Bobby Lashley vs. Eddie Sanchez to Headline Titan FC 19

by Anton Tabuena on Jul 9, 2011 9:11 AM EDT in MMA News

HDNet officials have announced that Titan FC 19 will be headlined by a bout between former WWE star, Bobby Lashley, and UFC veteran Eddie Sanchez. The card will happen on July 29, at the memorial hall in Kansas.

This will mark Lashley's 8th MMA bout, with his last outing being a very unimpressive decision victory (video) over a blown up middleweight in John Ott back in March. His opponent, Eddie Sanchez, hasn't been that spectacular recently either, and will be trying to rebound from back to back losses to Mike Whitehead and Neil Grove.

Bobby Lashley (6-1)
Win John Ott Decision (Unanimous) Titan FC 17
Loss Chad Griggs TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Strikeforce: Houston
Win Wes Sims TKO (Punches) Strikeforce: Miami

Eddie Sanchez (12-5)
Loss Mike Whitehead Decision (Split) PFC
Loss Neil Grove TKO (Punches) BFC 24
Win Marcus Sursa TKO (Punches) BFC 20

After the jump, the Titan FC 19 fight card so far.

- Bobby Lashley vs. Eddie Sanchez
- Rob Kimmons vs. Bubba McDaniel
- James Krause vs. Alonzo Martinez
- Nick Nolte vs. Marcio Navarro
- Alex Huddelston vs. Daniel Gallemore
- Joe Wilk vs. William DeSouza
- Anthony Gutierrez vs. Cody Land
- Marques Jackson vs. Phil Morgan (Amateur Bout)

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Manic Hispanic by “Lesser of two shite fighters”

by Snake_Pliskan on Jul 9, 2011 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

Sanchez' experience and hands should make the difference here.

Here’s hoping that Sanchez can stay on his feet long enough to put this away.

by Cmad77 on Jul 9, 2011 9:42 AM EDT reply actions

Say whatever you want about Lashley

But he really believes in stepping up in competition!

by A23 on Jul 9, 2011 9:42 AM EDT reply actions

He kinda is...

and will unfortunately probably get trounced for his trouble.

by Lodz on Jul 9, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

lashley’s tough guy image is as transparent as that draft dodger Stallone acting as a green beret coming home from Nam, he should go to acting where he can act like he’s fighting, cuz so far he hasn’t fought IMO, Lashley’s intestinal fortitude to face solid opponents makes bob sapp’s losing record look like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

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by liptondrift on Jul 9, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions

this is a huge leap in competition for Lashley.

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by Nate Wilcox on Jul 9, 2011 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Big time. Would you say best fighter he has faced at the time he has faced them? Griggs wasnt as heralded as he is today when he faced Lashley?

by PML on Jul 9, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

without a doubt

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by Nate Wilcox on Jul 9, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Speaking of Titan FC, anyone know if Phil Baroni is fighting anytime soon?

by JasinTheBard on Jul 9, 2011 9:57 AM EDT reply actions

man I hope not

Phil looked really really bad in his last outing. Time for the NYBA to hang ’em up.

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by Nate Wilcox on Jul 9, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

When is somebody going to tell Lashley

to lose some of those beach muscles? Doesn’t he have a manager, or a coach…..or friends?

No sir, I don't like it.

by OmoPlata on Jul 9, 2011 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

Um do you have any method to help him do so?

by PML on Jul 9, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Stop lifting weights would be a start.

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by Kefka on Jul 9, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

change diet, do more cardio, etc. those muscles don’t really help in MMA.

by Victor Rodriguez on Jul 10, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Sanchez hits hard but dosen't have takedown defense Bobby should gas and TKO in the 3

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by MaZZacare on Jul 9, 2011 10:58 AM EDT reply actions

=\ I hope lashley gets ko'd in the first minute.

Something about that guy rubs in off in the wrong way. Maybe it’s him trying to get ahead based off his name from his wrassling roots but I got wishful thinking Eddie Sanchez via Chad Griggs beating.

by itsnotthatserious on Jul 9, 2011 12:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

I always wonder why people hate Lashley

but are generally ok with Jason David Frank (green ranger), who is far more offensive in every way.

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by pdl on Jul 9, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

hey...

Jesus didn’t tap. And neither do the green ranger

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by Discman2 on Jul 9, 2011 2:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Sanchez by TKO

Food goes in here.

by Pandanus on Jul 9, 2011 1:14 PM EDT reply actions

The thing with Lashley is that he really forces that takedown and doesn’t pick his shots for ground n pound, so he ends up gassing very early in his fights. I can see that happening in this fight. Eddie Sanchez is an extremely tough guy, and it takes a lot to finish him many times. I can’t see Lashley getting the finish here, and I feel that will cause him to gas. Eddie can potentially take this.

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by chrisbboy82 on Jul 9, 2011 1:52 PM EDT reply actions

I dont think he "potentially" takes this.

I cant see any way in hell he is not a substantial favorite in this fight.

by Lodz on Jul 9, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I can see Sanchez as a favorite. I just have a feeling that we may see Lashley get the takedowns and stay on top for two rounds, and manage to survive the third round. Sanchez will light him up on the feet though.

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by chrisbboy82 on Jul 9, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Imagine if Sanchez punches Lashley popping his muscles and he deflates into a giant pile of rubbery stretched flesh in the center of the cage.

by UncleMax on Jul 9, 2011 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

bobby " the new sokoudjou" lashley, lol

by Rampage01 on Jul 9, 2011 2:36 PM EDT reply actions

Except Sokoudjou had some great wins in his career, at least at the very beginning.

by Lodz on Jul 9, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

and except the fact that Sokoudjou still has more upside than Lashley, doesn’t gas as easily. oh yeah, he has a better standup game, doesn’t react as adversely to getting hit, and has the sweetest dreadlocks in MMA.

i feel better now.

by Victor Rodriguez on Jul 10, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions