley Obongo Humphrey or James “The Colossus” Thompson.
As long as the UFC gives Diego a top ten Lightweight that he hasn’t fought yet (except Florian), I’ll be happy. They may give Diego a Tibau, Spencer Fisher, or Pellegrino before giving him a higher level Lightweight though. The loser of Maynard vs Nate Diaz would be good as well.
"can understand giving Lashley a ‘can’ because it will be his first Strikeforce fight, and they will want to showcase him, but after that, he will need to fight better fighters (not great or even good, but just better)."
You haven’t followed Cung Le’s career, have you?
After his first couple of fights Cung Le fought legit fighters (Von Flue, Fryklund, Morgan). Not great competition by any means, but all veteran fighters who had experienced great success at the regional level.
Lashley OTOH … not so much. He basically got a rude awakening in the Guida fight (where a ham & egger gave him all he could handle) and has been running away from legit competition ever since. The Cook fight looked suspicious as hell and Bob Sapp hasn’t been a legit competitor in years. If it is true that his camp turned down Del Rosario, it just further confirms that they are trying to keep him away from dangerous opponents.
I think Del Rosario would be too much for Lashley at this stage too..
there’s no need to make both of their top HW prospects face each other, this early…
by Anton Tabuena on Jan 7, 2010 8:47 AM EST up reply actions
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