Bobby Lashley signs to fight super heavyweight Bob Sapp on June 27

Dmac · 04-21-2009, 10:41 PM

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Bobby Lashley signs to fight super heavyweight Bob Sapp on June 27

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Former World Wrestling Entertainment star and up-and-coming mixed-martial-arts heavyweight fighter Bobby Lashley (2-0) will fight former NFL lineman and kickboxer Bob Sapp (10-3-1) on June 27.

Lashley, an American Top Team fighter, announced the super-heavyweight fight with a Monday Twitter posting.

Lashley, who defeated Joshua Franklin and Jason Guida in his first two pro bouts, will now take on a competitor who will surely sell some tickets but likely to do little to help him mover up the MMA ladder.

The fight takes place at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss., for an upstart (and currently unnamed) MMA promotion.

While a victory over Sapp will likely do little to help Lashley's reputation in the industry, the K-1 kickboxer does present a legitimate challenge based on his size alone. The approximately 350-pound Sapp will likely outweigh Lashley by 100 pounds on fight night, and his 6-foot-5 frame should give him a reach advantage.

However, given Lashely's wrestling credentials (he's a two-time NAIA national collegiate wrestling champion), Sapp could be in serious trouble if the fight goes to the ground.

Sapp is 5-1 in his past six MMA fights. He last competed at the Dec. 31 K-1 Dynamite!! show in Japan, where he defeated Akihito Tanaka (who was dressed as a cartoon character) with a first-round TKO.

Hrmk so either he is going to be juggling wrestling and MMA, or he is only doing a short deal with TNA that will be over before June 27. I personally expect the latter.

James Deuce · 04-21-2009, 10:53 PM

I personally expect this fight to be the worst fight of the year.

Dmac · 04-21-2009, 10:54 PM

It will be takedown... guard... ref stands them up x30.

James Deuce · 04-21-2009, 11:04 PM

Hey, we might see Sapp cry some more?

Dmac · 04-21-2009, 11:12 PM

For what, losing a decision is a shitty fight?

Twist of lEMOn · 04-22-2009, 03:58 AM

Best fight, evar.

Swamps · 04-22-2009, 06:14 AM

I'm calling it now. Lashley will win by TKO.

Bigpapa42 · 04-22-2009, 09:58 AM

This is not how you build legitimacy as an MMA fighter. Not to say Bob Sapp isn't a legit opponent - he is big and he is dangerous. But if you are trying to get taken seriously, I don't think this is the best approach.

Dmac · 04-22-2009, 10:36 AM

Well lets be fair, he is bigger than his first two opponents, he is making his way up.

This is the first legit name on his record, should he win.

King Steventon · 04-22-2009, 12:33 PM

I don't know alot about MMA but I know a fair amount about Sapp. He's got a lot of experience and he can be pretty dangerous, but he's doesn't give that much of a shit and doesn't have much heart, so if Lashley loses to him he might as well give up on MMA.

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