In Ron Sparks, Bobby Lashley Takes a Baby Step Toward Legit Competition
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Strikeforce formally announced on Saturday that Bobby Lashley, the former pro wrestling star who's trying to make it in mixed martial arts, will return to the cage on June 16 to fight Ron Sparks, giving Lashley an opponent who represents a tiny step forward toward actually getting challenged in MMA.
If you didn't know better, you'd think Lashley had been impressive so far in his MMA career. Since becoming a pro fighter a year and a half ago, he's 5-0, with four first-round
But if you actually saw Lashley's fights, you know better: Lashley's first three opponents -- Joshua Franklin, Jason Guida and Mike Cook -- ...