Wes Sims Confirmed As Bobby Lashley’s Opponent At Strikeforce: Miami

- Heavy.com’s Jeremy Botter tweets a new name into the last minute Lashley Sweepstakes

I guess it’s better than Jimmy Ambriz.

Word on the street is that Ambriz was given Strikeforce’s seal of approval, Lashley’s camp was good with the fight, but Showtime turned it down. With Showtime having veto power on these things it left the promotion starting over with ten days to go until the weigh in. Not good news for Strikeforce.

The wheels keep spinning on the quest for Bobby Lashley’s January 30th opponent. Previously rumored Jimmy Ambriz was submitted to and approved by the Florida Commission but it now appears that Strikeforce isn’t sure if that is the fight that they want for Lashley.The promotion is currently still exploring options for the Lashley fight with names like John Devine (5-1) being floated.

SBNation.com will have more information once a final opponent is named.

- The very reliable Ariel Helwani tweets that previously rumored Bobby Lashley opponent Jimmy Ambriz is out.

Ariel did tweet later that some people are insisting that Ambriz is still a possibility but it sounds like it’s anything but a sure thing.

- Five Ounces of Pain confirms the bout.

Ambriz is a late replacement for Yohan Banks who was denied by the Florida commission for competitive reasons. Ambriz sports a career record of 14-12-1 with multiple fights against tough competition. It’s certainly a step up from Yohan Banks, but does still remain a fight that Lashley should be a very heavy favorite to win.