Did TNA Champion Bobby Lashley Win His Debut Bellator Fight?

September 5, 2014

TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley made his return to MMA and his Bellator debut tonight on SpikeTV, and he defeated Josh Burns, improving Lashley’s MMA record to 11-2.

Lashley defeated Burns via submission with 1:06 left in the second round of the fight, after dominating most of the match.

After the fight, Lashley had the following to say regarding his Bellator debut bout:

“I wanted to do more with my striking, but I always gotta go to my go-to [wrestling],” Lashley said after the fight. “I’ve gotta keep moving forward, I had a pretty good camp this time. There’s no time off, I’m going right back into camp. I’ve got some big training camps coming up, so I’m just going to keep going and seeing what Bellator hands me next.”

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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.