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Earlier today Daniel reported the news that Bobby Lashley's December MMA debut was in jeopardy because the company he is signed to (American Fight League) announced it is ceasing operations until the first quarter of 2009.
Local radio ads running in Miami, Florida are now advertising Bobby Lashley will compete in his first official MMA bout on December 13th at an event promoted by Mixed Fight Alliance called "There Will Be Blood." The show will take place at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. No opponent has been announced yet.
Lashley signed a two-fight deal with an option for a third earlier this year, but like most of the other fighters under contract with the fledgling AFL promotion, he still has the freedom to fight in other organizations so long as it doesn’t interfere with any AFL obligations.
Lashley seems to be taking the slow road to MMA fame. Obviously, most will associate Lashley with Lesnar in that they are both former WWE employees, both big, both have last names that start with L, but that's where the similarities end.
Brock as we know, isn't the most reserved guy. He's got a lot of attitude. Lashley is the complete opposite. Really soft spoken, very very humble and an all around nice guy.
With Lashley's personality, his actions make sense. Brock is wide open and jumped right into the shark pit. Lashley is going to swim around a bit and get a feel for the waters before going to the deep end.
Lashley's abilities are right at equal to Brock's IMO. Explosive power, etc. However, with his personality, one could assume that his fighting STYLE will be different. I think Lashley will be more patient and fight smarter. The explosiveness will be there, just not right out the gate like Brock.
