Bobby Lashley’s exclusion from Strikeforce April 17 card in Nashville, Tenn., was due to nasal surgery he underwent in early March. “I had sinus surgery recently and b/c of the surgery, my doc won't clear me to fight,” Lashley posted on his Facebook page on Monday. “I tried working every angle, however the final say is left in the hands of the doc.” Sherdog.com verified the post as Lashley’s through the fighter’s American Top Team-affiliated gym in Aurora, Colo. Lashley underwent the surgery to ...

A fascinating article just posted to SB Nation's Pro Wrestling blog, Cageside Seats: Sometimes the most intriguing wrestling news stories are broken or teased on the Wrestling Observer / Figure Four Online message boards.  This is one such case, as German sportscaster and keeper of savage WWE secrets Oliver Copp, let the news leak that Vince McMahon is attempting to sabotage UFC's expansion into key European markets in a thread about Dana White's recent ambition to hold an event at the newly opened largest domed stadium in the world, Cowboy Stadium in Dallas. Oliver thought this was a bad idea for the following reason: Unless UFC manage to pack a stadium they go into, ...

TNA wrestler Bobby Lashley continues his quest for credibility as an MMA fighter. So why does he still do both? It was Saturday, January 30, and Bobby Lashley was mercilessly punching a loose-fleshed, pointlessly tall man named Wes Sims in an MMA bout for the Strikeforce promotion. To avoid leaving Sims a bloodied mess, a referee stopped the onslaught after just over two minutes. The first-round stoppage didn’t sit well with Sims. The 6’8” MMA oddity accused Lashley of cheating, while dismissing him as just one of those wrestling guys. Yes, Bobby Lashley is one of those wrestling guys. A former WWE performer, the massively built Lashley currently performs for Total Nonstop Wrestling ...