Bobby Lashley Explains How His MMA Career Went Differently Than Brock Lesnar’s

Once they left the WWE, both Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar were compared to each other from fans and media alike for their mixed martial arts career. Both guys have a strong amateur wrestlers and have had successful careers. However, that’s where it stops in comparisons for both fighters.

Lesnar fought in the UFC all of his career except for his pro-MMA debut while Lashley has fought in various promotions. Currently in Bellator MMA. Bobby Lashley recently spoke about Lesnar’s career.

“Brock came on a good path and he was able to do everything at the beginning with the UFC,” Lashley explained to GNP1.de. “But you gotta take into consideration, they do a tremendous amount of money with him, so he had a camp built right at his house, he brought people in, his coaches and everything like that, so he prepared himself a little differently, which was good for him. I think he did a great job with what he had. I mean, you can’t take anything away from Brock, he was an amazing, amazing athlete, amazing fighter. Sure he has gone a different route now, but I think it’s all circumstances, where you were, and what I wanted to do. What I want to do, I want to have longevity.”

It was announced that Lashley recently extended his contract with Bellator MMA and is now set to fight British giant James Thompson at Bellator 145.

“He’s the perfect opponent, I mean, we have kinda love-and-hate relationship right now, I hate him and he loves to talk trash,” Lashley said of Thompson. The judges gave the Brit the decision in their first meeting at Super Fight League in India, a decision he feels that should have been his. Still, Lashley wants to make up for his mistakes made in the fight.

“No excuses, I think I fought terribly. I didn’t train right for it, I didn’t train at all for it, and I fought terribly and he came home with the victory. I don’t think he got the victory, I went home, he went to the hospital and spent some time at the hospital. I broke his orbital bone and I think that’s what’s gonna happen again. He’s gonna go out there, he’s gonna try to charge me, and I’m gonna spin him around, I’m gonna put my hands on him, and we’re gonna battle. We’re gonna brawl.”

You can watch the whole interview here:

Lashley is now both competing in Bellator MMA as well as a pro wrestler in TNA while Lesnar is done with MMA and suplexing folks in the WWE.