Bobby Lashley’s contract has expired. Right now he’s in the exclusive negotiating period, meaning he can’t talk to anyone else in MMA, although his Strikeforce deal does allow him to do pro wrestling and he always expressed interest in going back. After the exclusive period ends, he can talk with other groups but Strikeforce would have the option to match any offers, although my understanding is Strikeforce hasn’t expressed real interest in him after his loss to Chad Griggs.
Bobby Lashley Is On The Open Market
Given losing to a guy with no name value at all in Chad Griggs, there just isn't really any chance that Lashley would get signed by the UFC. He's not a huge draw and is not skilled enough to get to a fight with Brock Lesnar which is probably the only Lashley fight that has the necessary drawing power to offset his likely asking price.
Hearing that Strikeforce is generally uninterested in Lashley is probably bad news for Bobby. Lashley is probably going to have to drop his asking price by a significant amount to have any hope of ever performing on a big stage again. From what has been reported about Lashley over the past year I doubt that his commitment to MMA runs deep enough that he’s going to be willing to hit the low paying regional scene to try to build his way back to a second shot.
Maybe I’m wrong, but it is starting to sound like this may be the end of Bobby Lashley’s MMA career.
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